South by Southeast: The History and Archaeology of Southeast Crete from Myrtos to Kato Zakros

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South by Southeast: The History and Archaeology of Southeast Crete from Myrtos to Kato Zakros publishes the proceedings of the conference of the same name held in Pacheia Ammos (Crete) in July 2017. Its aim is to investigate the settlement patterns, maritime connectivity, and material culture of the southeast of Crete in a diachronic fashion, in an attempt to define it as a region and trace its history. The title South by Southeast, an ironic take on Alfred Hitchcock's movie, North by Northwest, encapsulates the uncertainty of what exactly the Southeast means and our need to clarify its geographical limits and cultural span. The papers presented focus primarily on the archaeology of the sites along the coastal strip spanning between the Myrtos Valley and Kato Zakros, an area that has time and again produced evidence of interconnection. Indeed one of the most important aspects surfacing from the volume is the evidence for the diachronic existence of the Southeast as a distinct cultural entity. The elements that tied the sites together shifted at times, forcing us to evaluate the concept of region as a flexible one that reflects different ways of defining a community. Cover Title Page Copyright page Contents Page List of Figures Chapter 1 Figure 1. Paleolithic sites (after Nowicki 2014: figs. 22, 43 with changes). Figure 2. Mesolithic sites (after Nowicki 2014: figs. 22, 43 with changes). Figure 3. Cretan chronology in relation to mainland Greece (image by the author, after Bonga 2022, 10, fig. 2 a and b). Figure 4. EN and MN sites, 1. Pelekita Cave? 3. Voivoda Cave? (after Nowicki 2014: figs. 22, 43 with changes). Figure 5. LN I-II sites (after Nowicki 2014: figs. 22, 43 with changes). 1. Pelekita Cave, 2. Magasa, 3. Voivoda Cave, 4. Traotsalos, 5.Petras Kephala, 6. Kavousi Azoria, 7. Gournia Sfoungaras, 8. Pano Chorio, 9. Koufonisi Site 70, 10.Palaiakastro, 11. Ps Figure 6. Post 4500 Chalcolithic/Final Neolithic sites? 8. Pano Chorio, 16. Monastiraki Katalimata, 20. Koufonisi North (after Nowicki 2014: figs. 22, 43 with changes). Figure 7a–c. a) Location of the Pelekita Cave in Greece on the island of Crete (image by author); b) Map of the Pelekita Cave (after Davaras 1979: fig. 1, with changes); c) Map of Chamber 1 of the Pelekita Cave, showing the location of excavation trenches Figure 8. Bowls (1–6) and jars (7–8) (images by author). Figure 9. Top: Diagnostic pottery. 1–2 white-painted; 3–5 incised and pointillé; 6–7, 10 horned handles; 8 wishbone handle, 9 squared handle. Bottom: A. Plastic decoration B. white-painted pottery (images by author) Chapter 2 Figure 1. Map of the eastern half of Crete, showing elevation. The research areas are indicated. (Map by T. Kalantzopoulou). Figure 2. The site of Kastri. Top Left: Plan of the plateau indicating the locations of the Neolithic building and the Protopalatial period Sanctuary. Top Right: Plan of the Neolithic building on the plateau. Below: View of the naturally flat-topped rock Figure 3. Map showing contour lines per 20m of the Zakros area. Sites mentioned in the text and excavated Bronze Age sites are indicated: 1. Sitanos, Katalimata; 2. Stroggyla valley; 3. Zakathos valley; 4. Mesa Sitanos; 5. Mavros Kampos; 6. Vigla peak; 7 Figure 4. Plans of the recognized Neopalatial buildings on the mountainous hinterland of Zakros. Figure 5. Map showing contour lines per 20m of the southeast slopes of Dikti area. Figure 6. Fakidia. Left: Plan of the Neopalatial building. Right: View of the Neopalatial building from the northeast and Myrtos beach in the background. (Plan and photo by T. Kalantzopoulou). Figure 7. Makry Livadi. Left: Plan of the rocky outcrop and the megalithic terrace on its south end. Right: View of the rock and the terrace from the southwest. (Plan and photo by T. Kalantzopoulou). Figure 8. Plans of farmhouses at the site of Lavrakia. Figure 9. Megalithic round construction at Xylosourtis, the slope to the west of Lavrakia. Chapter 3 Figure 1. Top: surface survey coverage on Crete and current status of publication. Top inset: Crete within the Aegean. Bottom: Mirabello region survey coverage and excavated/known sites. Figure 2. Environmental variables used in the models, from top to bottom: elevation, proportion of flat land (