Site details

Distomon/Distomo: Acropolis

PK	C1746
TITLE	Distomon∕Distomo: Acropolis
WGS84	38.42978° N, 22.663208° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	38.42978, 22.663208
LON/LAT	22.663208, 38.42978

DMS

38° 25' 47.208" N

22° 39' 47.5488" E

W3W	reuse, tomorrow, motivated
UTM	34 S, 645174, 4254812
EGSA87	383170, 4254061

Elevation m	501
Elevation feet	1643.7
Region	Phocis

GENERAL SITE TYPE Hab

TYPE

1.    Artifacts.   AD[1981], 235
2.    Artifacts.   AD[1982], 219
3.    Hab.   Phialon [2011], 61    'Dans le terrain P. Trakianiari, les vestiges d'un habitat HM ... a été mis au jour, ... '
4.    Sherds.   Fossey [1986], 30

SITE SIZE

- Fossey [1986]  p. 30,  Size: sq. m.  No size estimate for LH given.

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
    a.    Fossey [1986]: 30, 'EH LHII? LHIIIA-B A(Korinthian) C(including much black glaze) H R (including LR ripple)'

2. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Phialon [2011]: 61, 'Dans le terrain P. Trakianiari, les vestiges d'un habitat HM ... a été mis au jour, ... '

3. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)
    a.    Fossey [1986]: 30, 'EH LHII? LHIIIA-B A(Korinthian) C(including much black glaze) H R (including LR ripple)'

4. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Fossey [1986]: 30, 'EH LHII? LHIIIA-B A(Korinthian) C(including much black glaze) H R (including LR ripple)'
    b.    AD[1981]: 235,
    c.    AD[1982]: 219,

5. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Fossey [1986]: 30, 'EH LHII? LHIIIA-B A(Korinthian) C(including much black glaze) H R (including LR ripple)'
    b.    AD[1981]: 235,
    c.    AD[1982]: 219,

6. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
    a.    AD[1982]: 219,

NOTE

1. Fossey (FOS86, p. 30) says that the ancient city must have lain beneath the modern city at F1704.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. AD[1981]: Archaiologikon Deltion, Athens, Greece, v. 36, '', pg. 235.

2. AD[1982]: Archaiologikon Deltion, Athens, Greece, v. 37, '', pg. 219.

3. Fossey [1986]: Fossey, John M.. The Ancient Topography of Eastern Phokis. Gieben, Amsterdam, 1986., '4. Dhistomon (= anc. Ambrossos)', pg. 30.

4. Phialon [2011]: Phialon, Laetitia. L'Émergence de la Civilisation Mycénienne en Grèce Centrale. Peeters, Leuven - Liege. Belgium. 2011., 'I.2.2.31. Habitats non ou sommairement stratifiés', pg. 61.