Amarynthus: Palaiochoria
| PK | C1223 |
| TITLE | Amarynthus: Palaiochoria |
| WGS84 | 38.386315° N, 23.910347° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 38.386315, 23.910347 |
| LON/LAT | 23.910347, 38.386315 |
| DMS | 38° 23' 10.734" N | , | 23° 54' 37.2492" E |
| W3W | grabby, exhaustion, flashlights |
| UTM | 34 S, 754200, 4252690 |
| EGSA87 | 492021, 4248395 |
| Elevation m | 18 |
| Elevation feet | 59.1 |
| Region | Euboea |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement
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, ..., Vathia, ... '2. Hab. Phialon [2011], 132 ' ..., les restes d'un habitat HA et HM ont été mis au jour sur la colline, ... '
3. hab. Sackett et al. [1966], 65 ...evidence was found for ... occupation...
4. Settlement. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 230 'The settlement was important throughout LH, and ... '
5. Settlement. Fachard [2012], 309 'Elle accueille un grand site de l'Âge du Bronze, l'un des principaux établissements mycéniens de la plaine érétrienne.'
6. Settlement. Simpson [1981], 56 '...the site, although not exceptionally large, was important throughout the Mycenaean period.'
7. Sherds. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 229 'Prehistoric sherds are abundant here and n the lower slopes of the NW side, ... '
SITE SIZE
- Simpson [1981] p. 56, Size: 32000 sq. m. ' ..., about 160 m. northeast to southwest by 85 m., ... '
- Simpson and Dickinson [1979] p. 229, Size: 32000 sq. m. ' ..., indicating a total extent of c. 200 m. NW-SE by 160 m. ... '
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
a. Sackett et al. [1966]: 65, 'pottery evidence was found for ... E.H., M.H., L.H., Protogeometric, ... occupation...'
b. Phialon [2011]: 132, ' ..., un habitat HA ... '
c. Fachard [2012]: 309, ' ... des vestiges helladiques anciens et mycéniens ... '
2. EH I: (3100 BC - 2700 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 55, 'N EH I-II EH III? MH LH I-IIIC PG G? C H'
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 229, 'N EH I-II EH III? MH LH I-IIIC PG G? ... '
3. EH II: (2700 BC - 2200 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 55, 'N EH I-II EH III? MH LH I-IIIC PG G? C H'
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 229, 'A possible destruction level ..., associated with EH II sherds and ... '
4. EH III: (2200 BC - 2000 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 55, 'N EH I-II EH III? MH LH I-IIIC PG G? C H'
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 229, 'N EH I-II EH III? MH LH I-IIIC PG G? ... '
5. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 55, 'N EH I-II EH III? MH LH I-IIIC PG G? C H'
b. Sackett et al. [1966]: 65, 'pottery evidence was found for ... E.H., M.H., L.H., Protogeometric, ... occupation...'
c. Phialon [2011]: 133, 'HM', artifacts, constructions, tombs
d. Fachard [2012]: 309, 'HA, HM, HR, B; ... '
e. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 229, 'N EH I-II EH III? MH LH I-IIIC PG G? ... ', ' ... MH and LH material of excellent quality ... '
6. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
a. Sackett et al. [1966]: 65, 'pottery evidence was found for ... E.H., M.H., L.H., Protogeometric, ... occupation...'
b. Hankey [1952]: 60, 'L.H. sherds and other objects ... '
c. Fachard [2012]: 309, ' ... des vestiges helladiques anciens et mycéniens ... '
d. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 229, ' ... LH material of excellent quality and good variety was found ... ', ' ..., and LH seemed more heavily concentrated on the inland upper slopes on the NW side, ... '
7. Late Helladic I: (1700 BC - 1635 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 55, 'N EH I-II EH III? MH LH I-IIIC PG G? C H', ' ..., ranging in date from LH I to LH IIIC ... '
b. Phialon [2011]: 133, 'HR I', Artifacts?
c. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 229, 'N EH I-II EH III? MH LH I-IIIC PG G? ... '
8. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 55, 'N EH I-II EH III? MH LH I-IIIC PG G? C H', ' ..., ranging in date from LH I to LH IIIC ... '
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 229, 'N EH I-II EH III? MH LH I-IIIC PG G? ... '
9. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
a. Phialon [2011]: 133, 'HR III', Artifacts, Constructions
10. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 55, 'N EH I-II EH III? MH LH I-IIIC PG G? C H', ' ..., ranging in date from LH I to LH IIIC ... '
11. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 55, 'N EH I-II EH III? MH LH I-IIIC PG G? C H', ' ..., ranging in date from LH I to LH IIIC ... '
12. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 55, 'N EH I-II EH III? MH LH I-IIIC PG G? C H', 'Two LH IIIC pictorial sherds ... '
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 229, 'N EH I-II EH III? MH LH I-IIIC PG G? ... ', ' ... two LH IIIC pictorial sherds were found ... '
13. Protogeometric: (1100 BC - 900 BC)
a. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 229, 'Only one PG sherd was found, ... '
14. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
a. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 230, ' ..., and some scraps which may be G.'
NOTES
1. For a discussion of the location issues see the blog post here. Site location kindly supplied by Dr. Alex Knodell, Carleton College.
2. For a discussion of Amarynthos and Old Eretreia see John Boardman, 'Early Euboean Pottery and History', The Annual of the British School at Athens, (52) pp. 23-4. 1957 which is online here.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Boardman [1957]: Boardman, John. ‘Early Euboean Pottery and History’, British School at Athens (52) 23. 1957., '', pg. 23.
Online here.
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, '54. Amarynthos: Paléoekklissiès, Palaiochora, Gerani', pg. 309.
Online here.
3. 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.
4. Phialon [2011]: Phialon, Laetitia. L'Émergence de la Civilisation Mycénienne en Grèce Centrale. Peeters, Leuven - Liege. Belgium. 2011., 'I.3.1.15. Les côtes du golfe sud de l'Eubée', pg. 132.
5. 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], '62. Amarynthos: Palaiokhoria', pg. 64.
Online here.
6. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'B 70 Amarynthos: Palaiochoria', pg. 55.
Online here.
7. 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 85 Amarynthos: Palaiochoria', pg. 229.
Online here.