Cave of the Nymphs
| PK | C5219 |
| TITLE | Cave of the Nymphs |
| WGS84 | 38.354052° N, 22.890125° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 38.354052, 22.890125 |
| LON/LAT | 22.890125, 38.354052 |
| DMS | 38° 21' 14.5872" N | , | 22° 53' 24.45" E |
| W3W | asks, combination, staffing |
| UTM | 34 S, 665154, 4246790 |
| EGSA87 | 402876, 4245395 |
| Elevation m | 816 |
| Elevation feet | 2677.2 |
| Region | Boeotia |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Cave
TYPE
1. Artifacts. Muller [2015], 474 'The excavations of the earth fill brought to light remains of the prehistoric period ...'2. Sherds. Farinetti [2011 AI1], 25 '...(Minyan and Mycenaean sherds and burnt layers covering strata with EBA pottery, ...'
3. Sherds. AR[2000], 56 '...; a PR level was found with Minyan and Myc sherds and burnt layers.'
4. Sherds. Phialon [2011], 63 'La couche préhistorique dégagée dans la tranchée I a livré des tessons minyens et mycéniens.'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Bronze Age: (3200 BC - 1050 BC)
a. Muller [2015]: 474, '...remains of the prehistoric period (Neollithic and Bronze Age) ...'
2. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
a. Farinetti [2011 AI1]: 24, 'KO_52, EH, activity focus'
3. EH I: (3100 BC - 2700 BC)
a. AR[2000]: 56, '...underlying burnt levels with FN/early EB pottery...'
4. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
a. Farinetti [2011 AI1]: 24, 'KO_53, MH, activity focus'
b. Phialon [2011]: 63, ' ..., a livré des tessons minyens et mycéniens.'
5. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
a. Farinetti [2011 AI1]: 24, 'KO_54, LH, activity focus'
b. AR[2000]: 56, '...with Minyan and Myc sherds...'
c. Phialon [2011]: 63, ' ..., a livré des tessons minyens et mycéniens.'
6. Archaic: (700 BC - 480 BC)
a. Farinetti [2011 AI1]: 24, 'KO_55, A, cult place'
NOTES
1. Other names: 'Nymph Koroneia', 'Grotto of Libethrides Nymphs', 'grotte de la Nymphe Coronée'. Mentions in Strabo, Geographica, ix. 2. 25 and x. 3. 17 and in Pausanias, ix. 34. 4. The principal investigator of this site is Dr. Vivi Vasilopoulou. Her essay 'Prehistoric use and ancient ritual worship at the Cave of Hagia Triada on Helikon' may be found in Stable places and changing perceptions : Cave archaeology in Greece, edited by Fanis Mavridis and Jesper Tae Jensen, Oxford 2013, ISBN: 9781407311791.
2. A notice in the BCH which links this site to the Libethrien Nymphs is in BCH [2000], Gilles Touchais et al., 'Chronique ... ', 862, 'Haghia Triada Livadias' and which is online here.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. AR[2000]: Archaeological Reports, The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. (47)., 'Agia Triada. Cave of the Nymph of Koroneia.', pg. 56.
Online here.
2. Farinetti [2011 AI1]: Farinetti, Emeri. Boeotian Landscapes; A GIS-based study ... Appendix I.1; Central Helicon: Koroneiake. British Archaeological Reports, no. 2195. 2011., '35. Agia Triada cave: Components KO_51 to KO_58', pg. 24.
Specifically components KO_52, KO_53, and KO_54
3. Muller [2015]: Muller, Arthur, Ergun Lafli (dir.), Stephanie Huysecom-Haxhi (coll.). . Figurines de terre cuite en Méditerranée grecque et romaine, Vol. 2, Iconographie et contextes. Presses Universitaires du Septentrion. Villeneuve d'Ascq, France. 2015., '1. The "Nymph Koroneia" Cave and the Cult', pg. 474.
4. Phialon [2011]: Phialon, Laetitia. L'Émergence de la Civilisation Mycénienne en Grèce Centrale. Peeters, Leuven - Liege. Belgium. 2011., 'I.2.2.32. Autres sites stratifiés', pg. 63.