Site Gournia (Sphoungaras)

Main Information

Site ID	221
Name of the site	Gournia (Sphoungaras)
Alias name
Alternative name
District	Lasithi
Region	Crete
Country	Greece
Period	Crete/Evans, Vagnetti Aceramic Neolithic Crete/Evans, Vagnetti Early Neolithic I Crete/Evans, Vagnetti Early Neolithic II Crete/Evans, Vagnetti Middle Neolithic Crete/Evans, Vagnetti Late Neolithic Crete/Evans, Vagnetti Final Neolithic
Description	Sphoungaras is a hill on the northern coast of East Crete and is located about 350 m away from Gournia. It is dated to Neolithic period and ceramic and rock items have been found.
Topography	hill
Geographical Coordinate Reference System	WGS84 - World Geodetic System 1984
Latitude	35.114700000000
Longitude	25.790700000000
Elevation	None
Exact location	yes
Coordinate source	Google maps
Number of activity periods	4
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Location of the Site

Bibliography

Reference	V. Fotou,New Light on Gournia. Unknown Documents of the Excavation at Gournia and Other Sites on the Isthmus of Ierapetra by Harriet Ann Boyd,1993,Liège - Austin J.S. Soles,The Early Gournia Town,1979, Boyd-Hawes, H. et al., ,Gournia, Vasiliki and other Sites on the Isthmos of Hierapetra, Crete, Philadelphia 1908.,None,None Alram-Stern, Eva,Die Ägäische Frühzeit, 2. Serie,Forschungsbericht 1977-2009. Das neolithische und vorpalastzeitliche Kreta,None,None

Areas in this Site

Areas

ID 314 settlement

Crete/Evans, Vagnetti Aceramic Neolithic
Crete/Evans, Vagnetti Early Neolithic I
Crete/Evans, Vagnetti Early Neolithic II
Crete/Evans, Vagnetti Middle Neolithic
Crete/Evans, Vagnetti Late Neolithic
Crete/Evans, Vagnetti Final Neolithic