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Dystos

PKC1210
TITLEDystos
WGS84 38.355215° N, 24.144483° E
Accuracy Exact

LAT/LON 38.355215, 24.144483
LON/LAT 24.144483, 38.355215

DMS 38° 21' 18.774" N,24° 8' 40.1388" E

W3Wlowly, blips, veered
UTM35 S, 250483.38, 4249088.17
EGSA87 512475, 4244951

Elevation m140
Elevation feet 459.3
RegionEuboea





GENERAL SITE TYPE  Sherds

TYPE

1.    Artifacts.   Hankey [1952], 60    In note 14: 'L.H. sherds and other objects have also been found at the following places in Euboea, ..., Dhistos, ... '
2.    Lithics.   Leekley and Efstratiou [1980], 60    'D. Theocharis has noted Neolithic and EH sherds and obsidian at Dystos ... '
3.    Settlement.   Fachard [2012], 202    'Cette colline accueille ... un habitat antique spectaculaire ... avec ses 5 hectares fortifiés et sa soixantaine de maisons, ... '
4.    Sherds.   Phialon [2011], 134    'Du matériel céramique ... '
5.    Sherds.   Fachard [2009], 917    'A few sherds were found at the foot of the hill of Kastri (= ancient Dystos).'
6.    Sherds.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 233    '... and the E foot, where LH sherds were also found.'
7.    Sherds.   Leekley and Efstratiou [1980], 60    'D. Theocharis has noted Neolithic and EH sherds and obsidian at Dystos ... '
8.    Sherds.   Sackett et al. [1966], 76    '...where L.H. and Medieval sherds were also found.'
9.    Sherds.   Simpson [1981], 57    'Middle Helladic and Mycenaean sherds are also recorded, the latter from fields at the eastern foot of the acropolis.'
10.    Sherds.   Ålin [1962], 127    ' ... Scherben und andere Funde sind sonst auf Euböa aus den folgenden Platzen zu verzeichnen: ..., Dhistos, ... '


PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Bronze Age: (3200 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Fachard [2012]: 208, 'Le site est certes occupé depuis l'Âge du Bronze, ... '

2. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
    a.    Fachard [2012]: 202, ' ...; N, HA - HM, ... '
    b.    Leekley and Efstratiou [1980]: 60, ' ... and EH sherds ... '

3. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 57, 'N MH LH III(A-B) C'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 233, 'A few MH Grey Minyan fragments were also recorded.'
    c.    Fachard [2009]: 917, 'They include Grey Minyan fragments for the MH period; one monochrome kylix stem and ... '
    d.    Phialon [2011]: 134, 'Du matériel céramique HM a notamment été recueilli sur l'acropole de Dystos, ... '
    e.    Fachard [2012]: 202, ' ...; N, HA - HM, ... '
    f.    Fachard [2012]: 207, ' ..., puis au cours de l'Helladique Moyen et Récent.'

4. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Sackett et al. [1966]: 76, '..., where L.H. and Medieval sherds were also found.'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 233, '... and the E foot, where LH sherds were also found.'
    c.    Fachard [2009]: 917, ' ... "worn sherds from bowls and amphorae, some with linear decoration" for the LH period.'
    d.    Ålin [1962]: 127, 'Späthelladische ... '
    e.    Hankey [1952]: 60, 'L.H. sherds and other objects ... '
    f.    Fachard [2012]: 207, ' ..., puis au cours de l'Helladique Moyen et Récent.'
    g.    Leekley and Efstratiou [1980]: 60, ' ... and L.H. Sackett and others have noted obsidian, Neolithic and LH sherds ... '

5. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 57, 'N MH LH III(A-B) C'

6. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 57, 'N MH LH III(A-B) C'

7. Archaic: (700 BC - 480 BC)
    a.    Fachard [2012]: 207, 'Le site est ensuite occupé à l'époque archaique, ... '

NOTE

1.  In Fachard [2009] 917 'The Kastri hill might have been the main MH and LH settlement in the area ... '

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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., '', pg. 127.

2.  Fachard [2012]:  Fachard, Sylvian. La Défense du Territoire; Étude de la Chora Érétrienne et de ses Fortifications, École suisse d'archéologie en Grèce. InFolio Editions, CH-Gollion. 2012, 'Dystos; 146; ... ', pg. 202. Online here.

3.  Fachard [2009]:  Fachard, Sylvian. ‘A Cyclopean Wall at Loupaka, near Dystos?’, A. Mazarakis Ainian (ed.), Archaiologiko Ergo Thessalias kai Stereas Elladas (2009). 907-923., 2009, ''Southern Euboea in the Late Bronze Age'', pg. 917. Online here.

4.  Hankey [1952]:  Hankey, V.. ‘Late Helladic Tombs at Khalkis’, The Annual of the British School at Athens, (47), pp. 49-95. 1952., '', pg. 60. Online here.

5.  Leekley and Efstratiou [1980]:  Leekley, Dorothy and Nicholas Efstratiou. Archaeological Excavations in Northern Greece. Noyes Press, Park Ridge, New Jersey. 1980, 'Dystos:', pg. 60.

6.  Phialon [2011]:  Phialon, Laetitia. L'Émergence de la Civilisation Mycénienne en Grèce Centrale. Peeters, Leuven - Liege. Belgium. 2011., 'I.3.1.17. Du lac de Dystros à Styra', pg. 134.

7.  Sackett et al. [1966]:  Sackett, L.H., and V. Hankey, R.J. Howell, T.W. Jacobsen, M.R. Popham. ‘Prehistoric Euboea: Contributions toward a Survey’, The Annual of the British School at Athens, 61, pp. 33-112, [1966], '84. Dystos: Acropolis', pg. 76. The LH sherds were found '...in the fields at the east foot of the acropolis, ...'
Online here.

8.  Simpson [1981]:  Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'B 79 Dystos: The Acropolis', pg. 57. Online here.

9.  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., 'F 96 Dystos: The Acropolis', pg. 233. Online here.

Nearest shoreline

The closest shoreline to C1210 is at 38.31627° N, 24.1111° E, a straight-line distance of 5 km and 224 m.