Site details
Astraki: Herakleiou
| PK | C6051 |
| TITLE | Astraki: Herakleiou |
| WGS84 | 35.230687° N, 25.217872° E |
| Accuracy | Unknown |
| LAT/LON | 35.230687, 25.217872 |
| LON/LAT | 25.217872, 35.230687 |
| DMS | 35° 13' 50.4732" N | , | 25° 13' 4.3392" E |
| W3W | harpoons, shunts, belief |
| UTM | 35 S, 337827, 3900081 |
| EGSA87 | 610674, 3899017 |
| Elevation m | 291 |
| Elevation feet | 954.7 |
| Region | Crete |
| Subregion | Pedhiadha |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Chamber Tomb
TYPE
1. Chamber Tomb. BCH [1991], 942 'Une tombe à chambre minoenne, ... '2. Sherds. Sjögren [2003], 121 ' ..., pottery scatter containing sherds dating from the 8th century.'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Minoan: (3100 BC - 1075 BC)
a. BCH [1991]: 942, ' ... minoenne, ...'
2. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
a. Sjögren [2003]: 121, 'G', '... containing sherds dating from the 8th century.'
NOTE
1. I do not know the location of this tomb except that it is 'close to' Astrakoi.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. BCH [1991]: Bulletin de correspondance hellénique. Volume 115. 1991., 'Astrakoi Herakleiou.', pg. 942.
Online here.
2. Sjögren [2003]: Sjögren, Lena. Cretan Locations; Discerning site variations in Iron Age and Archaic Crete (800 - 500 B.C.). BAR International Series, no 1185. BAR Publishing, Oxford, UK. 2003., 'C29. Astraki Herakleiou', pg. 121.