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Cult center: Annex

PKC6595
TITLECult center: Annex
WGS84 37.73009888° N, 22.75675983° E
Accuracy 10 m.

LAT/LON 37.73009888, 22.75675983
LON/LAT 22.75675983, 37.73009888

DMS 37° 43' 48.356" N,22° 45' 24.3354" E

W3Wpiecing, report, snippets
UTM34 S, 654809, 4177322
EGSA87 390296, 4176309

Elevation m242
Elevation feet 794
RegionArgolid





GENERAL SITE TYPE  House

TYPE

1.    Cult.   Wardle [2015], 585    ? 'If the Grave Circle was the focus of regular celebrations of ancestral power, it is likely that the whole group of buildings (South House, House of the Warrior Vase and Ramp House) had some role in these.'


PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. LH IIIB1: (1320 BC - 1250 BC)
    a.    Wardle [2015]: 584, 'Late Helladic IIIB1: ... ', 'The next stage of construction is probably represented by the addition of the South House Annexe on the slope above the South House and at a slight angle to it, ...'

2. LH IIIB2: (1250 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Wardle [2015]: 593, 'Late Helladic IIIB2 ', 'Some alterations were made to the South House Annexe, ... '

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1.  Iakovidis et al. [2003]:  Iakovidis, Spyros, and Elizabeth B. French, Kim Shelton, Charalambos Ioannides, Anton Jansen, John Lavery. Archaeological Atlas of Mycenae. The Archaeological Society at Athens Library, no. 229. 2003., 'The South House and Annex', pg. 17.

2.  Wardle [2015]:  Wardle, K.A.. ‘Reshaping the past: Where was the "Cult Centre" at Mycenae?’, Schallin and Tournavitou [2015] 577-596. 2015., '', pg. 584. Online here.

Nearest shoreline

The closest shoreline to C6595 is at 37.59085° N, 22.77148° E, a straight-line distance of 15 km and 555 m.