Site details

Amnissos: Mafeze: Chamber Tomb

PK	C6002
TITLE	Amnissos: Mafeze: Chamber Tomb
WGS84	35.325038° N, 25.202716° E
Accuracy	Unknown

LAT/LON	35.325038, 25.202716
LON/LAT	25.202716, 35.325038

DMS

35° 19' 30.1368" N

25° 12' 9.7776" E

W3W	mobile, mocking, egging
UTM	35 S, 336637, 3910571
EGSA87	609168, 3909464

Elevation m	58
Elevation feet	190.3
Region	Crete
Subregion	Pedhiadha

GENERAL SITE TYPE Chamber Tomb

TYPE

1.    Cave.   Burkert [1985], 44    'In Knossos the mention of Eleuthia at Amnisos establishes a link with the archaeological finds in the cave with the idol-like stalagmite formations; here both cult and name seem to mark a new beginning in relation to the Minoan.'
2.    Chamber Tomb.   Kanta [1980], 39    '..., a chamber tomb was dug by Marinatos in 1926 ...'
3.    Chamber Tomb.   Langohr [2009], 61    'Une tombe à chambre est découverte dans l&#apos;est de la plaine de Karteros, au sud-est du village d'Amnissos,'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Burkert [1985]: 44,

2. Late Minoan IIIA2: (1390 BC - 1330 BC)
    a.    Kanta [1980]: 61, '..., it is arguable that the vases are either LM III A 2/B transitional or LM III B; ...'
    b.    Langohr [2009]: 61, 'La poterie relativement abondante qui y a été déposée et qui est conservée correspond aux phases MR IIIA2 et MR IIIB ...'

3. Late Minoan IIIB: (1330 BC - 1200 BC)
    a.    Kanta [1980]: 61, 'Although Furumark dated the pottery to LM III B ...'
    b.    Langohr [2009]: 61, 'La poterie relativement abondante qui y a été déposée et qui est conservée correspond aux phases MR IIIA2 et MR IIIB ...'

NOTE

1. Site and position suggested by Dr. Sarah Murray, University of Toronto, Canada.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Burkert [1985]: Burkert, Walter and translated by John Raffan. Greek Religion; Archaic and Classical. Blackwell Publishing Ltd., 1985, '3.6 The Mycenaean Gods and Linear B', pg. 43.

2. 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., 'The Chamber Tomb', pg. 39.

3. 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., 'Tombe', pg. 61. Online here.