Apidhia/Apidia
| PK | C1148 |
| TITLE | Apidhia∕Apidia |
| WGS84 | 36.880474° N, 22.792872° E |
| Accuracy | 20 m. |
| LAT/LON | 36.880474, 22.792872 |
| LON/LAT | 22.792872, 36.880474 |
| DMS | 36° 52' 49.7064" N | , | 22° 47' 34.3392" E |
| W3W | galleons, goofily, lusty |
| UTM | 34 S, 659779, 4083114 |
| EGSA87 | 392275, 4082005 |
| Elevation m | 356 |
| Elevation feet | 1168 |
| Region | Laconia |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Pottery
TYPE
1. hab. Laconia I, 86 'In fact the hill just above the village to the west ...must be the site both of Palaia and of the earlier settlements which gave that town its name of 'old'.'2. Sherds. Cartledge [2002], 59 'A little LH IIIC pottery has been excavated at Karaousi and Anthochorion and found on the surface at Apidia.'
3. Sherds. Simpson [1981], 107 'Good Neolithic and Bronze Age surface sherds were found.'
4. Sherds. Ålin [1962], 96 'Von dem Hügel oberhalb des Dorfes melden Waterhouse und Simpson Scherben aus N, FH, ... '
5. Sherds. Banou [1996], 46 'Die mykenischen Scherben zeigen eine große Vielfalt; ...'
6. Sherds. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 116 '...good N and BA pottery was found, ...'
SITE SIZE
- Simpson [1981] p. 107, Size: 14400 sq. m. Probable habitation. 'An acropolis of moderate size (top surface about 160 m. by 90 m.) ...'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
a. Laconia I: 86, 'The E.H. pottery collected was A3 ...'
2. EH II: (2700 BC - 2200 BC)
a. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 116, 'N EH II MH LH II-IIIB "PG" C H'
3. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
a. Laconia I: 86, 'The M.H. period is represented by Grey Minyan, of excellent quality ...'
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 116, '...good N and BA pottery was found, especially MH and LH.'
c. Ålin [1962]: 96, ' ... aus N, FH, MH, SH, PG ... '
4. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
a. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 116, '...good N and BA pottery was found, especially MH and LH.'
b. Ålin [1962]: 96, ' ... aus N, FH, MH, SH, PG ... '
5. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 107, 'The Mycenaean includes a LH II sherd and several LH IIIB.'
b. Banou [1996]: 46, 'Sie datieren vom SH II bis zum SH IIIB.'
c. Laconia I: 86, '...a sherd from an alabastron with 'ogival canopy' pattern (...; probably L.H. II), ...'
d. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 116, 'N EH II MH LH II-IIIB "PG" C H'
6. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
a. Laconia I: 87, 'The majority of the L.H. pottery was good, rather early L.H. III, ...'
b. Ålin [1962]: 96, 'Von der SH III - Keramik sind zu erwähnen Kylike, Tassen, Bügelkannen und ... '
7. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
a. Banou [1996]: 46, 'Sie datieren vom SH II bis zum SH IIIB.'
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 116, 'N EH II MH LH II-IIIB "PG" C H'
8. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 107, 'The Mycenaean includes a LH II sherd and several LH IIIB.'
b. Banou [1996]: 46, 'Sie datieren vom SH II bis zum SH IIIB.'
c. Laconia I: 86, '...; L.H. IIIB panel-style bowls are well represented, ...'
d. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 116, 'N EH II MH LH II-IIIB "PG" C H'
9. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
a. Cartledge [2002]: 59, 'A little LH IIIC pottery has been excavated at Karaousi and Anthochorion and found on the surface at Apidia.'
10. Protogeometric: (1100 BC - 900 BC)
a. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 116, 'N EH II MH LH II-IIIB "PG" C H'
b. Ålin [1962]: 96, ' ... aus N, FH, MH, SH, PG ... ', 'Aus protogeometrischer Zeit fand sich nur eine Scherbe.''
NOTE
1. Hill identified from Laconia I, 86 ('...the hill just above the village to the west ... is covered with sherds dating from Neolithic to classical times, ...') and the photograph at fig. 18 a.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Ålin [1962]: Ålin, Per. Das Ende der mykenischen Fundstätten auf dem griechischen Festland. Carl Bloms Boktryckeri A.-B., Lund, 1962., 'Apidia', pg. 96.
2. Banou [1996]: Banou, Emilia. Beitrag zum Studium Lakoniens in der mykenischen Zeit. Albert-Ludwigs-Universität zu Freiburg. 1996, '18. Apidia', pg. 46.
3. Cartledge [2002]: Cartledge, Paul. Sparta and Lakonia; A regional history 1300-362 BC. Routledge, London and New York. 2002., '', pg. 59.
4. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'E 25 Apidhia (Ancient Palaia)', pg. 107.
Online here.
5. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: Simpson, Richard Hope and O.T.P.K. Dickinson. A Gazetteer of Aegean Civilization in the Bronze Age, Vol. I: The Mainland and the Islands. Paul Åströms Förlag, Goteborg. 1979., 'C 29 Apidhia', pg. 116.
Online here.
6. Laconia I: Waterhouse, Helen and R. Hope Simpson. ‘Prehistoric Laconia: Part I’, The Annual of the British School at Athens, Vol. 55, pp.67-107, 1960, 'Apidia', pg. 87.
Online here.