Site details

Mycenae: Granary

PK	C6604
TITLE	Mycenae: Granary
WGS84	37.73065023° N, 22.75640156° E
Accuracy	10 m.

LAT/LON	37.73065023, 22.75640156
LON/LAT	22.75640156, 37.73065023

DMS

37° 43' 50.3408" N

22° 45' 23.0456" E

W3W	winkle, masterpiece, unlisted
UTM	34 S, 654776, 4177383
EGSA87	390266, 4176371

Elevation m	243
Elevation feet	797.2
Region	Argolid

GENERAL SITE TYPE House

TYPE

1.    Building.   French [2011], 28    ' ... Wace ... who gave the building the name by which it is now known from the grain recovered from it ... '
2.    Granary.   Spathari [2004], 40    'It was thus named (i.e., Granary, rhc) because storage jars (pithoi) containing carbonized wheat and barley were found in its basement rooms.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. LH IIIB2: (1250 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Spathari [2004]: 40, 'The stone-built structure adjoining the wall faced eastwards, towards Grave Circle A. It was obviously built after this and after the second building phase of the wall (late 13th c. BC).'

2. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    French [2011]: 28, 'It is the one building previously excavated that we know for certain was in use during LH IIIC.'

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. French [2011]: French, Elizabeth B.. Well Built Mycenae; The Helleno-British Excavations Within the Citadel at Mycenae, 1959-1969. Fascicule 16/17. The Post-Palatial Levels. Oxbow Books, Oxford and Oakville, 2011., 'The Granary', pg. 28.

2. 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 Granary', pg. 18.

3. Spathari [2004]: Spathari, Elsie. Mycenae; A guide to the history and archaeology. Hesperos Editions, Athens, 2004., 'Granary', pg. 40.