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Kolokithi: Minoan Villa
| PK | C6727 |
| TITLE | Kolokithi: 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 |
| W3W | fairness, politely, habit |
| UTM | 35 S, 345229.9, 3880924.46 |
| EGSA87 | 618650, 3880095 |
| Elevation m | 192 |
| Elevation feet | 629.9 |
| Region | Crete |
| Subregion | Monophatsion |
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.
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2. AR[2011]: Archaeological Reports, The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. (58) 2011., '', Online here.