Site details

Episkopi: Kephala

PK	C5869
TITLE	Episkopi: Kephala
WGS84	35.255643° N, 25.243627° E
Accuracy	20 m.

LAT/LON	35.255643, 25.243627
LON/LAT	25.243627, 35.255643

DMS

35° 15' 20.3148" N

25° 14' 37.0572" E

W3W	pulled, snorers, bounced
UTM	35 S, 340220, 3902807
EGSA87	612983, 3901814

Elevation m	315
Elevation feet	1033.5
Region	Crete
Subregion	Pedhiadha

GENERAL SITE TYPE Chamber Tomb

TYPE

1.    Chamber Tomb.   Kanta [1980], 61    'Tomb E to the east of the Panagia chapel had a rounded chamber ...'
2.    Sherds.   Langohr [2009], 71    ' Il s'agit de tessons de cratères amphoroïdes, de bols profonds, de kylix à haut pied et de coupes à champagne, ...'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Late Minoan IIIA: (1420 BC - 1330 BC)
    a.    Kanta [1980]: 65, 'A fine LM III A stirrup jar, no. 9947 comes from Tomb E ...'

2. LH IIIA1: (1410 BC - 1375 BC)
    a.    Kanta [1980]: 64, '...two smaller panels with concentric arcs and sea anemone, FM 27 no. 14, dated to LH III A 1.'

3. Late Minoan IIIB: (1330 BC - 1200 BC)
    a.    Langohr [2009]: 71, '..., apparemment majoritairement de style MR IIIB ...'

NOTES

1. This marker indicates tombs E - Z. Kanta [1980] 61 says 'Tomb E to the east of the Panayia chapel ...' and 'To the east of E, another plundered tomb, Z, was discovered.'

2. The Panagia chapel is probably F4441

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Kanta [1980]: Kanta, Athanasia. The Late Minoan III Period in Crete; A Survey of Sites, Pottery and their Distribution. Paul Åströms Förlag, Göteborg. Sweden. 1980., 'Kefala location', pg. 61.

2. Langohr [2009]: Langohr, Charlotte. PERIPHEREIA: Étude régionale de la Crète aux Minoen Récent II-IIIB (1450-1200 av. J.-C.) 1 | La Crète centrale et occidentale, Presses Universitaires de Louvain, Belgium, 2009., 'Habitat', pg. 70. Online here.