Site details

Phryni: Asvotrypa

PK	C619
TITLE	Phryni: Asvotrypa
WGS84	38.826639° N, 20.681348° E
Accuracy	100 m.

LAT/LON	38.826639, 20.681348
LON/LAT	20.681348, 38.826639

DMS

38° 49' 35.9004" N

20° 40' 52.8528" E

W3W	decode, civilians, retaliated
UTM	34 S, 472340, 4297587
EGSA87	211747, 4302486

Elevation m	37
Elevation feet	121.4
Region	Ionian Islands
Subregion	Lefkada

GENERAL SITE TYPE Sherds

TYPE

1.    Artifacts.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 184    ' ... with votives ranging from A to H ... '
2.    Sherds.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 184    'Some EH sherds and one MH ... '
3.    Sherds.   AR[1969], 19    'The cave of 'Asvotrypa' near Fryni has been partially investigated and yielded EH and MH pottery.'
4.    Sherds.   Souyoudzoglou-Haywood [1999], 17    'Coarseware and some EH and MH sherds were found in the cave in 1968. At least one Matt-painted (MBA or Iron Age)sherd from Phryni is housed in the Lefkada Museum.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
    a.    Souyoudzoglou-Haywood [1999]: 17, 'Coarseware and some EH and MH sherds were found in the cave in 1968.'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 184, 'Some EH sherds and one MH ... '
    c.    AR[1969]: 19, ' ... yielded EH and MH pottery.'

2. Middle Bronze Age: (2100 BC - 1550 BC)
    a.    Souyoudzoglou-Haywood [1999]: 17, 'At least one Matt-painted (MBA or Iron Age) sherd from Phryni is housed in the Lefkada Museum.'

3. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Souyoudzoglou-Haywood [1999]: 17, 'Coarseware and some EH and MH sherds were found in the cave in 1968.'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 184, 'Some EH sherds and one MH ... '
    c.    AR[1969]: 19, ' ... yielded EH and MH pottery.'

4. Iron Age: (1200 BC - 535 BC)
    a.    Souyoudzoglou-Haywood [1999]: 17, 'At least one Matt-painted (MBA or Iron Age) sherd from Phryni is housed in the Lefkada Museum.'

5. Archaic: (700 BC - 480 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 184, ' ... with votives ranging from A to H ... '

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. AR[1969]: Archaeological Reports. The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. (16) 1969-1970., 'Leukas.', pg. 19. Online here.

2. 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 9 Leukas: Phryni: Asvotrypa ("Cave of the Nymphs")', pg. 183. Online here.

3. 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. , 'Phryni-Asvotrypa (5)', pg. 17. Online here.