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Agoriani (Agia Paraskevi): Dhekedes Hill

PK	C3464
TITLE	Agoriani (Agia Paraskevi): Dhekedes Hill
WGS84	38.392723° N, 22.985082° E
Accuracy	20 m.

LAT/LON	38.392723, 22.985082
LON/LAT	22.985082, 38.392723

DMS

38° 23' 33.8028" N

22° 59' 6.2952" E

W3W	encore, teddies, insist
UTM	34 S, 673359, 4251255
EGSA87	411220, 4249590

Elevation m	145
Elevation feet	475.7
Region	Boeotia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Artifacts

TYPE

1.    Cem.   Fossey [1988], 336    ' ... remains of an LG cemetery; ... '
2.    hab.   Buck [1979], 7    'It was occupied during the Early, Middle and Late Helladic periods.'
3.    Settlement.   Fossey [1988], 336    ' ... rises a low, rounded hill, "Dhekedhes," site of a prehistoric settlement.'
4.    Sherds.   Fossey [1988], 336    'Surface Finds; Potter or Neo, EH I, MH (Grey and Yellow Minyan and Matt-painted), LH III (including IIIB), Late Geometric, ... '
5.    Sherds.   Simpson [1981], 66    'The prehistoric sherds found in 1959 were mainly on the tip of the spur, over an area about 120 m. in diameter.'
6.    Sherds.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 242    'The prehistoric sherds were found mostly on the tip of the spur, ...'

SITE SIZE

- Simpson [1981]  p. 66,  Size: 11310 sq. m.  '...over an area about 120 m. in diameter.'

- Simpson and Dickinson [1979]  p. 242,  Size: 11310 sq. m.  '...over an area c. 120 m. in diameter.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
    a.    Buck [1979]: 7, 'It was occupied during the Early, Middle and Late Helladic periods.'

2. EH I: (3100 BC - 2700 BC)
    a.    Fossey [1988]: 336, 'EH I, MH ... LH III (including IIIB), Late Geometric, ...'
    b.    Simpson [1981]: 66, 'N EH I MH LH IIIB'
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 242, 'N EH I MH LH IIIB'

3. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Buck [1979]: 7, 'It was occupied during the Early, Middle and Late Helladic periods.'
    b.    Fossey [1988]: 336, 'EH I, MH ... LH III (including IIIB), Late Geometric, ...'
    c.    Simpson [1981]: 66, 'N EH I MH LH IIIB'
    d.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 242, 'N EH I MH LH IIIB'

4. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Buck [1979]: 7, 'It was occupied during the Early, Middle and Late Helladic periods.'

5. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Fossey [1988]: 336, 'EH I, MH ... LH III (including IIIB), Late Geometric, ...'

6. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Fossey [1988]: 336, 'EH I, MH ... LH III (including IIIB), Late Geometric, ...'
    b.    Simpson [1981]: 66, 'N EH I MH LH IIIB', 'Mycenaean is well represented.'
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 242, 'N EH I MH LH IIIB'

7. Late Geometric: (760 BC - 700 BC)
    a.    Fossey [1988]: 336, 'EH I, MH ... LH III (including IIIB), Late Geometric, ...'

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Buck [1979]: Buck, Robert J.. A History of Boeotia. The University of Alberta Press, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. 1979., 'Agoriani', pg. 7.

2. Fossey [1988]: Fossey, John M.. Topography and Population of Ancient Boiotia. Ares publishers Inc., Chicago, Illinois. 1988., '4. Agoriani (mod. Ayia Paraskevi)', pg. 335.

3. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'C 17 Kato Agoriani', pg. 66. Online here.

4. 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 18 Kato Agoriani', pg. 242. Online here.