Aetos
| PK | C614 |
| TITLE | Aetos |
| WGS84 | 38.35543° N, 20.68391° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 38.35543, 20.68391 |
| LON/LAT | 20.68391, 38.35543 |
| DMS | 38° 21' 19.548" N | , | 20° 41' 2.076" E |
| W3W | believer, bonnets, monarchies |
| UTM | 34 S, 472383, 4245299 |
| EGSA87 | 210079, 4250171 |
| Elevation m | 138 |
| Elevation feet | 452.8 |
| Region | Ionian Islands |
| Subregion | Ithaca |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Hab
TYPE
1. Apsidal. Mazarakis-Ainian [1997], 'In 1990, a round stone enclosure, c. 13,00m in diameter, was discovered in the area between the Archaic temple and the "cairns" in the sanctuary of Apollo at Aetos in Ithaca ... '2. Artifacts. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 187 'A figurine of LH type and a few fibulae were also found, and a sword is reported to have come from a tomb at the foot of the hill ... '
3. Building. Souyoudzoglou-Haywood [1999], 95 'In 1992 he uncovered what he (S. Symeonoglou) believes to be a Mycenaean building inside the later open-air sanctuary, but no LH pottery was associated with it'
4. Building. AR[1995], 16 'It is not possible at this moment to give a sure interpretation of this partially-excavated building. In its earliest form (Myc) it probably was profane, but was later converted into a temple ... '
5. Building. Mazarakis-Ainian [1997], 114
6. Cult. Simpson and Hagel [2006], 106 'The evidence for Aetos as a "cult place" has most recently been discussed by H. Waterhouse ... '
7. Cult. Waterhouse [1996], 306 'In 1930 Heurtley's team found the remains of a ninth-century shrine ... '
8. Cult. Simpson [2018], 362 'Another such cult centre was discovered at Aetos by the British School ... '
9. Pottery. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 187 'Much pottery and a few other objects ... '
10. Sanctuary. Heurtley and Lorimer [1932], 27 ' ... votive masks and other objects found in the neighbourhood of the sanctuary show; ... '
11. Sherds. Souyoudzoglou-Haywood [1999], 95 'The earliest prehistoric finds from the saddle so far are a few LBA artefacts, found mixed with PG or later material.'
12. Sherds. Simpson [1981], 159 'Some fragments may be Mycenaean, especially sherds from stirrup jars, and a figurine of LH type was found.'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
a. AR[1995]: 16, 'A large fragment of a decorated Myc krater ... '
b. Mazarakis-Ainian [1997]: 114, ' ... tentatively dated in the Mycenaean period, ... '
c. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 187, ' ...; the pottery may include one or two true LH pieces, especially stirrup jar sherds, ... ', 'A figurine of LH type ... '
2. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
a. Heurtley and Lorimer [1932]: 28, ' ... together with a fair amount of LH III and a little Corinthian Geometric.'
3. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 159, 'LHIII(A-B)? LH IIIC?'
b. Waterhouse [1996]: 306, ' ... pottery, some as early as LH III A, have been recovered.'
c. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 187, 'LH III(A-B)? LH IIIC? PG G A'
4. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Souyoudzoglou-Haywood [1999]: 95, ' ..., consisting of a couple of stems and rim-sherds from kylikes (LH IIIB or LH IIIC), ... '
b. Simpson [1981]: 159, 'LHIII(A-B)? LH IIIC?'
c. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 186, 'LH III(A-B)? LH IIIC? PG G A'
5. LH IIIB1: (1320 BC - 1250 BC)
a. Souyoudzoglou-Haywood [1999]: 95, ' ... and one LH IIIB1 sherd in his (Symeonoglou, rhc) 1986 campaign.'
b. Simpson and Hagel [2006]: 106, ' ... a LH IIIB1 painted kylix and ... '
c. Simpson [2018]: 306, ' ... a LH IIIB1 painted kylix ... '
6. Iron Age: (1200 BC - 535 BC)
a. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 187, ' ..., and certainly has a complete DA range, ... '
7. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
a. Souyoudzoglou-Haywood [1999]: 95, ' ..., consisting of a couple of stems and rim-sherds from kylikes (LH IIIB or LH IIIC), ... '
b. Simpson [1981]: 159, 'LHIII(A-B)? LH IIIC?'
