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Philia: Athena Itonia

PK	C1343
TITLE	Philia: Athena Itonia
WGS84	39.261628° N, 22.050604° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	39.261628, 22.050604
LON/LAT	22.050604, 39.261628

DMS

39° 15' 41.8608" N

22° 3' 2.1744" E

W3W	medleys, sublet, perspective
UTM	34 S, 590639, 4346336
EGSA87	331665, 4347335

Elevation m	134
Elevation feet	439.6
Region	Thessaly

GENERAL SITE TYPE Pottery

TYPE

1.    hab.   AD[1963], 138
2.    hab.   Syriopoulos [1995], 1292
3.    Mound.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 296    'The site is a low mound ... '
4.    Pottery.   Simpson [1981], 173    'Mycenaean pottery, apparently mainly from LH IIIB, and figurines ...'
5.    Pottery.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 296    'LH III (mainly LH IIIB?) pottery and figurines have been found here on virgin soil.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 296, 'LH III(A2-B) G A', 'LH III (mainly LH IIIB?) pottery ... '

2. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    AD[1963]: 138,

3. LH IIIA2: (1375 BC - 1320 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 173, 'LH III(A2-B) G A C H'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 296, 'LH III(A2-B) G A'

4. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 173, 'LH III(A2-B) G A C H'
    b.    AD[1963]: 138,
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 296, 'LH III(A2-B) G A', 'LH III (mainly LH IIIB?) pottery ... '

5. Protogeometric: (1100 BC - 900 BC)
    a.    Syriopoulos [1995]: 1292,

6. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 296, 'LH III(A2-B) G A'

7. Archaic: (700 BC - 480 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 296, 'LH III(A2-B) G A'

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. AD[1963]: Archaiologikon Deltion, Athens, Greece, v. 18, '', pg. 138.

2. Kaczmarek [2015]: Kaczmarek, Crysta. A Name And A Place: Settlement And Land Use Patterns, Identity Expression, And Social Strategies In Hellenistic And Roman Thessaly. Volume 1, Text. Thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. University of Leicester. UK. 2015., 'Philia Karditsis', pg. 405. Online here.

3. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'J 4 Philia: The Sanctuary of Athena Itonia', pg. 173. Online here.

4. 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., 'J 7 The Sanctuary of Athena Itonia', pg. 296. Online here.

5. Syriopoulos [1995]: Syriopoulos, Konstantinos. Γενικος Συνοπτικος Καταλογος Των Περιεχομενων και των Δυο Τομων: Δευτερος Τομος. Athens: Athens Archaeological Society. 1995., '', pg. 1292.