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Hymettos: Zeus Ombrios

PK	C1520
TITLE	Hymettos: Zeus Ombrios
WGS84	37.954583° N, 23.817697° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	37.954583, 23.817697
LON/LAT	23.817697, 37.954583

DMS

37° 57' 16.4988" N

23° 49' 3.7092" E

W3W	fees, mascot, legwork
UTM	34 S, 747563, 4204522
EGSA87	483836, 4200504

Elevation m	948
Elevation feet	3110.2
Region	Attica

GENERAL SITE TYPE Pottery

TYPE

1.    Sanctuary.   Young [1940], 1    'There is reason to believe that our site on Hymettos is that of the altar of Zeus Ombrios ...'
2.    Sherds.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 205    'One EH II and one LH sherd were found in the area of the sanctuary of Zeus to N of the summit.'
3.    Sherds.   Simpson [1981], 43    'One Early Helladic and one Mycenaean sherd were found in the area of the Sanctuary of Zeus to north of the summit of Mt. Hymettos, together with Protogeometric and later material.'
4.    Sherds.   Langdon [1976], 74    See items 174-188 (pp. 53-55) for the EH, MH, and LH cataloged items.
5.    Sherds.   Privitera [2013], 99    '...ha restituito anche ceramica dell'AE, ME e TE.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 43, 'One Early Helladic and one Mycenaean sherd were found in the area of the Sanctuary of Zeus ... '
    b.    Langdon [1976]: 74, Material dating from the Early, Middle, and Late Helladic periods was found
    c.    Young [1940]: 5, '...: an Early Helladic sauceboat ...'

2. EH II: (2700 BC - 2200 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 205, 'One EH II and ... were found in the area of the Sanctuary of Zeus ... '

3. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Langdon [1976]: 74, Material dating from the Early, Middle, and Late Helladic periods was found

4. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 43, 'One Early Helladic and one Mycenaean sherd were found in the area of the Sanctuary of Zeus ... '
    b.    Langdon [1976]: 74, Material dating from the Early, Middle, and Late Helladic periods was found
    c.    Young [1940]: 5, '... and a late Helladic goblet; ...'
    d.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 205, ' ... and one LH sherd were found ... '

5. Late Helladic I: (1700 BC - 1635 BC)
    a.    Privitera [2013]: 99, '... anche se sono attestati isolati frammenti più antichi (TE I-II) e più tardi (TE IIIC e submicenei). '

6. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)
    a.    Privitera [2013]: 99, '... anche se sono attestati isolati frammenti più antichi (TE I-II) e più tardi (TE IIIC e submicenei). '

7. LH IIIA2: (1375 BC - 1320 BC)
    a.    Privitera [2013]: 100, '... in particolare, appartengono soprattutto frammenti datati tra il TE IIIA2 e il TE IIIB,...'

8. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Privitera [2013]: 99, '... in particolare, appartengono soprattutto frammenti datati tra il TE IIIA2 e il TE IIIB,...'

9. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Privitera [2013]: 99, '... anche se sono attestati isolati frammenti più antichi (TE I-II) e più tardi (TE IIIC e submicenei). '

10. Protogeometric: (1100 BC - 900 BC)
    a.    Langdon [1976]: 74, ...a number of vessels all belonging to the latest phase of the Protogeometric period...
    b.    Young [1940]: 5, 'Protogeometric, Geometric, and Subgeometric pottery, ...'

11. Sub Mycenaean: (1060 BC - 1000 BC)
    a.    Langdon [1976]: 74, ...a stray Submycenaean goblet is the only piece until Late Protogeometric.

12. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
    a.    Langdon [1976]: 74, Except for E.G. I every phase of the Geometric period is represented by some pottery, ...
    b.    Young [1940]: 5, 'Protogeometric, Geometric, and Subgeometric pottery, ...'

13. Subgeometric: (750 - 700)
    a.    Young [1940]: 5, 'Protogeometric, Geometric, and Subgeometric pottery, ...'

NOTE

1. Langdon [1976] doubts the Mycenaean significance of the site. On p. 86: 'A further consideration leading us to doubt any connection between the Mycenaean material and the sanctuary is the fact that there are no known peak sanctuaries of the Mycenaean period in Greece.'

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Langdon [1976]: Langdon, M.K.. A Sanctuary of Zeus on Mount Hymettus. Hesperia Supplements (16), 1976, 'Chronology of the Sanctuary', pg. 74. Online here.

2. Privitera [2013]: Privitera, Santo. Principi, Pelasgi, e pescatori: L'Attica nella Tarda Eta del Bronzo. . Paestum: Pandemos. 2013., '5. Imetto', pg. 99.

3. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'B 3 Mt. Hymettos', pg. 43. 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., 'F 14 Mt. Hymettos', pg. 205. Online here.

5. Young [1940]: Young, Rodney S.. ‘Excavation on Mount Hymettos, 1939’, American Journal of Archaeology (44), pp. 1-9, 1940., '', pg. 1. Online here.