Megali Vrysi: Platania
| PK | C1614 |
| TITLE | Megali Vrysi: Platania |
| WGS84 | 38.896983° N, 22.487716° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 38.896983, 22.487716 |
| LON/LAT | 22.487716, 38.896983 |
| DMS | 38° 53' 49.1388" N | , | 22° 29' 15.7776" E |
| W3W | applaud, unloaded, reversal |
| UTM | 34 S, 629014, 4306397 |
| EGSA87 | 368706, 4306145 |
| Elevation m | 4 |
| Elevation feet | 13.1 |
| Region | Malis |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement
TYPE
1. hab. Simpson [1981], 82 'To south of the road at this point is a fairly large "low mound" site, about 170 m. northwest to southeast by 150 m.'2. hab. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 265 'A large "low mound" site ...'
3. Mound. Simpson [1965], 141 'A large 'lowmound' settlement ... '
4. Pottery. Phialon [2011], 63 'La couche HM a fourni de la céramique ... '
5. Settlement. Vouvalidis et al. [2010], 65 'The study area includes the remains of a prehistoric settlement situated at the Platania location near the village of Agia Paraskevi. The settlement appears today as a low mound ...'
6. Settlement. Simpson [1965], 141 'A large 'lowmound' settlement ... ', 'It appears therefore that this site was relatively large and important in the MH and LH periods.'
7. Sherds. Simpson [1965], 141 'Lazenby and I (Antiquity loc . cit.) found many sherds of MH Grey Minyan ware, ... '
SITE SIZE
- Simpson [1981] p. 82, Size: 25500 sq. m. '... about 170 m. northwest to southeast by 150 m.'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 82, 'EH? MH LH IIIB LH IIIC?'
b. Vouvalidis et al. [2010]: 65, '...the early Helladic (2.40-3.60 m depth)...'
c. Simpson [1965]: 141, ' ... EH MH ... '
2. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 82, 'EH? MH LH IIIB LH IIIC?'
b. Vouvalidis et al. [2010]: 65, '...the Middle-Helladic stratum (0.3-2.4 m depth), ...'
c. Phialon [2011]: 63, 'La couche HM a fourni de la céramique ... '
d. Simpson [1965]: 141, ' ... EH MH ... '
3. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
a. Vouvalidis et al. [2010]: 65, 'A trial trench ... brought to light four successive cultural strata ... the Mycenaean stratum (0.00-0.3 m depth)...'
b. Phialon [2011]: 63, 'La couche mycénienne était perturbée par les travaux de labour.'
4. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 82, 'EH? MH LH IIIB LH IIIC?'
b. Simpson [1965]: 141, ' ... LH IIIB-C:1 G'
c. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 265, '...and many LH III sherds were found, ...'
5. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 82, 'EH? MH LH IIIB LH IIIC?'
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 265, 'N EH? MH LH IIIB LH IIIC? G'
6. LH IIIC1: (1190 BC - 1130 BC)
a. Simpson [1965]: 141, ' ... LH IIIB-C:1 G'
7. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
a. Simpson [1965]: 141, ' ... LH IIIB-C:1 G'
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 265, '...and part of a G skyphos...', 'N EH? MH LH IIIB LH IIIC? G'
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Phialon [2011]: Phialon, Laetitia. L'Émergence de la Civilisation Mycénienne en Grèce Centrale. Peeters, Leuven - Liege. Belgium. 2011., 'I.2.2.32. Autres sites stratifiés', pg. 63.
2. Simpson [1965]: Simpson, R. Hope. A Gazetteer and Atlas of Mycenaean Sites. London, Institute of Classical Studies, 1965., '474 Platania (Megali Vrysi) near Lamia', pg. 141.
3. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'C 74 Megali Vrysi: Platania', pg. 82.
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., 'G 79 Megali Vrysi: Platania', pg. 265.
Online here.
5. Vouvalidis et al. [2010]: Vouvalidis, K. and G. Syrides, K. Pavlopoulos, M. Papakonstantinou, and P. Tsourlos. Vouvalidis, K., et al.. ‘Holocene palaeoenvironmental changes in Agia Paraskevi prehistoric settlement, Lamia, Central Greece’, Quaternary International (xxx), pp. 1-11 2009., '2.1 Archaeological Information', pg. 65.
Online here.