Site details
Varkiza
| PK | C4309 |
| TITLE | Varkiza |
| WGS84 | 37.828116° N, 23.808294° E |
| Accuracy | 100 m. |
| LAT/LON | 37.828116, 23.808294 |
| LON/LAT | 23.808294, 37.828116 |
| DMS | 37° 49' 41.2176" N | , | 23° 48' 29.8584" E |
| W3W | leashed, apparatus, perplexing |
| UTM | 34 S, 747160, 4190461 |
| EGSA87 | 482981, 4186474 |
| Elevation m | 14 |
| Elevation feet | 45.9 |
| Region | Attica |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Artifacts
TYPE
1. Artifacts. AD[1960], 392. Tomb Fossa. Privitera [2013], 118 '... una tomba a fossa ...'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. LH IIA: (1635 BC - 1470 BC)
a. Privitera [2013]: 118, '...conteneva tre vasi de TE IIA-B ...'
2. LH IIB: (1470 BC - 1410 BC)
a. Privitera [2013]: 118, '...conteneva tre vasi de TE IIA-B ...'
3. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
a. AD[1960]: 39,
NOTE
1. This tomb is described in Privitera [2013] 118 as being located '...a ca. 400 m. ad est della strade Varkiza-Vari e a ca. 900 m dalla costa.' I placed the mark at the only point where these two things are true; it should be accurate to 100 m. Site contributed by Professor S. Murray, University of Toronto.'
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. AD[1960]: Archaiologikon Deltion, Athens, Greece, v. 15, '', pg. 39.
2. Privitera [2013]: Privitera, Santo. Principi, Pelasgi, e pescatori: L'Attica nella Tarda Eta del Bronzo. . Paestum: Pandemos. 2013., '14. Vari - Varkiza', pg. 118.
The tomb, excavated by Theocharis in 1951, was a simple pit or fossa covered with five stone slabs.