Site details

Petroto: Asvestaria

PK	C6438
TITLE	Petroto: Asvestaria
WGS84	39.564182° N, 21.967594° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	39.564182, 21.967594
LON/LAT	21.967594, 39.564182

DMS

39° 33' 51.0552" N

21° 58' 3.3384" E

W3W	validated, slights, handicaps
UTM	34 S, 583117, 4379835
EGSA87	325260, 4381074

Elevation m	93
Elevation feet	305.1
Region	Greece
Subregion	Thessaly

GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement

TYPE

1.    Building.   Archaeology Newsroom [2018],     ' ..., parts of 14 buildings came to light which date from the EH II to the LHIIIC.'
2.    Pottery.   Archaeology Newsroom [2018],     'Apart from the discovery of locally produced ceramics, there was a remarkable number of "imported" vases from Argolis and Crete.'
3.    Tomb.   Archaeology Newsroom [2018],     'During the excavations 42 burials came to light either in cist or pit graves that dated from the EHI to the LHIIIC, ... '

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. EH I: (3100 BC - 2700 BC)
    a.    Archaeology Newsroom [2018]: , ' ... cist or pit graves that dated from the EHI to the LHIIIC ..., '

2. EH II: (2700 BC - 2200 BC)
    a.    Archaeology Newsroom [2018]: , ' ..., parts of 14 buildings came to light which date from the EH II to the LHIIIC.'

3. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Archaeology Newsroom [2018]: , ' ..., parts of 14 buildings came to light which date from the EH II to the LHIIIC.'

4. Middle Helladic I: (2000 BC - 1900 BC)
    a.    Archaeology Newsroom [2018]: , ?? ' ... the foundations of a building that dates from the MHX I (between 2134 and 1939 BC), ... '

5. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Archaeology Newsroom [2018]: , ' ..., parts of 14 buildings came to light which date from the EH II to the LHIIIC.'

6. LH IIB: (1470 BC - 1410 BC)
    a.    Archaeology Newsroom [2018]: , 'A large number of local ceramic vases mainly of the LHIIB period, imitate the ceramics of Argolis, ... '

7. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Archaeology Newsroom [2018]: , 'Building E which dates from the LH IIIA is a large, rectangular building ... '
    b.    Archaeology Newsroom [2018]: , 'Building E which dates from the LH IIIA ... '

8. LH IIIA1: (1410 BC - 1375 BC)
    a.    Archaeology Newsroom [2018]: , ' ..., as well as the burial of a piglet located under backfills of the LHIIIA1 period.'

9. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Archaeology Newsroom [2018]: , 'Building I which dates from the LHIIIB period, ... '

10. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Archaeology Newsroom [2018]: , ' ..., parts of 14 buildings came to light which date from the EH II to the LHIIIC.'

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Archaeology Newsroom [2018]: Archaeology Newsroom. archaeology & arts. Nov. 26, 2018., ''Architectural and residential remains'', Online here.