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Megara Temple of Athena

PKC2172
TITLEMegara Temple of Athena
WGS84 37.998985° N, 23.339038° E
Accuracy 10 m.

LAT/LON 37.998985, 23.339038
LON/LAT 23.339038, 37.998985

DMS 37° 59' 56.346" N,23° 20' 20.5368" E

W3Wreplays, glorious, began
UTM34 S, 705378, 4208284
EGSA87 441819, 4205621

Elevation m87
Elevation feet 285.4
RegionMegaris





GENERAL SITE TYPE  Artifacts

TYPE

1.    Artifacts.   PAE[1934], 48    
2.    Artifacts.   Schliemann [2010], 84    'Professor Rhousopoulos of Athens also assures me that he collected in the Acropolis of Megara fragments of pottery and idols of the Mycenaean type.'
3.    Artifacts.   Ålin [1962], 114    'Auf der Akropolis fand Rhousopoulos mykenische Scherben und Figurinen.'


PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Schliemann [2010]: 84, ' ... of the Mycenaean type.'
    b.    Ålin [1962]: 114, ' ... mykenische ... '

2. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    PAE[1934]: 48,

3. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    PAE[1934]: 48,

4. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
    a.    PAE[1934]: 48,

NOTE

1.  Site contributed by Professor S. Murray, University of Toronto.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1.  PAE[1934]:  Praktika tes en Athenais Arkhaiologikes Hetaireias. 1934., '', pg. 48.

2.  Ålin [1962]:  Ålin, Per. Das Ende der mykenischen Fundstätten auf dem griechischen Festland. Carl Bloms Boktryckeri A.-B., Lund, 1962., 'Megara.', pg. 114.

3.  Schliemann [2010]:  Schliemann, Heinrich. Tiryns: The Prehistoric Palace of the Kings of Tiryns. The Results of the Latest Excavations. Cambridge University Press. 2010., 'The Objects found in the Debris of the Second Settlement of Tiryns.', pg. 84.

Nearest shoreline

The closest shoreline to C2172 is at 37.97801° N, 23.33666° E, a straight-line distance of 2 km and 344 m.