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Mikrothivai: Phthiotic Thebes

PK	C1275
TITLE	Mikrothivai: Phthiotic Thebes
WGS84	39.271222° N, 22.768363° E
Accuracy	50 m.

LAT/LON	39.271222, 22.768363
LON/LAT	22.768363, 39.271222

DMS

39° 16' 16.3992" N

22° 46' 6.1068" E

W3W	opportune, opportune, gelled
UTM	34 S, 652544, 4348365
EGSA87	393608, 4347311

Elevation m	62
Elevation feet	203.4
Region	Phthiotis

GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement

TYPE

1.    Artifacts.   PAE[1907], 166
2.    Artifacts.   PAE[1908], 163
3.    Pottery.   Wace and Thompson [1912], 166    ' ... and Mycenean (L.M. III) pottery.' I believe 'LH' may have been intended.
4.    Settlement.   Simpson [1981], 164    'The Mycenaean settlement appears to have been confined mainly to the east end of the rocky spur of the historic site, where it projects into the northern edge of the Krokian plain.'
5.    Settlement.   Ålin [1962], 145    'Arvanitopoulos fand 1907-08 bei kleineren Grabungen antike und prähistorische Siedlungsreste.'
6.    Settlement.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 276    'The LH settlement appears to have been confined mainly to the E end of the rocky spur where it projects into the N edge of the Krokian plain.'
7.    Sherds.   Simpson [1965], 147    'There were a few Mycenaean sherds from the excavations ... '
8.    Sherds.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 276    'A few LH and G sherds were found in a mixed deposit in excavations here, ... '

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 164, 'N MH LH III(A2-B) PG G A C'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 276, ' ...; and some MH and LH III sherds have been found on the surface.'

2. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Ålin [1962]: 145, '2 Fragmente von mykenischen Figurinen in dem Museum von Volos stammen anscheinend auch von hier.'

3. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Wace and Thompson [1912]: 166, ' ... and Mycenean (L.M. III) pottery.', I believe that 'LH' may have been intended and that is how this was stored in the database.
    b.    Wace and Thompson [1912]: 167, ' ... and L.M. III pottery.', I believe that 'LH' may have been intended and that is how this was stored in the database.
    c.    Ålin [1962]: 145, 'In der Grabung auf der Akropolis wurden in einer dünnen geometrischen Schicht einige Scherben aus SH III gefunden.'

4. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    PAE[1907]: 166,

5. LH IIIA2: (1375 BC - 1320 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 164, 'N MH LH III(A2-B) PG G A C'
    b.    Simpson [1965]: 147, 'And some LH IIIA:2-B specimens were found on the surface.'
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 276, ' ...; and some MH and LH III sherds have been found on the surface.'

6. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 164, 'N MH LH III(A2-B) PG G A C'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 276, ' ...; and some MH and LH III sherds have been found on the surface.', 'N MH LH III(A2-B) PG G A C'
    c.    Simpson [1965]: 147, 'And some LH IIIA:2-B specimens were found on the surface.'
    d.    PAE[1907]: 166,

7. Protogeometric: (1100 BC - 900 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 276, 'N MH LH III(A2-B) PG G A C'
    b.    PAE[1907]: 166,
    c.    PAE[1908]: 163,

8. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 276, 'N MH LH III(A2-B) PG G A C'
    b.    Simpson [1965]: 147, 'N LH IIIA:2-B G A C'
    c.    PAE[1907]: 166,

9. Archaic: (700 BC - 480 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1965]: 147, 'N LH IIIA:2-B G A C'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 276, ' ... PG G A ... '

NOTE

1. Ålin [1962] 145 'Phthiotisches Theben' tells us that the surrounding acropolis wall is not certain to be Mycenaean.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. PAE[1907]: Praktika tes en Athenais Arkhaiologikes Hetaireias. 1907., '', pg. 166.

2. PAE[1908]: Praktika tes en Athenais Arkhaiologikes Hetaireias. 1908., '', pg. 163.

3. Ålin [1962]: Ålin, Per. Das Ende der mykenischen Fundstätten auf dem griechischen Festland. Carl Bloms Boktryckeri A.-B., Lund, 1962., 'Phthiotisches Theben', pg. 145.

4. Simpson [1965]: Simpson, R. Hope. A Gazetteer and Atlas of Mycenaean Sites. London, Institute of Classical Studies, 1965., '490 Palatia (Phthiotic Thebes)', pg. 147.

5. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'H 6 Mikrothivai: Ancient Phthiotic Thebes', pg. 164. Online here.

6. 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 7 Mikrothivai: Ancient Phthiotic Thebes', pg. 276. Online here.

7. Wace and Thompson [1912]: Wace, Alan John Bayard and Maurice Scott Thompson. Prehistoric Thessaly; Being Some Account of Recent Excavations and Explorations in North-Eastern Greece from Lake Kopais to the Borders of Macedonia. . Cambridge at the University Press, 1912., ''B. Phthiotic Thebes'', pg. 166. Online here.