Site details

Ioannina: Katamachi: Hoard

PK	C5033
TITLE	Ioannina: Katamachi: Hoard
WGS84	39.480157° N, 20.645232° E
Accuracy	50 m.

LAT/LON	39.480157, 20.645232
LON/LAT	20.645232, 39.480157

DMS

39° 28' 48.5652" N

20° 38' 42.8352" E

W3W	handled, diplodocus, shuns
UTM	34 S, 469489, 4370122
EGSA87	211296, 4375150

Elevation m	1021
Elevation feet	3349.7
Region	Epirus

GENERAL SITE TYPE Artifacts

TYPE

1.    Artifacts.   AD[1971], 334
2.    Hoard.   Kleitsas [2014] A, 1    'It includes five double axes of the Helladic-Mycenaean type with an oval shaft hole, a compact pyramidoid anvil with an oval fastening hole and a plastic knob, a conical chisel of a European type with a hollow socket, decorated with relief triangles on its base.'
3.    Hoard.   AAA[1972], 112

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    AAA[1972]: 116,
    b.    AD[1971]: 334,

2. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    AAA[1972]: 116,
    b.    AD[1971]: 334,

NOTE

1. For a discussion of how this location was determined see the blog post here.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. AAA[1972]: Archaiologika analekta ex Athenon, Athens, Greece. 1972, '', pg. 112.

2. AD[1971]: Archaiologikon Deltion, Athens, Greece, v. 26, '', pg. 334.

3. Kleitsas [2014] A: Kleitsas, Christos. ‘The Bronze Age in Epirus (Part 4)The Late Bronze Age: The metalworking’, archaeology & arts, March 11, 2014., 'The Bronze Age in Epirus (Part 4); The Late Bronze Age: The metalworking', pg. 1. Online here. Online here.