Thermon
| PK | C553 |
| TITLE | Thermon |
| WGS84 | 38.5601° N, 21.66822° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 38.5601, 21.66822 |
| LON/LAT | 21.66822, 38.5601 |
| DMS | 38° 33' 36.36" N | , | 21° 40' 5.592" E |
| W3W | globes, watching, amnesty |
| UTM | 34 S, 558219, 4268174 |
| EGSA87 | 296680, 4270253 |
| Elevation m | 339 |
| Elevation feet | 1112.2 |
| Region | Aetolia |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Hab
TYPE
1. Apsidal. Mazarakis-Ainian [1997], 125 passim.2. Cult. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 104 ? 'The site is famous for its early Temple of Apollo, whose remains overlie a series of prehistoric buildings, most of unusual type ... '
3. hab. Simpson [1981], 97 'The site is famous for its early Temple of Apollo, whose remains overlie a series of prehistoric buildings.'
4. hab. Syriopoulos [1995], 1078
5. hab. Syriopoulos [1995], 1297
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 97, 'MH? LH I-IIIC'
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 104, ? 'The earliest find stratigraphically, a burial, may be MH.'
c. Mazarakis-Ainian [1997]: 133, 'Construction of Megaron A and ... towards the end of the MH period or the beginning of the Mycenaean era.'
2. Late Helladic I: (1700 BC - 1635 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 97, 'MH? LH I-IIIC'
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 104, ' ... and LH I-IIA vases, ... '
c. Mazarakis-Ainian [1997]: 133, 'Construction of Megaron A and ... towards the end of the MH period or the beginning of the Mycenaean era.'
3. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 97, 'MH? LH I-IIIC'
4. LH IIA: (1635 BC - 1470 BC)
a. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 104, 'Some oval buildings appear to have been destroyed in LH IIA, ... '
b. Mazarakis-Ainian [1997]: 133, 'Destruction of Houses α1-α3, ... during the LH IIA period.'
5. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 97, 'MH? LH I-IIIC'
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 104, ' ... considerable quantities of LH III pottery found ... '
6. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
a. Syriopoulos [1995]: 1078,
7. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Syriopoulos [1995]: 1078,
8. Early Iron Age: (1200 BC - 960 BC)
a. Mazarakis-Ainian [1997]: 133, 'Megaron A and House α4 may have lasted until the beginning of the EIA.'
9. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 97, 'MH? LH I-IIIC'
b. Syriopoulos [1995]: 1078,
10. Protogeometric: (1100 BC - 900 BC)
a. Syriopoulos [1995]: 1297,
11. Early Geometric: (900 BC - 850 BC)
a. Mazarakis-Ainian [1997]: 125, 'Sometime, perhaps during the 9th c., all buildings, including Megaron B, fell in disuse or were destroyed.'
12. Late Geometric: (760 BC - 700 BC)
a. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 104, ' ..., for Matt-painted pottery of local Iron Age type can be distinguished, but the next closely datable pottery is LG.'
NOTES
1. For an extensive bibliography of the Thermon excavations see Mazarakis-Ainian [1997] p. 125, note 814.
2. For a guide to this confusing site the reader might best be served by starting with the discussion in Mazarakis-Ainian [1997] 125-136.
3. 'An apsidal megaron and some rectangular structures are apparently later stratigraphically and may be associated with the considerable quantities of LH III pottery found, as is suggested by K.A. Wardle.'
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Mazarakis-Ainian [1997]: Mazarakis Ainian, Alexander. From Ruler's Dwellings to Temples; Architecture, Religion and Society in Early Iron Age Greece (1100-700 B.C.). Paul Åströms Förlag. Jonsered, Sweden. 1997., 'Northwest Greece', pg. 125.
2. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'D 75 Ancient Thermon', pg. 97.
Online here.
3. 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 102 Ancient Thermon', pg. 103.
Online here.
4. Syriopoulos [1995]: Syriopoulos, Konstantinos. Γενικος Συνοπτικος Καταλογος Των Περιεχομενων και των Δυο Τομων: Δευτερος Τομος. Athens: Athens Archaeological Society. 1995., '', pg. 1078.