Site details
Siracusa
| PK | C6355 |
| TITLE | Siracusa |
| WGS84 | 37.060576° N, 15.294388° E |
| Accuracy | Unknown |
| LAT/LON | 37.060576, 15.294388 |
| LON/LAT | 15.294388, 37.060576 |
| DMS | 37° 3' 38.0736" N | , | 15° 17' 39.7968" E |
| W3W | eager, impulse, origin |
| UTM | 33 S, 526173, 4101633 |
| EGSA87 | -274944, 4136933 |
| Elevation m | 27 |
| Elevation feet | 88.6 |
| Region | Sicily |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Artifacts
TYPE
1. Artifacts. Leighton [1999], 154 '... contained Cypriot and Mycenaean wares ... 'PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
a. Leighton [1999]: 154, ' ... Mycenaean wares ... '
NOTES
1. Leighton [1999] 154 says "Little is known about Syracuse until later periods ... but sporadic traces exist of MBA - LBA occupation layers as well as chamber tombs, one of which contained Cypriot and Mycenaean wares ... "
2. Supporting bibliography: Voza G. "Attivita nel territorio della Soprintendenza alle Antichita di Siracusa nel quadriennio 1980-1984", Kokalos, 30-31:657-77. 1984-5. Guzzardi, L: "Ricerche archeologiche nel siracusano", Kokalos, 39-40: 1299-1314. 1993-4.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. 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. 154.
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