Site details

Eleusis: Habitation

PK	C1565
TITLE	Eleusis: Habitation
WGS84	38.040692° N, 23.536919° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	38.040692, 23.536919
LON/LAT	23.536919, 38.040692

DMS

38° 2' 26.4912" N

23° 32' 12.9084" E

W3W	compressor, protester, blinkers
UTM	34 S, 722629, 4213368
EGSA87	459216, 4210144

Elevation m	18
Elevation feet	59.1
Region	Attica

GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement

TYPE

1.    hab.   Simpson [1981], 46    'The main periods represented by building remains are LH IIA and LH IIIA2-B.'
2.    Settlement.   Mylonas [2010], 30    'A regular settlement of the Middle Helladic period was uncovered on the southern slope of the Eleusinian hill by Skias ... '

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Mylonas [2010]: 30, ' ... settlement of the Middle Helladic period ... '

2. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Mylonas [2010]: , See Ill. 5 in Mylonas [2010] for a map of the Mycenaean walls of this site.

3. LH IIA: (1635 BC - 1470 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 46, 'The main periods represented by building remains are LH IIA and LH IIIA2-B.

4. LH IIB: (1470 BC - 1410 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 46, '...end of the LH II period.'

5. LH IIIA2: (1375 BC - 1320 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 46, 'The main periods represented by building remains are LH IIA and LH IIIA2-B.

6. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 46, 'The main periods represented by building remains are LH IIA and LH IIIA2-B.

NOTE

1. In Mylonas [2010] Illustrations 1, 4, and 5 map this settlement in the 'Minyan', Mycenaean, and Geometric periods.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Mylonas [2010]: Mylonas, George E.. Eleusis and the Eleusinian Mysteries. Cyceon Tales Publications. Elefsina, 2010., '', pg. 30.

2. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'B 14 Ancient Eleusis', pg. 46. Online here.