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Agora: Well: V.24:1

PK	C1849
TITLE	Agora: Well: V.24:1
WGS84	37.972581° N, 23.725294° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	37.972581, 23.725294
LON/LAT	23.725294, 37.972581

DMS

37° 58' 21.2916" N

23° 43' 31.0584" E

W3W	pothole, spits, jingles
UTM	34 S, 739385, 4206277
EGSA87	475724, 4202521

Elevation m	111
Elevation feet	364.2
Region	Attica

GENERAL SITE TYPE Well

TYPE

1.    Well.   Mountjoy [1995], 47    '...a Mycenaean one was found, Well V.24:1. It was 6.20m deep and contained LHIIIA2 and LHIIIB rubbish...'
2.    Well.   Immerwahr [1971], 112    'Well V 24:1, about 6.2 m. deep with a diameter of 1.10-1.40 m., was situated about 35 meters down the slope northwest of the exit of the Mycenaean fountain. It seems clearly to have been the earliest water supply for the area, with the bulk of pottery good Myc. III B along with an admixture of III A ... and possibly earlier ... material, and a few pieces transitional to Myc. III C ...'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Immerwahr [1971]: 112, '...good Myc. III B along with an admixture of III A ... and possibly earlier ... material, and a few pieces transitional to Myc. III C ...'

2. LH IIIA2: (1375 BC - 1320 BC)
    a.    Mountjoy [1995]: 47, '... and contained LHIIIA2 and LHIIIB rubbish...'

3. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Mountjoy [1995]: 47, '... and contained LHIIIA2 and LHIIIB rubbish...'
    b.    Immerwahr [1971]: 112, '...good Myc. III B along with an admixture of III A ... and possibly earlier ... material, and a few pieces transitional to Myc. III C ...'

4. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Immerwahr [1971]: 112, '...good Myc. III B along with an admixture of III A ... and possibly earlier ... material, and a few pieces transitional to Myc. III C ...'

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Immerwahr [1971]: Immerwahr, Sara A.. The Athenian Agora; Vol XIII; The Neolithic and Bronze Ages. The American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Princeton, New Jersey. 1971., 'Wells and Water Supply', pg. 111. Online here.

2. Mountjoy [1995]: Mountjoy, Penelope A.. Mycenaean Athens. Paul Åströms Förlag, Jonsered, Sweden. 1995., 'The North Lower Town', pg. 47.