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Ustica: villaggio preistorico dei Faraglioni

PK	C6347
TITLE	Ustica: villaggio preistorico dei Faraglioni
WGS84	38.718818° N, 13.181882° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	38.718818, 13.181882
LON/LAT	13.181882, 38.718818

DMS

38° 43' 7.7448" N

13° 10' 54.7752" E

W3W	official, beloved, roadie
UTM	33 S, 341939, 4287143
EGSA87	-441816, 4341262

Elevation m	17
Elevation feet	55.8
Region	Sicily
Subregion	Ustica

GENERAL SITE TYPE Sherds

TYPE

1.    Sherds.   Blake [2008], 10    ' ... ceramic sherds, of which just one is Mycenaean ... '
2.    Sherds.   Leighton [1999], 159    'A single Mycenaean sherd ... '

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Blake [2008]: 10, ' ..., of which just one is Mycenaean (LH IIIB-C) ... '
    b.    Leighton [1999]: 159, 'A single Mycenaean sherd (LH IIIB - C) was found in a surface stratum.'

2. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Blake [2008]: 10, ' ..., of which just one is Mycenaean (LH IIIB-C) ... '
    b.    Leighton [1999]: 139, 'A single Mycenaean sherd (LH IIIB - C) was found in a surface stratum.'

NOTES

1. And see Holloway, Ross R. and Lukesh, Susan. (1995) Ustica I. Providence, Center for Old World Art and Archaeology, Brown University. ISBN: 9780974860923 A summary of their research is here.

2. For a plan and photos see Leighton [1999], Fig. 82 on p. 161 and Figs. 83-4 on pp. 162-3.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Blake [2008]: Blake, Emma. ‘The Mycenaeans in Italy: A Minimalist Position’, Papers of the British School at Rome, lxxvi, 1-34, 2008., '', pg. 10. Online here.

2. Leighton [1999]: Leighton, Robert. Sicily before History; An Archaeological Survey from the Paleolithic to the Iron Age. Cornell University Press, Ithaca, New York. 1999., '', pg. 159. Online here.