Site details

Olympieion: Location 9

PK	C1819
TITLE	Olympieion: Location 9
WGS84	37.967751° N, 23.731452° E
Accuracy	10 m.

LAT/LON	37.967751, 23.731452
LON/LAT	23.731452, 37.967751

DMS

37° 58' 3.9036" N

23° 43' 53.2272" E

W3W	fans, snares, knee
UTM	34 S, 739941.47, 4205757.09
EGSA87	476263, 4201983

Elevation m	80
Elevation feet	262.5
Region	Attica

GENERAL SITE TYPE Sherds

TYPE

1.    Sherds.   Mountjoy [1995], 34    'The deposits by the Arch of Hadrian ... also contained a few LHIIB-LHIIIA1 Acropolis Burnished and Late Matt Painted sherds.'
2.    Sherds.   Mountjoy [1995], 48    'In the east Lower Town the deposits mentioned above see LHIIA from the Arch of Hadrian and south of the Olympieion had LHIIIB material.'
3.    Sherds.   Mountjoy [1995], 17    'LHIIA sherds come from ... the arch of Hadrian, Location 9...'
4.    Sherds.   Mountjoy [1995], 53    'The deposit by the Arch of Hadrian, Location 9, ...also contained LHIIIC Early sherds ...'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. LH IIA: (1635 BC - 1470 BC)
    a.    Mountjoy [1995]: 17, 'LHIIA sherds come from ... the arch of Hadrian, Location 9, ... Those from the Arch of Hadrian were found in a series of trenches laid for sewage pipes, electric wires and water pipes.'

2. LH IIB: (1470 BC - 1410 BC)
    a.    Mountjoy [1995]: 34, 'The deposits by the Arch of Hadrian and south of the Olympieion, Location 9 and Location 10, also contained a few LHIIB-IIIA1 Acropolis burnished and Late Matte Painted sherds.'

3. LH IIIA1: (1410 BC - 1375 BC)
    a.    Mountjoy [1995]: 34, 'The deposits by the Arch of Hadrian and south of the Olympieion, Location 9 and Location 10, also contained a few LHIIB-IIIA1 Acropolis burnished and Late Matte Painted sherds.'

4. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Mountjoy [1995]: 48, From Mountjoy's context.

5. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Mountjoy [1995]: 53, 'The deposit by the Arch of Hadrian, Location 9, ...also contained LHIIIC Early sherds ...'

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Mountjoy [1995]: Mountjoy, Penelope A.. Mycenaean Athens. Paul Åströms Förlag, Jonsered, Sweden. 1995., 'East Lower Town', pg. 34. Also pp. 17, 48, 53