Site details

Portes: Hab

PK	C1293
TITLE	Portes: Hab
WGS84	37.930214° N, 21.578302° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	37.930214, 21.578302
LON/LAT	21.578302, 37.930214

DMS

37° 55' 48.7704" N

21° 34' 41.8872" E

W3W	ruptured, spine, falafel
UTM	34 S, 550822, 4198230
EGSA87	287015, 4200550

Elevation m	253
Elevation feet	830.1
Region	Achaea

GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement

TYPE

1.    Cem.   AR[1999], 47    ' ... two rows of built cist graves, ... '
2.    Settlement.   Moschos [2000], 11    'The prehistoric settlement ... is situated on the summit plateau of a low hill, but later spread towards its slopes reaching Kefalovryso.'

SITE SIZE

- Moschos [2000]  p. 11,  Size: sq. m.  No size given but extensive

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Bronze Age: (3200 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Moschos [2000]: 11, '...and the extensive Bronze Age settlement...'

2. Middle Helladic III: (1775 BC - 1700 BC)
    a.    AR[1999]: 47, 'The three graves with built sides should be probably dated to the MH III period or the transitional period (MH/LH).'

3. Late Helladic I: (1700 BC - 1635 BC)
    a.    Moschos [2000]: 11, 'Sherds from all periods of the Bronze Age were collected, while its occupation continued in the Hellenistic period. '

4. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)
    a.    Moschos [2000]: 11, 'Sherds from all periods of the Bronze Age were collected, while its occupation continued in the Hellenistic period. '

5. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Moschos [2000]: 11, 'Sherds from all periods of the Bronze Age were collected, while its occupation continued in the Hellenistic period. '

6. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    AR[1999]: 47, ' ... and a gold plaque of the LH IIIA-B period.'

7. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    AR[1999]: 47, ' ... and a gold plaque of the LH IIIA-B period.'

8. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    AR[1999]: 47, 'The second tomb can be dated to the LH IIIA-C period.'

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. AR[1999]: Archaeological Reports, The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. (46) 1999., 'Portes.', pg. 47. Online here.

2. Moschos [2000]: Moschos, Ioannis. ‘Prehistoric Tumuli at Portes in Achaea. First Preliminary Report’, Isager et al.[2000], pp. 9-49., '', pg. 11. Online here.