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Athens: Alimos

PK	C1322
TITLE	Athens: Alimos
WGS84	37.918213° N, 23.744052° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	37.918213, 23.744052
LON/LAT	23.744052, 37.918213

DMS

37° 55' 5.5668" N

23° 44' 38.5872" E

W3W	news, mere, volunteered
UTM	34 S, 741211, 4200292
EGSA87	477355, 4196484

Elevation m	77
Elevation feet	252.6
Region	Attica

GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement

TYPE

1.    Lithics.   Alram-Stern [2004], 541    ' ..., daß sich hier eine Obsidianwerkstätte befand.'
2.    Lithics.   Alram-Stern [2004], 542    ' ... behandelte I. M. Geroulanos seine Sammlung von Obsidian. Sie besteht aus Oberflächenfunden aus Trachones, Alimos und Agios Kosmas, ... ' == 'I.M. Geroulanos presented (behandelte) his collection of obsidian. It consists of surface finds from Trachones, Alimos, and Agios Kosmas, ... '
3.    Settlement.   Alram-Stern [2004], 541    '1987 stieß man im Bereich der mykenischen Siedlung, die auf einem niedrigen Hügel liegt, ... '
4.    Settlement.   AR[1998], 10    ' ..., another section of the EH and LH settlement in the E part of the PR hill was excavated ... '
5.    Workshop.   BCH Online, 5265    'The workshop dates in the 13th-12th C. B.C. and was used for the processing of flax. It could have also accommodated activities like basket weaving.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
    a.    AR[1998]: 10, ' ..., another section of the EH and LH settlement in the E part of the PR hill was excavated ... '

2. EH II: (2700 BC - 2200 BC)
    a.    AR[1998]: 10, ' ... a workshop for the making of obsidian tools ... the remains date from the EH II period.'
    b.    Alram-Stern [2004]: 541, ' ... Keramik, die noch vor die Phase FH II datiert,'

3. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    AR[1998]: 10, 'The arrangement of the Myc rooms suggests some kind of workshops, ... '
    b.    Alram-Stern [2004]: 541, ' ... der mykenischen Siedlung, ... '

4. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    BCH Online: 5265, 'The workshop dates in the 13th-12th C. B.C. ...'

5. LH IIIA2: (1375 BC - 1320 BC)
    a.    AR[1998]: 10, ' ... the pottery finds date the construction to the LH IIIA2 - B period.'

6. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    AR[1998]: 10, ' ... the pottery finds date the construction to the LH IIIA2 - B period.'

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. BCH Online: Archaeology in Greece Online/Chronique des fouilles en ligne, '', no. 5265. Online here. Online here.

2. AR[1998]: Archaeological Reports, The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. (45) 1998., 'Alimos.', pg. 10. Online here.

3. Alram-Stern [2004]: Alram-Stern, Eva. Die ägäische Frühzeit: 2. Serie: Forschungsbericht 1975-2002. 2. Band: Teil 1 und Teil 2: Die Frühbronzezeit in Griechenland mit Ausnahme von Kreta. VÖAW, 'Alimos', pg. 541. Online here.