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Akontion: Geometric Cem

PKC5222
TITLEAkontion: Geometric Cem
WGS84 38.504105° N, 22.874876° E
Accuracy 20 m.

LAT/LON 38.504105, 22.874876
LON/LAT 22.874876, 38.504105

DMS 38° 30' 14.778" N,22° 52' 29.5536" E

W3Wunheroic, trespass, renounced
UTM34 S, 663483, 4263415
EGSA87 401746, 4262061

Elevation m109
Elevation feet 357.6
RegionBoeotia





GENERAL SITE TYPE  Cem

TYPE

1.    Cem.   Farinetti [2011 AI3], 10    'CH_40 G burial place'


PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
    a.    Farinetti [2011 AI3]: 10, 'CH_40 G burial place'

2. Archaic: (700 BC - 480 BC)
    a.    Farinetti [2011 AI3]: 10, 'CH_41 A burial place'

NOTE

1.  Marker position follows Farinetti [2009 AI3], pg. 1, fig. 1, 'Archaeological map of the Chaironeiake chora', nos. 18 and 19. Site contributed by Dr. Alex Knodell (Carleton College).

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1.  Farinetti [2011 AI3]:  Farinetti, Emeri. Boeotian Landscapes; A GIS-based study ... Appendix I.3; Chaironeia valley: Chaironeiake. British Archaeological Reports, no. 2195. 2011., '18/19. Akontion - Kephisos: (18) Components CH_40, CH_41 and (19) component CH_42', pg. 10. Specifically components CH_40 and CH_41.

Nearest shoreline

The closest shoreline to C5222 is at 38.37283° N, 22.68005° E, a straight-line distance of 22 km and 408 m.