Sophades Area
| PK | C1346 |
| TITLE | Sophades Area |
| WGS84 | 39.337056° N, 22.094857° E |
| Accuracy | Unknown |
| LAT/LON | 39.337056, 22.094857 |
| LON/LAT | 22.094857, 39.337056 |
| DMS | 39° 20' 13.4016" N | , | 22° 5' 41.4852" E |
| W3W | citadel, precisely, rife |
| UTM | 34 S, 594355, 4354753 |
| EGSA87 | 335660, 4355625 |
| Elevation m | 112 |
| Elevation feet | 367.5 |
| Region | Thessaly |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Pottery
TYPE
1. Artifacts. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 296 'A LH animal figurine has been found in the same area.'2. Sherds. Simpson [1981], 173 '...Heurtley found "mittelmykenische" pottery in the Sophades area. This presumably refers to a sherd in the BSA collection recorded as from the area.'
3. Sherds. Ålin [1962], 141 'Heurtley sah hier mittelmykenische Scherben.'
4. Sherds. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 296 'A sherd in the BSA collection is recorded to have come from the Sophades area. It is a fine alabastron fragment with Rock Pattern, ... '
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
a. Ålin [1962]: 141, '..mittelmykenische..'
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 296, 'A LH animal figurine has been found ... '
2. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)
a. Ålin [1962]: 141, '..mittelmykenische..'
3. LH IIB: (1470 BC - 1410 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 173, 'LH IIB or LH IIIA1 LH III(A-B)'
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 296, ' ... is either LH IIB or LH IIIA1.'
4. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 173, 'LH IIB or LH IIIA1 LH III(A-B)'
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 296, ' ... LH III (A-B)'
5. LH IIIA1: (1410 BC - 1375 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 173, 'LH IIB or LH IIIA1 LH III(A-B)'
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 296, ' ... is either LH IIB or LH IIIA1.'
6. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 173, 'LH IIB or LH IIIA1 LH III(A-B)'
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 296, ' ... LH III (A-B)'
NOTE
1. Simpson gives no other directions than 'Sophades area'.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Ålin [1962]: Ålin, Per. Das Ende der mykenischen Fundstätten auf dem griechischen Festland. Carl Bloms Boktryckeri A.-B., Lund, 1962., 'Sophades', pg. 141.
2. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'J 3A Sophadhes Area', pg. 173.
S. says 'Sophades area', following Heurtley and Karo, without anything more precise. Perhaps what was intended was nearby Tsani Magoula (C1347) or nearby ancient Thetonion (F1949).
Online here.
3. 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 6a Sophades Area', pg. 296.
Online here.