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Dodona (Ancient)

PK	C1329
TITLE	Dodona (Ancient)
WGS84	39.546402° N, 20.789097° E
Accuracy	100 m.

LAT/LON	39.546402, 20.789097
LON/LAT	20.789097, 39.546402

DMS

39° 32' 47.0472" N

20° 47' 20.7492" E

W3W	limps, inlets, leers
UTM	34 S, 481879, 4377435
EGSA87	223935, 4382053

Elevation m	635
Elevation feet	2083.3
Region	Epirus

GENERAL SITE TYPE Pottery

TYPE

1.    Artifacts.   AD[1963], 149
2.    Artifacts.   PAE[1967], 39
3.    Artifacts.   PAE[1968], 56
4.    Artifacts.   Syriopoulos [1995], 1163
5.    hab.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 301    '... a "prehistoric" stratum has been revealed, ... There is no trace of stone foundations, but post-holes, a hearth, and an oven have been found.'
6.    Sherds.   Simpson [1981], 177    'Imported pottery, which is greatly outnumbered by local, includes LH IIIA2-C and LG, LH bronzes, including a Type C sword and a Type F sword, have been found on the site without clear context, ...'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Bronze Age: (3200 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 177, 'N BA LH IIIA2-C G A C H'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 300, 'BA'

2. Middle Bronze Age: (2100 BC - 1550 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 300, 'Bronzes, some of apparently MB or even earlier type, ...'

3. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    AD[1963]: 149,
    b.    PAE[1967]: 39,
    c.    PAE[1968]: 56,
    d.    Syriopoulos [1995]: 1163,

4. LH IIIA2: (1375 BC - 1320 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 177, 'N BA LH IIIA2-C G A C H'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 300, 'LHIIIA2-C', '...imported pottery, which includes LH IIIA2-C and LG (Corinthian).'

5. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 177, 'N BA LH IIIA2-C G A C H'
    b.    AD[1963]: 149,
    c.    PAE[1967]: 39,
    d.    PAE[1968]: 56,
    e.    Syriopoulos [1995]: 1163,
    f.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 300, 'LHIIIA2-C', '...imported pottery, which includes LH IIIA2-C and LG (Corinthian).'

6. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 177, 'N BA LH IIIA2-C G A C H'
    b.    AD[1963]: 149,
    c.    PAE[1967]: 39,
    d.    PAE[1968]: 56,
    e.    Syriopoulos [1995]: 1163,
    f.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 300, 'LHIIIA2-C', '...imported pottery, which includes LH IIIA2-C and LG (Corinthian).'

7. Protogeometric: (1100 BC - 900 BC)
    a.    AD[1963]: 149,
    b.    PAE[1967]: 39,
    c.    PAE[1968]: 56,
    d.    Syriopoulos [1995]: 1163,

8. Sub Mycenaean: (1060 BC - 1000 BC)
    a.    AD[1963]: 149,

9. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
    a.    AD[1963]: 149,
    b.    PAE[1968]: 56,

NOTE

1. At Dodona the prehistoric layer "...underlies most of the excavated area of the later sanctuary..." (Simpson [1981], 177, 'K 4') so here the error radius signifies something more like extent.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. AD[1963]: Archaiologikon Deltion, Athens, Greece, v. 18, '', pg. 149.

2. PAE[1967]: Praktika tes en Athenais Arkhaiologikes Hetaireias. 1967., '', pg. 39.

3. PAE[1968]: Praktika tes en Athenais Arkhaiologikes Hetaireias. 1968., '', pg. 56.

4. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'K 4 (= L 4) Ancient Dodona', pg. 177. 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., 'K 3 Ancient Dodona', pg. 300. Online here.

6. Syriopoulos [1995]: Syriopoulos, Konstantinos. Γενικος Συνοπτικος Καταλογος Των Περιεχομενων και των Δυο Τομων: Δευτερος Τομος. Athens: Athens Archaeological Society. 1995., '', pg. 1163.