Kyparissi: Ayios Ioannis
| PK | C1628 |
| TITLE | Kyparissi: Ayios Ioannis |
| WGS84 | 38.630728° N, 23.079016° E |
| Accuracy | 100 m. |
| LAT/LON | 38.630728, 23.079016 |
| LON/LAT | 23.079016, 38.630728 |
| DMS | 38° 37' 50.6208" N | , | 23° 4' 44.4576" E |
| W3W | understate, conclude, include |
| UTM | 34 S, 680966, 4277850 |
| EGSA87 | 419688, 4275914 |
| Elevation m | 28 |
| Elevation feet | 91.9 |
| Region | Locris |
| Subregion | Opuntia |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement
TYPE
1. Artifacts. Simpson [1965], 137 ' ..., and purple-glazed tiles ... '2. Artifacts. Kramer-Hajos [2008], 43 'Mycenaean remains have been found on the lower north slopes of the hill.'
3. Artifacts. AJA[1930], 401
4. Pottery. Fossey [1990], 64 'Pottery etc'
5. Settlement. Simpson [1981], 80 '...there are signs of a considerable ancient settlement. ... Elsewhere, foundations of large blocks and purple-glazed tiles were observed.'
6. Settlement. Simpson [1965], 137 ' ... there are signs of a considerable ancient settlement.', 'This is presumably the site of the lower town below the citadel of Kastraki or Kokkinovrachos, ... '
7. Sherds. Simpson [1965], 137 'The small re-entrants and hillocks to south of the chapel are covered in potsherds; ... '
8. Sherds. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 262 'To S of a small ravine and c. 300 m. W of the chapel, erosion revealed a deposit of LH III, G, A and C sherds.'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
a. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 262, '...LH III, G, A and C sherds.'
2. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 80, 'LH III(B?) G A C H'
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 262, 'LH III(B?) ...'
c. Simpson [1965]: 137, 'LH IIIB-C:1 ... '
d. Kramer-Hajos [2008]: 43, See Kramer-Hajos' discussion here of the dating of the finds.
e. AJA[1930]: 401,
f. Fossey [1990]: 64, 'LH IIIB, G, A, C ... ' And see fn. 2 on 64.
3. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
a. Kramer-Hajos [2008]: 43, But, perhaps, doubtful. See Kramer-Hajos' discussion here.
b. AJA[1930]: 401,
4. LH IIIC1: (1190 BC - 1130 BC)
a. Simpson [1965]: 137, 'LH IIIB-C:1 ... '
5. Protogeometric: (1100 BC - 900 BC)
a. Simpson [1965]: 137, ' ... PG/G A ... '
6. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
a. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 262, '...LH III, G, A and C sherds.'
b. Simpson [1965]: 137, ' ... PG/G A ... '
c. Fossey [1990]: 64, 'LH IIIB, G, A, C ... ' And see fn. 2 on 64.
7. Archaic: (700 BC - 480 BC)
a. Fossey [1990]: 64, 'LH IIIB, G, A, C ... ' And see fn. 2 on 64.
b. Simpson [1965]: 137, ' ... PG/G A ... '
NOTES
1. It seems that part of this site is now covered by a large modern brewery.
2. Fossey [1990] 63-4 identifies this site as 'Kyparisi/Anastasia'.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. AJA[1930]: American Journal of Archaeology, Journal of the Archaeological Institute of America. Vol. 34, 1930., '', pg. 401.
Online here.
2. Fossey [1990]: Fossey, John M.. The Ancient Topography of Opountian Locris. J.C. Gieben, Publisher. Amsterdam 1990, '', pg. 63.
3. Kramer-Hajos [2008]: Kramer-Hajos, Margaretha. Beyond the Palace: Mycenaean East Lokris. BAR International Series. No. 1781. 2008., 'Kyparissi-Agios Ioannis (Kyparissi)', pg. 43.
4. Simpson [1965]: Simpson, R. Hope. A Gazetteer and Atlas of Mycenaean Sites. London, Institute of Classical Studies, 1965., 'no. 465', pg. 137.
5. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'C 65 Kyparissi: Ayios Ioannis', pg. 80.
Online here.
6. 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 70 Kyparissi: Ayios Ioannis', pg. 262.
Online here.