Site details
Prasino: Akones
| PK | C5256 |
| TITLE | Prasino: Akones |
| WGS84 | 37.715248° N, 21.422882° E |
| Accuracy | Unknown |
| LAT/LON | 37.715248, 21.422882 |
| LON/LAT | 21.422882, 37.715248 |
| DMS | 37° 42' 54.8928" N | , | 21° 25' 22.3752" E |
| W3W | shareholder, swelled, bubblegum |
| UTM | 34 S, 537271, 4174306 |
| EGSA87 | 272695, 4177060 |
| Elevation m | 72 |
| Elevation feet | 236.2 |
| Region | Elis |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Cem
TYPE
1. Tomb. AR[2002], 35 'The earliest (trench) grave had SMyc and protoGeo finds. Other graves include two Ar funerary pithoi, one Ar (6th Ct) tile grave, ...'PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Protogeometric: (1100 BC - 900 BC)
a. AR[2002]: 35, '...had SMyc and protoGeo finds.'
2. Sub Mycenaean: (1060 BC - 1000 BC)
a. AR[2002]: 35, '...had SMyc and protoGeo finds.'
3. Archaic: (700 BC - 480 BC)
a. AR[2002]: 35, '...two Ar funerary pithoi, one Ar (6th Ct) tile grave, ...'
NOTE
1. Location of Akones is untraceable. Marker placed notionally on the town of Prasino. The AR notice says "..., E of Pyrgos." but it must be considerably to the N of that city. Site contributed by Professor Sarah Murray, University of Toronto, Canada.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. AR[2002]: Archaeological Reports, The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. (49) 2002., 'Prasino: Akones', pg. 35.
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