Monastiraki Katalimata: Excavation of a Cretan Refuge Site, 1993-2000

by Krzysztof Nowicki

The natural terraces hanging high on the northern cliff of the Cha Gorge at the site of Monastiraki Katalimata in eastern Crete were discovered as an excellent refuge site for the first time about 5,500 years ago. At first sight, Katalimata looks like an extreme refuge place where one might expect small groups of people hiding for a brief time during the most serious period of threat. Excavation of the largest of the terraces, however, has shown that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1931534241
• ISBN13: 9781931534246
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: INSTAP Academic Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 3.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.7" x 11.2"