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Oraia: Tsaleika: Bouka

PK	C552
TITLE	Oraia: Tsaleika: Bouka
WGS84	37.851322° N, 21.486547° E
Accuracy	200 m.

LAT/LON	37.851322, 21.486547
LON/LAT	21.486547, 37.851322

DMS

37° 51' 4.7592" N

21° 29' 11.5692" E

W3W	incomers, ordinary, duties
UTM	34 S, 542804, 4189431
EGSA87	278713, 4192009

Elevation m	124
Elevation feet	406.8
Region	Elis

GENERAL SITE TYPE Pottery

TYPE

1.    Artifacts.   AD[1968], 178
2.    Sherds.   Simpson [1981], 93    'A thin scatter of Mycenaean sherds was found on the lower slopes of the ridge Bouka near Tsaleika, ... '
3.    Sherds.   AR[1967], 11    '..., where a scatter of Mycenaean sherds was found, ...'
4.    Sherds.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 94    '...a thin scatter of LH sherds was found, ...'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 93, 'Of interest is a possible LH IIIC sherd from a large artificial mound on the northeast edge of the ridge.'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 94, '...a thin scatter of LH sherds was found, ...'
    c.    AR[1967]: 11, '...Mycenaean...'

2. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 93, 'Of interest is a possible LH IIIC sherd from a large artificial mound on the northeast edge of the ridge.'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 94, '...including a possible LH IIIC sherd from a large artificial mound on the NE edge of the ridge.'
    c.    AD[1968]: 178,

NOTE

1. For a map of this area which shows Tsaleika see BCH 1968 (92:2) 834, fig. 3. Tsaleika is at the very bottom middle. It is labelled 'Tzaleika G 11'

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. AD[1968]: Archaiologikon Deltion, Athens, Greece, v. 23, '', pg. 178.

2. AR[1967]: Archaeological Reports, The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. (14) 1967., '', pg. 11. At the paragraph starting 'The two earliest sites recorded were ... '
Online here.

3. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'D 50 Oraia: Tsaleika: Bouka', pg. 93. Online here.

4. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: Simpson, Richard Hope and O.T.P.K. Dickinson. A Gazetteer of Aegean Civilization in the Bronze Age, Vol. I: The Mainland and the Islands. Paul Åströms Förlag, Goteborg. 1979., 'B 68 Oraia: Tsaleika: Bouka', pg. 94. Online here.