Site Chrysokamino

Main Information

Site ID	279
Name of the site	Chrysokamino
Alias name
Alternative name
District	Lasithi
Region	Crete
Country	Greece
Period	Crete/Evans, Vagnetti Final Neolithic 3700 - 2900
Description	This site lies in the northern part of the Gulf of Mirabello. A kiln for metal work, obsidian and ceramics have been found. the site was used from Final Neolithic till the Early Bronze Age.
Topography	coast
Geographical Coordinate Reference System	WGS84 - World Geodetic System 1984
Latitude	35.132900000000
Longitude	25.839500000000
Elevation	None
Exact location	yes
Coordinate source	Google maps
Number of activity periods	8
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Location of the Site

Bibliography

Reference	P.P. Betancourt,The Cemetery at Haghia Photia, Crete,2008,Cambridge P.P. Betancourt,Excavations at Chrysokamino, Crete: Reconstructing EM III/MM IA Copper Smelting Processes,2006,Heraklion M. Catapotis - O. Pryce - Y. Bassiakos,Preliminary Results from an Experimental Study of Perforated Copper-smelting. Shaft Furnaces from Chrysokamino (Eastern Crete),2008,Athen Betancourt, P.P.,ADelt 52, 1997 B´3 1055f.,None,None R. Arnott,Chrysokamino: Occupational Health and the earliest Medicines in Crete,2008,Oxford Betancourt, P.P.,ADelt 53, 1998 (2004) B´3 Chron 888,None,None P.P. Betancourt,Chrysokamino. An Early Minoan Smelting Site on the Northeast Coast of Crete,2008,Oxford R.F. Beeston - J. Palatinus - C.W. Beck,Organic Residue Analysis: Chrysokamino,2008,Oxford Betancourt, P.,The Chrysokamino Metallurgy Workshop and its Territory,2006, M.G. Clinton et al.,Rapid Cooling Effects in Early Bronze Age Copper Smelting Slags from Chrysokamino,2006, P.P. Betancourt et al.,Research and Excavation at Chrysokamino, Crete 1995-1998,1999, M. Catapotis - Y. Bassiakos,Copper Smelting at the Early Minoan Site of Chrysokamino on Crete,2007,Oxford Betancourt, P.P.,ADelt 51, 1996 (2001) B´2, 663f.,None,None P.P. Betancourt,The Copper Smelting Workshop at Chrysokamino: Reconstructing the Smelting Process,2008,Athen P.P. Betancourt,The Copper Smelting Site at Chrysokamino, Crete,1997,Thessaloniki Betancourt, P.P.,ADelt 54, 1999 B´2, 878.,None,None Alram-Stern, Eva,Die Ägäische Frühzeit, 2. Serie,Forschungsbericht 1977-2009. Das neolithische und vorpalastzeitliche Kreta,None,None Betancourt, P.P.,Excavations at Chrysokamino, Crete: Reconstructing EM III/MM IA Copper Smelting Processes, in: E. Tampakaki - A. Kaloutsakis (Hrsg.), Πεπραγμένα του Θ διεθνούς κρητολογικού συνεδρίου, Ελούντα, 1-6 Οκτωβρίου 2001, Τόμος Α1. Προϊστορική περίοδος. Ανασκαφικά δεδομένα, Heraklion 2006.,None,None P.P. Betancourt,The Final Neolithic to Early Minoan III Metallurgy Site at Chrysokamino, Crete,2007,Oxford

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Crete/Evans, Vagnetti Final Neolithic 3700 - 2900