Eretria: Acropolis
| PK | C1225 |
| TITLE | Eretria: Acropolis |
| WGS84 | 38.401014° N, 23.796025° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 38.401014, 23.796025 |
| LON/LAT | 23.796025, 38.401014 |
| DMS | 38° 24' 3.6504" N | , | 23° 47' 45.69" E |
| W3W | dinky, ornament, cure |
| UTM | 34 S, 744163, 4254012 |
| EGSA87 | 482041, 4250042 |
| Elevation m | 78 |
| Elevation feet | 255.9 |
| Region | Euboea |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Pottery
TYPE
1. Acropolis. Simpson [1965], 167 ' ... four sherds on the acropolis ... '2. Artifacts. AA [1922], 316
3. Artifacts. PAE[1952], 159
4. hab. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 229 ' ... EH is commonest, but never in great quantity, and nothing datable between LH IIIB and the end of PG has been reported. The site's importance may not date from before MG II, ... '
5. Settlement. Phialon [2011], 132 ' ... que l'habitat HA de plaine disparait à l'HM, période à laquelle l'acropole est aménagée.'
6. Settlement. Simpson [1965], 167 ' ... in 1959 I (Simpson, rhc) found four sherds on the acropolis which were definitely Mycenaean ... '
7. Sherds. Simpson [1965], 167 ' ... in 1959 I (Simpson, rhc) found four sherds on the acropolis which were definitely Mycenaean ... '
8. Sherds. Sackett et al. [1966], 62 ' ... surface sherds...'
9. Sherds. Ålin [1962], 126 'Bei den Ausgrabungen auf der Akropolis unter Kourouniotis 1916-17 sind ... auch mykenische zutage gekommen.'
10. Sherds. Simpson [1981], 55 ' ... further Mycenaean sherds have now been found in resonable quantity at several locations on the acropolis'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 55, 'EH I-III'
b. Sackett et al. [1966]: 62, 'Theochares noted E.H. surface sherds.'
c. Simpson [1981]: 55, ' ..., together with Early and Middle Helladic, ... '
d. Simpson [1965]: 167, 'EH ... '
2. EH II: (2700 BC - 2200 BC)
a. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 229, 'EH II(-III?) MH LH IIIA2-B PG G A ...'
3. EH III: (2200 BC - 2000 BC)
a. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 229, 'EH II(-III?) MH LH IIIA2-B PG G A ...'
4. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
a. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 229, 'EH II(-III?) MH LH IIIA2-B PG G A ...'
b. Sackett et al. [1966]: 62, '...yielded M.H. (Grey Minyan), ...'
c. Simpson [1981]: 55, ' ..., together with Early and Middle Helladic, ... '
d. Phialon [2011]: 133, 'HM', artifacts, constructions, tombs
e. Simpson [1965]: 167, 'EH MH ... '
5. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
a. Ålin [1962]: 126, ' ... mykenische ... '
b. Simpson [1981]: 55, ' ... Mycenaean sherds have now been found ... ', ' ..., other sporadic Mycenaean sherds on the summit, ... '
6. Late Helladic I: (1700 BC - 1635 BC)
a. Phialon [2011]: 133, 'HR I', Artifacts?
7. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
a. Phialon [2011]: 133, 'HR III', Artifacts
8. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 55, ' ... LH III(A-B)', 'But fragments of LH III bowls and kylixes were found; ... '
b. AA [1922]: 316,
9. LH IIIA2: (1375 BC - 1320 BC)
a. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 229, 'EH II(-III?) MH LH IIIA2-B PG G A ...'
b. Simpson [1981]: 55, ' ..., and a decorated sherd (LH IIIA2 or LH IIIB) by the west gate ... '
10. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 229, 'EH II(-III?) MH LH IIIA2-B PG G A ...'
b. AA [1922]: 316,
c. Simpson [1965]: 167, ' ... LH IIIB-C:1 ... '
d. Simpson [1981]: 55, ' ..., and a decorated sherd (LH IIIA2 or LH IIIB) by the west gate ... '
11. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
a. AA [1922]: 316,
12. LH IIIC1: (1190 BC - 1130 BC)
a. Simpson [1965]: 167, ' ... LH IIIB-C:1 ... '
13. Protogeometric: (1100 BC - 900 BC)
a. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 229, 'EH II(-III?) MH LH IIIA2-B PG G A ...'
b. AA [1922]: 316,
c. PAE[1952]: 159,
d. Simpson [1965]: 167, ' ... PG G A ... '
14. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
a. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 229, 'EH II(-III?) MH LH IIIA2-B PG G A ...'
b. AA [1922]: 316,
c. Simpson [1965]: 167, ' ... PG G A ... '
15. Archaic: (700 BC - 480 BC)
a. Sackett et al. [1966]: 62, '...Archaic, ...'
b. Simpson [1965]: 167, ' ... PG G A ... '
NOTE
1. For a detailed map of the Eretria finds see Fig. 6, p. 123 in X. Charalambidou, 'Viewing Euboea in relation to its colonies and relevant sites in northern Greece and Italy', in A. Mazarakis Ainian, A. Alexandridou & X. Charalambidou (eds.), Regional Stories Towards a New Perception of the Early Greek World, Volos 2017, pp. 85-126. It is online here. Another good map is here. For a description of the excavations on the Acropolis itself, including the Athenaion, see Ackermann et al. [2015] which is online.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. AA [1922]: Archaeologischer Anzeiger, Berlin. 1922, '', pg. 316.
2. PAE[1952]: Praktika tes en Athenais Arkhaiologikes Hetaireias. 1952., '', pg. 159.
3. Ålin [1962]: Ålin, Per. Das Ende der mykenischen Fundstätten auf dem griechischen Festland. Carl Bloms Boktryckeri A.-B., Lund, 1962., 'Eretria', pg. 126.
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], '56. Eretria: Acropolis', pg. 62.
Online here.
6. Simpson [1965]: Simpson, R. Hope. A Gazetteer and Atlas of Mycenaean Sites. London, Institute of Classical Studies, 1965., ''562 Ancient Eretria'', pg. 167.
no. 562
7. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'B 68 Eretria (Nea Psara): Ancient Eretria', pg. 55.
Online here.
8. 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 83 Ancient Eretria (The Acropolis, etc.)', pg. 229.
Online here.