c. Simpson and Hagel [2006]: 106, ' ... and som early LH IIIC sherds were identified.'
d. Waterhouse [1996]: 306, ' ..., a little very late LH III C ... '
e. Simpson [2018]: 306, ' ... and some LH IIIC Early sherds were identified ... '
8. Protogeometric: (1100 BC - 900 BC)
a. Heurtley and Lorimer [1932]: 27, 'Within the cairns the sherds were almost entirely of Protogeometric coarse domestic or patterned ware, ... '
b. Simpson and Hagel [2006]: 106, ' ... Protogeometric buildings (originally thought to be burial cairns), ... '
c. Waterhouse [1996]: 306, ' ... and more local Protogeometric pottery in areas of black earth ...
d. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 187, ' ..., including a certain PG import ... ', 'LH III(A-B)? LH IIIC? PG G A'
9. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
a. AR[1995]: 16, ' ... and numerous G sherds were found; ... '
b. Heurtley and Lorimer [1932]: 28, ' ... together with a fair amount of LH III and a little Corinthian Geometric.'
c. Simpson and Hagel [2006]: 106, 'Excavations by the British School revealed remains of a 9th century B.C. shrine ... '
d. Simpson [2018]: 306, 'They were found with Geometric pottery ... ', 'the first imported pottery recognized was Middle Geometric of Corinthian type ... '
e. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 187, 'LH III(A-B)? LH IIIC? PG G A'
10. Archaic: (700 BC - 480 BC)
a. Simpson and Hagel [2006]: 106, ' ..., followed by extensive use of the site in the Archaic period ... '
b. Simpson [2018]: 356, ' ... its Geometric and Archaic pottery is " ... quantitively greater and qualitatively more distinguished" (Waterhouse 1996, 309).'
c. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 187, 'LH III(A-B)? LH IIIC? PG G A'
NOTE
1. See the sketch plans in Waterhouse [1996] 305, Fig. 2 and 307, Fig. 3.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. AR[1995]: Archaeological Reports, The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. (42) 1995-1996., 'KEPHALLENIA (6th Ephorate); Ithake.', pg. 16.
Online here.
2. Heurtley and Lorimer [1932]: Heurtley, W.A. and H.L. Lorimer. ‘Excavations in Ithaca, I’, The Annual of the British School at Athens [33], 22-65, 1932., 'LH III - Protogeometric Cairns at Aetos.', pg. 22.
Online here.
3. 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. 114.
4. Simpson and Hagel [2006]: Simpson, R. Hope and D.K. Hagel. Mycenaean Fortifications, Highways, Dams and Canals. SIMA vol. 133. Paul Åströms Förlag. Sävedalen, Sweden. 2006., 'Ithaca: Aetos', pg. 106.
5. Simpson [2018]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece and Homeric Tradition. published online under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. 2018, 'The Kingdom of Odysseus; Ithaca (Il. 2.632)', pg. 356.
Online here.
6. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'G 31 Aetos', pg. 159.
Online here.
7. 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., 'E 19 Ithaca: Aetos', pg. 186.
Online here.
8. Souyoudzoglou-Haywood [1999]: Souyoudzoglou-Haywood, Christina. The Ionian Islands in the Bronze Age and Early Iron Age; 3000-800 B.C.. Liverpool University Press. 1999. , 'Aetos (53)', pg. 95.
'The saddle on the south-eastern foot of Mt Aetos, ... the site of the Greek polis of Alalkomenai mentioned by Strabo (10.2.16), is the only area in the south of the island to have produced some evidence of prehistoric activity.'
Online here.
9. Waterhouse [1996]: Waterhouse, Helen. ‘From Ithaca to the Odyssey’, The Annual of the British School at Athens (91) 301-317, 'Aetos', pg. 304.
Online here.