Site details

Atsipadhes: Korakias Peak Sanctuary

PK	C6131
TITLE	Atsipadhes: Korakias Peak Sanctuary
WGS84	35.219634° N, 24.449687° E
Accuracy	20 m.

LAT/LON	35.219634, 24.449687
LON/LAT	24.449687, 35.219634

DMS

35° 13' 10.6824" N

24° 26' 58.8732" E

W3W	removers, ruins, lisp
UTM	35 S, 267877, 3900381
EGSA87	540776, 3897204

Elevation m	697
Elevation feet	2286.7
Region	Crete
Subregion	Hagios Vasileios

GENERAL SITE TYPE Peak Sanctuary

TYPE

1.    Cult.   Nowicki [2014], 213    'Ritual activity cannot be entirely ruled out, ... '
2.    Fortification.   Nowicki [2014], 213    ' ... its high altitude and topographical characteristics suggest a kind of defensive habitation place.'
3.    Lithics.   Nowicki [2014], 213    ' ... and rather few chipped stone pieces (chert) ... '
4.    Peak Sanctuary.   Nowicki [2001], 34    ' ..., is the MM I - II peak sanctuary on Atsipades Korakias ... '
5.    Peak Sanctuary.   Nowicki [2014], 213    'The site was identified as an MM peak sanctuary, ... '
6.    Peak Sanctuary.   Nowicki [1994], 41    'The peak sanctuary above Atsipades ... '
7.    Peak Sanctuary.   Morris and Peatfield [1995], 47    'In 1989 we excavated the peak sanctuary of Atsipadhes Korakias in the Ayios Vasilios valley in west central Crete ... '

SITE SIZE

- Nowicki [2014]  p. 213,  Size: 438 sq. m.  ? Using 12.5 x 35. ' ... (about 10 - 15 by 30 - 40 m) ... '

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Final Neolithic II: (3200 - 2800)
    a.    Nowicki [2014]: 213, 'Numerous FN II sherds were found in the lowest stratum, ... '

2. Early Minoan III: (2200 BC - 2100 BC)
    a.    Nowicki [1994]: 41, 'Korakias was used as a cult place probably during the EM III/MM I and MM II periods.'

3. Middle Minoan: (2100 BC - 1675 BC)
    a.    Morris and Peatfield [1995]: 54, Implied. '... the high point of their use in the First Palace Period.'
    b.    Nowicki [2014]: 213, ' ... an MM peak sanctuary, ... '

4. Middle Minoan I: (2100 BC - 1900 BC)
    a.    Nowicki [2001]: 34, ' ... the MM I - II peak sanctuary on Atsipades Korakias ... '
    b.    Nowicki [1994]: 41, 'Korakias was used as a cult place probably during the EM III/MM I and MM II periods.'

5. Middle Minoan II: (1850 BC - 1750 BC)
    a.    Nowicki [2001]: 34, ' ... the MM I - II peak sanctuary on Atsipades Korakias ... '
    b.    Nowicki [1994]: 41, 'Korakias was used as a cult place probably during the EM III/MM I and MM II periods.'

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Laffineur and Hägg, eds. [2001]: Laffineur, Robert and Robin Hägg. Potnia, Deities and Religion in the Aegean Bronze Age, Proceedings of the 8th International Aegean Conference Göteborg, Göteborg University. Liege : Universite de Liege, Histoire de l'art et archéologie de la Grèce antique ; Austin : University of Texas at Austin, 2001., '',

2. Morris and Peatfield [1995]: Morris, Christine and Alan Peatfield. ‘Experiencing ritual: Shamanic elements in Minoan religion’, Wedde (ed.) [2004], 35-59. 1995., 'Atsipadhes Korakias', pg. 47. Online here.

3. Nowicki [2014]: Nowicki, Krzysztof. Final Neolithic Crete and the Southeast Aegean. De Gruyter, United States, 2014., '137 Atsipades Korakias', pg. 213. Online here.

4. Nowicki [2001]: Nowicki, Krzysztof. ‘Minoan Peak Sanctuaries: Reassessing Their Origins’, Laffineur and Hägg (eds.) [2001], pp. 31-37., '', pg. 34. Online here.

5. Nowicki [1994]: Nowicki, Krzysztof. ‘Some Remarks on the Pre- and Protopalatial Peak Sanctuaries in Crete’, AEA(1), 31-48, 1994., '', Online here.

6. Wedde (ed.) [2004]: Wedde, Michael. Celebrations: Selected Papers and Discussions from the Tenth Anniversary Symposion of the Norwegian Institute at Athens, 12-16 May 1999. Paul Åströms Förlag. The Norwegian Institute at Athens, 2004. Bergen, Norway., '',