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Amarynthus: Palaiochoria

PKC1223
TITLEAmarynthus: 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

W3Wgrabby, exhaustion, flashlights
UTM34 S, 754200, 4252690
EGSA87 492021, 4248395

Elevation m18
Elevation feet 59.1
RegionEuboea





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.

Nearest shoreline

The closest shoreline to C1223 is at 38.38597° N, 23.91045° E, a straight-line distance of 38.8 m.