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Elone: Karatsioli: Argyropouli: Kastri

PK	C1262
TITLE	Elone: Karatsioli: Argyropouli: Kastri
WGS84	39.832518° N, 22.305212° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	39.832518, 22.305212
LON/LAT	22.305212, 39.832518

DMS

39° 49' 57.0648" N

22° 18' 18.7632" E

W3W	invitees, barrel, vaulting
UTM	34 S, 611686, 4409984
EGSA87	354827, 4410256

Elevation m	188
Elevation feet	616.8
Region	Pelasgiotis

GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement

TYPE

1.    hab.   Syriopoulos [1995], 1173
2.    hab.   AR[1989], 49    ' ...; at Pano Argyropouli there are clear indications of MH and Myc habitation.'
3.    Settlement.   Simpson [1981], 168    'The main part of the Mycenaean settlement lay on the monastery hill, a spur about 250 m. north to south by 100 m., ...'
4.    Settlement.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 286    'It is clear that the main part of the settlement lay on the monastery hill, ... ','The site is impressive and was probably important in the LH period.'
5.    Sherds.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 286    ' ... some sherds were also found on the higher hill above to the NE, ... '
6.    Sherds.   Simpson [2018], 491    'Mycenaean and later sherds, including good Classical black-glazed, were found by Hope Simpson and Lazenby in 1961, mainly on the lower part of the ridge, in the vicinity of the chapel and to south, but also on part of the higher northern end.'
7.    Town.   Iliad,     ' ..., and dwelt in Gyrtone, Orthe, and Elone, ... '

SITE SIZE

- Simpson [1981]  p. 168,  Size: 25000 sq. m.  '...a spur about 250 m. north to south by 100 m., ...'

- Iliad  p. 491,  Size: 35000 sq. m.  'The Mycenaean sherds, which ranged from LH IIIA2 to early LH IIIC, were spread over an area of c. 350 m north to south by c. 100 m.'

- Simpson and Dickinson [1979]  p. 286,  Size: 25000 sq. m.  'It is clear that the main part of the settlement lay on the monastery hill, a spur c. 250 m. N-S by 100 m., ... '

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 168, 'MH? LH IIIA2-C C H'
    b.    AR[1989]: 49, ' ...; at Pano Argyropouli there are clear indications of MH and Myc habitation.'
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 287, 'Yellow Minyan ware (MH?) ... '

2. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    AR[1989]: 49, ' ...; at Pano Argyropouli there are clear indications of MH and Myc habitation.'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 286, ' ... LH deposits nearly three metres thick are revealed, ... '

3. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Syriopoulos [1995]: 1173,
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 286, ' ... some considerable quantities of fine LH IIIA-C pottery were found in 1961, ... '

4. LH IIIA2: (1375 BC - 1320 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 168, 'MH? LH IIIA2-C C H'
    b.    Simpson [2018]: 491, ' ... sherds, which ranged from LH IIIA2 to early LH IIIC, ... '

5. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 168, 'MH? LH IIIA2-C C H'
    b.    Syriopoulos [1995]: 1173,
    c.    Simpson [2018]: 491, ' ... sherds, which ranged from LH IIIA2 to early LH IIIC, ... '
    d.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 286, ' ... some considerable quantities of fine LH IIIA-C pottery were found in 1961, ... '

6. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 168, 'MH? LH IIIA2-C C H'
    b.    Syriopoulos [1995]: 1173,
    c.    Simpson [2018]: 491, ' ... sherds, which ranged from LH IIIA2 to early LH IIIC, ... '
    d.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 286, ' ... some considerable quantities of fine LH IIIA-C pottery were found in 1961, ... '

7. Protogeometric: (1100 BC - 900 BC)
    a.    Syriopoulos [1995]: 1173,

NOTE

1. The names are

Elone: in the Iliad
Karatsioli/Karatsoli: the former name.
Argyropouli: Current name

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. AR[1989]: Archaeological Reports. The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. (36) 1989-1990., 'Argyropouli Tyrnabou', pg. 49. Online here.

2. Iliad: Homer. Iliad. The Iliad with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924., '2.739', Online here.

3. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'H 38 Argyropouli: Kastri', pg. 168. Online here.

4. Simpson [2018]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece and Homeric Tradition. published online under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. 2018, 'Elone (Il. 2. 739)', pg. 489. Online here.

5. 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., 'H 37 Argyropouli: Kastri', pg. 286. Online here.

6. Syriopoulos [1995]: Syriopoulos, Konstantinos. Γενικος Συνοπτικος Καταλογος Των Περιεχομενων και των Δυο Τομων: Δευτερος Τομος. Athens: Athens Archaeological Society. 1995., '', pg. 1173.