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Magoula Bakali

PK	C1285
TITLE	Magoula Bakali
WGS84	39.383905° N, 22.737696° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	39.383905, 22.737696
LON/LAT	22.737696, 39.383905

DMS

39° 23' 2.058" N

22° 44' 15.7056" E

W3W	outwit, watch, bookkeeping
UTM	34 S, 649658, 4360821
EGSA87	391137, 4359854

Elevation m	163
Elevation feet	534.8
Region	Pelasgiotis

GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement

TYPE

1.    Acropolis.   Simpson [1965], 149    'The acropolis of ancient Pherai is a magoula of the 'high mound' type, ... '
2.    Artifacts.   Syriopoulos [1983], 182
3.    Cem.   Simpson [1965], 149    'But the majority of the graves in the necropolis were of the Iron Age ... '
4.    Mound.   Simpson [1965], 149    'The acropolis of ancient Pherai is a magoula of the 'high mound' type, ... '
5.    Pottery.   Simpson [1965], 149    'Here in 1958 my wife and I, together with Miss Gray, picked up Neolithic, MH Grey Minyan ware, and some LH III A-B sherds, as well as Geometric and Classical.'
6.    Settlement.   Simpson [1981], 165    '...appears to have been the centre of the Mycenaean settlement at Velestino.'
7.    Settlement.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 279    'The main acropolis of ancient Pherai, ..., is a high mound ... '
8.    Settlement.   Simpson [2018], 450    'Evidence of prehistoric settlement at Velestino was found by Arvanitopoulos ... '
9.    Sherds.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 279    ' ... on which N, MH, LH III, G and C sherds have been found.'
10.    Sherds.   Simpson [1965], 149    'Here in 1958 my wife and I, together with Miss Gray, picked up Neolithic, MH Grey Minyan ware, and some LH III A-B sherds, as well as Geometric and Classical.'
11.    Town.   Iliad,      And with him there followed forty black ships. And they that dwelt in Pherae beside the lake Boebeïs, ...

SITE SIZE

- Simpson [1981]  p. 165,  Size: 40000 sq. m.  'Mycenaean sherds were found on the top surface of the Magoula, which measures about 400 m. northeast to southwest by 100 m., ...'

- Simpson [2018]  p. 451,  Size: 320000 sq. m.  'A rough estimate of the area within which Mycenaean remains have been found at Velestino is c. 800 m northeast to southwest by c. 400 m, an appropriate size for the Homeric Pherai.'

- Simpson and Dickinson [1979]  p. 279,  Size: 40000 sq. m.  ' ... a high mound c. 400 m. NE-SW by 100 m., ... '

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Early Bronze Age: (3200 BC - 2100 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 165, 'EB MH LH IIIA2-B LH IIIC? PG G A C H'

2. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 165, 'EB MH LH IIIA2-B LH IIIC? PG G A C H'
    b.    Simpson [2018]: 450, 'Surface sherds here include Neolithic, MH, LH IIIA-B, Geometric, ... '
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 279, ' ... on which N, MH, LH III, G and C sherds have been found.'
    d.    Simpson [1965]: 149, 'N MH ... '

3. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 279, ' ... on which N, MH, LH III, G and C sherds have been found.'

4. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1965]: 149, ' ... LH IIIA-B ... '
    b.    Simpson [2018]: 450, 'Surface sherds here include Neolithic, MH, LH IIIA-B, Geometric, ... '

5. LH IIIA2: (1375 BC - 1320 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 165, 'EB MH LH IIIA2-B LH IIIC? PG G A C H', ' ..., good LH IIIA2 - B vases have been found, ... '

6. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 165, 'EB MH LH IIIA2-B LH IIIC? PG G A C H', ' ..., good LH IIIA2 - B vases have been found, ... '
    b.    Simpson [1965]: 149, ' ... LH IIIA-B ... '
    c.    Simpson [2018]: 450, 'Surface sherds here include Neolithic, MH, LH IIIA-B, Geometric, ... '

7. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 165, 'EB MH LH IIIA2-B LH IIIC? PG G A C H', ' ... and one (vase, RHC) which may be LH IIIC ... '
    b.    Simpson [1965]: 149, ' ... LH IIIC(?) ... '

8. Protogeometric: (1100 BC - 900 BC)
    a.    Syriopoulos [1983]: 182,

9. Sub Mycenaean: (1060 BC - 1000 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1965]: 149, ' ... sub-Myc. (?)'

10. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1965]: 149, ' ... G A C H'
    b.    Simpson [2018]: 450, 'Surface sherds here include Neolithic, MH, LH IIIA-B, Geometric, ... '
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 279, ' ... on which N, MH, LH III, G and C sherds have been found.'

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. 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., '2.711', Online here.

2. Simpson [1965]: Simpson, R. Hope. A Gazetteer and Atlas of Mycenaean Sites. London, Institute of Classical Studies, 1965., '498 Magoula (Velestino)', pg. 149.

3. Simpson [2018]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece and Homeric Tradition. published online under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. 2018, 'Pherai (Il. 2. 711)', pg. 449. Online here.

4. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'H 14 Velestino (Ancient Pherai)', pg. 165. 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 15 Velestino (Ancient Pherai)', pg. 279. Online here.

6. Syriopoulos [1983]: Syriopoulos, Konstantinos. Eisagoge eis ten archaian elleniken Istorian. Oi Metabatikoi Chronoi Apo tes Mykenaikes eis ten Archaiken Periodon 1200-700 pch. Vol. 1. Athens. 1983., '', pg. 182.