Site details
Gortyn: Geometric Burials
| PK | C5920 |
| TITLE | Gortyn: Geometric Burials |
| WGS84 | 35.065871° N, 24.951618° E |
| Accuracy | 50 m. |
| LAT/LON | 35.065871, 24.951618 |
| LON/LAT | 24.951618, 35.065871 |
| DMS | 35° 3' 57.1356" N | , | 24° 57' 5.8248" E |
| W3W | arrow, erasable, regaining |
| UTM | 35 S, 313218, 3882267 |
| EGSA87 | 586620, 3880473 |
| Elevation m | 288 |
| Elevation feet | 944.9 |
| Region | Crete |
| Subregion | Kainourion |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Cem
TYPE
1. Cem. Eaby [2007], 97 '..., and scattered remains of Geometric burials have been found on the upper, west slope of Armi Hill, ~600 meters east of the Gortyn acropolis.'PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
a. Eaby [2007]: 97, '...Geometric burials...'
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Eaby [2007]: Eaby, Melissa Suzanne. Mortuary Variability in Early Iron Age Cretan Burials. Dissertation for Ph.D. submitted to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina. 2007., '58. Gortyn; B. Armi', pg. 97.
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