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Pano Chorio

PKC7494
TITLEPano Chorio
WGS84 35.045683° N, 25.803617° E
Accuracy Exact

LAT/LON 35.045683, 25.803617
LON/LAT 25.803617, 35.045683

DMS 35° 2' 44.4588" N,25° 48' 13.0212" E

W3Wrampages, neckline, stemmed
UTM35 S, 390886.06, 3878763.37
EGSA87 664352, 3879307

Elevation m350
Elevation feet 1148.3
RegionCrete
SubregionIerapetra





GENERAL SITE TYPE  Settlement

TYPE

1.    Settlement.   Nowicki [2014], 161    'The site's occupation may span a rather long period from FN I ..., through FN II until early EM I ...'
2.    Wall.   Nowicki [2014], 160    'Some of the terrace walls seem to include the remains of a prehistoric (LM IIIC?) defensive wall which enclosed the highest part of the ridge.'


PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Final Neolithic I: (3600 - 3200)
    a.    Nowicki [2014]: 161, 'The site's occupation may span a rather long period from FN I ..., through FN II until early EM I ...'

2. Final Neolithic II: (3200 - 2800)
    a.    Nowicki [2014]: 161, 'The site's occupation may span a rather long period from FN I ..., through FN II until early EM I ...'

3. Early Minoan I: (3100 BC - 2650 BC)
    a.    Nowicki [2014]: 160, 'A few EM I and MM sherds were also recorded at the site.'

4. Middle Minoan: (2100 BC - 1675 BC)
    a.    Nowicki [2014]: 160, 'A few EM I and MM sherds were also recorded at the site.'

5. Late Minoan IIIC: (1200 BC - 1075 BC)
    a.    Nowicki [2014]: 160, 'This natural defensibility attracted people in the early LM IIIC period, ... '

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1.  Nowicki [2014]:  Nowicki, Krzysztof. Final Neolithic Crete and the Southeast Aegean. De Gruyter, United States, 2014., '81 Pano Chorio', pg. 160. Online here.

Nearest shoreline

The closest shoreline to C7494 is at 35.0059° N, 25.82293° E, a straight-line distance of 4 km and 750 m.