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Kolokithi: Minoan Villa

PKC6727
TITLEKolokithi: Minoan Villa
WGS84 35.059194° N, 25.302782° E
Accuracy 1000 m.

LAT/LON 35.059194, 25.302782
LON/LAT 25.302782, 35.059194

DMS 35° 3' 33.0984" N,25° 18' 10.0152" E

W3Wfairness, politely, habit
UTM35 S, 345229.9, 3880924.46
EGSA87 618650, 3880095

Elevation m192
Elevation feet 629.9
RegionCrete
SubregionMonophatsion





GENERAL SITE TYPE  Villa

TYPE

1.    Villa.   BCH Online, 2850    'Ritual activity, cloth-making, woodworking and similar activities suggest a typical Minoan rural villa.'


PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Neopalatial: (1700 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    BCH Online: 2850, ' ... the excavation in 1997 of a Neopalatial building ... '

2. Late Minoan IB: (1625 BC - 1470 BC)
    a.    BCH Online: 2850, 'The building was destroyed by fire, possibly due to earthquake, in LM IB: ... '

NOTE

1.  Archaeological Reports (58), pg. 70, gives the position as ' ..., at the site of Kolokithi between the villages of Lagoutas and Skinias, overlooking the local plain ... '. Lagoutas is at F5413 and Skinias is at F5414. I have placed the marker half-way between.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1.  BCH Online:  Archaeology in Greece Online/Chronique des fouilles en ligne, 'Lagoutas - Skinias (Kolokithi) - 1997', no. 2850. Online here. Online here.

2.  AR[2011]:  Archaeological Reports, The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. (58) 2011., '', Online here.

Nearest shoreline

The closest shoreline to C6727 is at 34.98595° N, 25.29609° E, a straight-line distance of 8 km and 150 m.