Site details

Skoteini Cave

PK	C5150
TITLE	Skoteini Cave
WGS84	38.500981° N, 23.984329° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	38.500981, 23.984329
LON/LAT	23.984329, 38.500981

DMS

38° 30' 3.5316" N

23° 59' 3.5844" E

W3W	earwax, tolerated, policy
UTM	34 S, 760250.34, 4265623.76
EGSA87	498485, 4261115

Elevation m	336
Elevation feet	1102.4
Region	Euboea

GENERAL SITE TYPE Sherds

TYPE

1.    Artifacts.   Fachard [2012], 313    ' ... du mobilier datant de l'Helladique Ancien, ... '
2.    Sherds.   Sampson [1992], 61    '..., while pottery of Mycenaean and later historical periods (Geometric, Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman) was also present, although scanty.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
    a.    Sampson [1992]: 66, 'Some Early Helladic pottery was found, ...', 'An EH hearth found in a pure Neolithic level ...'
    b.    Fachard [2012]: 313, ' ... datant de l'Helladique Ancien, ... ''

2. EH II: (2700 BC - 2200 BC)
    a.    Sampson [1992]: 68, 'A concentration of EH II pottery accompanied by bronze artefacts has been found ...'

3. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Sampson [1992]: 61, '...Mycenaean and later ...', 'Within the upper layers, Mycenaean and later pottery ... were recovered.'

4. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Sampson [1992]: 66, 'Fine LH III A-B pottery ... and a psi-shaped figurine were found on a floor uncovered in trench A, ...'
    b.    Fachard [2012]: 313, ' ..., de l'Helladique Récent IIIA - B ... '

5. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Sampson [1992]: 66, 'Fine LH III A-B pottery ... and a psi-shaped figurine were found on a floor uncovered in trench A, ...'
    b.    Fachard [2012]: 313, ' ..., de l'Helladique Récent IIIA - B ... '

6. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
    a.    Sampson [1992]: 61, '... (Geometric, ...'
    b.    Fachard [2012]: 313, ' ..., des époques géométrique, ... '

NOTES

1.  Sampson [1992] illustrates Mycenaean sherds on p. 65.

2.  Fachard [2012] 313 notes ' ... incluant une petite figurine aux bras levés ... '

3.  This site was kindly suggested by Dr. Alex Knodell (Carleton College).

rhc

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Fachard [2012]: Fachard, Sylvian. La Défense du Territoire; Étude de la Chora Érétrienne et de ses Fortifications, École suisse d'archéologie en Grèce. InFolio Editions, CH-Gollion. 2012, '75. Grotte de Skoteini (Tharrounia)', pg. 313. Online here.

2. Sampson [1992]: Sampson, Adamantios. ‘Late Neolithic Remains at Tharrounia, Euboea: A Model for the Seasonal Use of Settlements and Caves’, Annual of the British School at Athens (87), 61-101, 1992., 'The Skoteini Cave Site', pg. 61. Online here.