Site details

Christos

PK	C5874
TITLE	Christos
WGS84	35.25115° N, 25.235791° E
Accuracy	Unknown

LAT/LON	35.25115, 25.235791
LON/LAT	25.235791, 35.25115

DMS

35° 15' 4.14" N

25° 14' 8.8476" E

W3W	spatula, chunked, squinted
UTM	35 S, 339498, 3902322
EGSA87	612277, 3901306

Elevation m	352
Elevation feet	1154.9
Region	Crete
Subregion	Pedhiadha

GENERAL SITE TYPE Tomb

TYPE

1.    Tomb.   Kanta [1980], 66    'An LM III tomb was excavated here ... It did not have a proper chamber, but was a pit accessible without a dromos.'
2.    Tomb.   Langohr [2009], 69    'Une tombe découverte au lieu-dit de Khristos consiste en une seule grande fosse ... '

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Late Minoan III: (1420 BC - 1075 BC)
    a.    Kanta [1980]: 66, 'An LM III tomb ...'

2. Late Minoan IIIA: (1420 BC - 1330 BC)
    a.    Kanta [1980]: 66, 'A few of the vases belonged to LM III A.'

3. Late Minoan IIIA2: (1390 BC - 1330 BC)
    a.    Kanta [1980]: 66, '..., probably to a transitional III A 2/B stage as its motifs suggest.'

4. Late Minoan IIIB: (1330 BC - 1200 BC)
    a.    Kanta [1980]: 66, '..., probably to a transitional III A 2/B stage as its motifs suggest.'
    b.    Kanta [1980]: 67, 'The III B is well represented in the group.'

NOTE

1. This area marked 'Christos' in Topoguide.

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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., 'Khristos location', pg. 66.

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., 'Tombes', pg. 69. Online here.