Dystos
| PK | C1210 |
| TITLE | Dystos |
| 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 |
| W3W | lowly, blips, veered |
| UTM | 35 S, 250483.38, 4249088.17 |
| EGSA87 | 512475, 4244951 |
| Elevation m | 140 |
| Elevation feet | 459.3 |
| Region | Euboea |
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.