Site details

Pinakiano: Kardamoutsa

PK	C7413
TITLE	Pinakiano: Kardamoutsa
WGS84	35.196569° N, 25.460261° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	35.196569, 25.460261
LON/LAT	25.460261, 35.196569

DMS

35° 11' 47.6484" N

25° 27' 36.9396" E

W3W	cogs, hardback, authenticity
UTM	35 S, 359827.39, 3895927.93
EGSA87	632788, 3895530

Elevation m	846
Elevation feet	2775.6
Region	Crete
Subregion	Lasithi

GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement

TYPE

1.    Artifacts.   Watrous and Blitzer [1982], 39    'A bronze double axe, inscribed with two characters of Linear A and said to have come from the site, was acquired by Evans.'
2.    Lithics.   Watrous and Blitzer [1982], 39    'Used obsidian flakes.'
3.    Pottery.   Watrous and Blitzer [1982], 39    ' ..., Geometric lid 57, Orientalizing sherd decorated with petaled rosettes, Archaic relief pithoi, Classical black-glazed sherds including cup rim ... '
4.    Settlement.   Watrous and Blitzer [1982], 39    'Pendlebury reported walls and sherds, ... '

SITE SIZE

- Watrous and Blitzer [1982]  p. 39,  Size: 50000 sq. m.  'Roman sherds cover an area of 100 x 500 m. on top of the spur.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Middle Minoan III: (1750 BC - 1675 BC)
    a.    Watrous and Blitzer [1982]: 39, 'Thick, oval brazier leg (MM III?-LM I), ... '

2. Late Minoan I: (1675 BC - 1470 BC)
    a.    Watrous and Blitzer [1982]: 39, 'Thick, oval brazier leg (MM III?-LM I), ... '

3. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
    a.    Watrous and Blitzer [1982]: 39, ' ..., Geometric lid ... '

4. Roman: (753 BC - 395 AD)
    a.    Watrous and Blitzer [1982]: 39, ' ..., Late Roman plate rim ... '

5. Archaic: (700 BC - 480 BC)
    a.    Watrous and Blitzer [1982]: 39, ' ..., Archaic relief pithoi, ... '

6. Orientalizing: (700 BC - 630 BC)
    a.    Watrous and Blitzer [1982]: 39, ' ..., Orientalizing sherd decorated with petaled rosettes, ... '

7. Classical: (480 BC - 323 BC)
    a.    Watrous and Blitzer [1982]: 39, ' ..., Classical black-glazed sherds including cup rim 68, many loomweights, ... '

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Watrous and Blitzer [1982]: Watrous, Livingston Vance and H. Blitzer. ‘Lasithi: A History of Settlement on a Highland Plain in Crete’, Hesperia Supplements (18), Lasithi: A History of Settlement on a Highland Plain in Crete, pp. 1-122. 1982., '3. Pinakiano: Kardamoutsa.', pg. 39. Online here.