Site details
Mount Zas: Open Air Altar
| PK | C7174 |
| TITLE | Mount Zas: Open Air Altar |
| WGS84 | 37.030851° N, 25.503032° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 37.030851, 25.503032 |
| LON/LAT | 25.503032, 37.030851 |
| DMS | 37° 1' 51.0636" N | , | 25° 30' 10.9152" E |
| W3W | giver, emptied, shortage |
| UTM | 35 S, 366855.31, 4099342.42 |
| EGSA87 | 633536, 4099063 |
| Elevation m | 981 |
| Elevation feet | 3218.5 |
| Region | Cyclades |
| Subregion | Naxos |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Cult
TYPE
1. Cult. Mermoz [2010], 59 'Une activité rituelle archaïque est attestée avec certitude ... 'PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Archaic: (700 BC - 480 BC)
a. Mermoz [2010]: 59, ' ... des VIIe et VIe siècles av. J.-C..'
NOTE
1. And see Mermoz [2010], Fig. 73 for a photograph of this location. Placement of the marker was based on this photo as well as the parameter that it should be 35 m. N of the Zas peak marker (F6400).
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Mermoz [2010]: Mermoz, Julien. La vie religieuse des Cyclades de l'HR IIIC à la fin de la période archaïque. Thèse de doctorat en Langues, histoire et civilisations des mondes anciens; Universite Lumiere Lyon 2. 2010, '-D Un autel rural des VIIe et VIe siècles av. J.-C. au sommet du Mont Zas : ', pg. 59.
Online here.