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Stou Skaniari to Lakko/Kephali Odiyitrias A

PK	C6286
TITLE	Stou Skaniari to Lakko∕Kephali Odiyitrias A
WGS84	34.942083° N, 24.758787° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	34.942083, 24.758787
LON/LAT	24.758787, 34.942083

DMS

34° 56' 31.4988" N

24° 45' 31.6332" E

W3W	boggle, runners, sitter
UTM	35 S, 295323.51, 3868913.79
EGSA87	569141, 3866594

Elevation m	78
Elevation feet	255.9
Region	Crete
Subregion	Kainourion

GENERAL SITE TYPE Tomb

TYPE

1.    Cem.   AR[1997], 116    'In 1994 urgent excavations took place at the much looted prepalatial cemetery at 'Ston Skaniari to Lakko'.'
2.    Tomb.   Goodison and Guarita [2005], 171    'The Mesara-type tombs are circular stone-built structures a number of which show traces of an original corbelled 'tholos' roof.'
3.    Tomb.   Pelon [1976], 22    'Cette tombe, ... '

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Prepalatial: (3100 BC - 1900 BC)
    a.    AR[1997]: 116, ' ... much looted prepalatial cemetery ... '

2. Early Minoan I: (3100 BC - 2650 BC)
    a.    Goodison and Guarita [2005]: 197, 'Dating: (Tomb) SubNeoI/EMI - ... '
    b.    Pelon [1976]: 22, 'La céramique recueillie paraît attester l'utilisation de la tombe du MA I au MM II.'

3. Early Minoan II: (2650 BC - 2200 BC)
    a.    Goodison and Guarita [2005]: 197, ' ...; (Building 2) EMI/II - ... ', ' ...; (Building 3) EMII/III- MMIA.'
    b.    Pelon [1976]: 22, 'La céramique recueillie paraît attester l'utilisation de la tombe du MA I au MM II.'

4. Early Minoan III: (2200 BC - 2100 BC)
    a.    Goodison and Guarita [2005]: 197, ' ...; (Building 3) EMII/III- MMIA.'
    b.    Pelon [1976]: 22, 'La céramique recueillie paraît attester l'utilisation de la tombe du MA I au MM II.'

5. Middle Minoan I: (2100 BC - 1900 BC)
    a.    Pelon [1976]: 22, 'La céramique recueillie paraît attester l'utilisation de la tombe du MA I au MM II.'

6. Middle Minoan IA: (2100 BC - 1900 BC)
    a.    Goodison and Guarita [2005]: 197, ' ...; (Building 3) EMII/III- MMIA.'

7. Middle Minoan II: (1850 BC - 1750 BC)
    a.    Pelon [1976]: 22, 'La céramique recueillie paraît attester l'utilisation de la tombe du MA I au MM II.'

NOTE

1. I want to thank Dr. Hajo Becker for the corrected position of this tomb.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. AR[1997]: Archaeological Reports, The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. (44) 1997., 'Moni Odigitrias', pg. 116. Online here.

2. Goodison and Guarita [2005]: Goodison, Lucy and Carlos Guarita. ‘A New Catalogue of the Mesara-Type Tombs’, Studi Micenei ed Egeo-Anatolici [47], pp. 171-212, 2005, '73. Stou Skaniari to Lakko / Kephali Odiyitrias A', pg. 197. Online here.

3. Pelon [1976]: Pelon, Olivier. Tholoi, tumuli et cercles funéraires; Recherches sur les monuments funéraires de plan circulaire dan l'Égée de l’Âge du Bronze (IIIe at IIe millénaires av. J.-C). Bibliothèques de l'École française d'Athènes et de Rome - Série Athènes, 229. 1976., '11. Kephali Odigitrias', pg. 22. Online here.