Vitsa (Vezitsa) Zagoriou
| PK | C5038 |
| TITLE | Vitsa (Vezitsa) Zagoriou |
| WGS84 | 39.876613° N, 20.745324° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 39.876613, 20.745324 |
| LON/LAT | 20.745324, 39.876613 |
| DMS | 39° 52' 35.8068" N | , | 20° 44' 43.1664" E |
| W3W | mobs, dumping, preparations |
| UTM | 34 S, 478222, 4414094 |
| EGSA87 | 221505, 4418848 |
| Elevation m | 1042 |
| Elevation feet | 3418.6 |
| Region | Epirus |
GENERAL SITE TYPE hab
TYPE
1. Apsidal. Mazarakis-Ainian [1997], 93 'The wall, ..., is curved and follows an E-W direction, ... '2. Cem. AD[1972], 444
3. Wall. Mazarakis-Ainian [1997], 93 'The wall, preserved up to three courses, is curved and follows an E-W direction, ... '
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
a. AD[1972]: 444,
b. Mazarakis-Ainian [1997]: 93, 'Wall 43 was perhaps the Geometric predecessor of the large Classical oval House Z, ... '
2. Archaic: (700 BC - 480 BC)
a. Mazarakis-Ainian [1997]: 93, ' ... one curvilinear Archaic house has been excavated, ... (it is in fact House α), ... '
NOTES
1. Additional bibliography:
Dakaris, S. (1979), 'Von einer kleinen ländlichen Ansiedlung des 8. - 4. Jhs. v.Chr. zu einer spätklassischen Stadt in Nordwest-Griechenland', in D. Papenfuß, V.M. Strocka, and H. Prückner (eds.), Palast und Hütte. Beiträge zum Bauen und Wohnen im Altertum von Archäologen, Vor- und Frühgeschichtlern (Mainz), 357-74.
Dausse, M.P. (2007), 'Les villes molosses: bilan et hypothèses sur les quatre centres mentionnés par Tite-Live', in D. Berranger-Auserve (ed.), Épire, Illyrie, Macédoine: Mélanges offerts au Professeur Pierre Cabanes (Clermont-Ferrand), 197-233.
Vokotopoulou , I . (1987), 'Vitsa. Organisation et cimetières d'un village molosse', in P Cabanes (ed.), L'Illyrie méridionale et l'Epire dans l'antiquité. Actes du colloque international de Clermont-Ferrand, 22 - 25 octobre 1984 (Clermont-Ferrand), 53-64.
2. For more discussion of Vitsa Zagoriou and its role in the local socio-political environment see John K. Papadopoulos, "Komai, Colonies and Cities in Epirus and Southern Albania: The Failure of the Polis and the Rise of Urbanism on the Fringes of the Greek World.", Chapter 16 in Molloy, Barry C. (ed.) Of Odysseys and Oddities; Scales and modes of interaction between prehistoric Aegean societies and their neighbours, First Edition. Sheffield Studies in Aegean Archaeology, Oxford & Philadelphia: Oxbow Books, 2016, ISBN: 978-1-78570-231-0
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. AD[1972]: Archaiologikon Deltion, Athens, Greece, v. 27, '', pg. 444.
2. Mazarakis-Ainian [1997]: Mazarakis Ainian, Alexander. From Ruler's Dwellings to Temples; Architecture, Religion and Society in Early Iron Age Greece (1100-700 B.C.). Paul Åströms Förlag. Jonsered, Sweden. 1997., 'Northwest Greece', pg. 93.