Mycenae: Tsountas’ House
| PK | C6609 |
| TITLE | Mycenae: Tsountas’ House |
| WGS84 | 37.72983627° N, 22.75688677° E |
| Accuracy | 10 m. |
| LAT/LON | 37.72983627, 22.75688677 |
| LON/LAT | 22.75688677, 37.72983627 |
| DMS | 37° 43' 47.4106" N | , | 22° 45' 24.7924" E |
| W3W | skincare, censorship, consult |
| UTM | 34 S, 654820, 4177293 |
| EGSA87 | 390307, 4176280 |
| Elevation m | 238 |
| Elevation feet | 780.8 |
| Region | Argolid |
GENERAL SITE TYPE House
TYPE
1. House. Iakovidis et al. [2003], 17 ' ...; it is more likely to have been of a domestic nature.'2. Shrine. Wardle [2015], 577 'A focus of cult developed in the Tsountas’ House Shrine (Shrine ?) ... '
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
a. Wardle [2015]: 577, 'A focus of cult developed in the Tsountas’ House Shrine (Shrine ?) during the LH IIIA period ... '
2. LH IIIA1: (1410 BC - 1375 BC)
a. Wardle [2015]: 581, 'The most significant surviving structure of this period on the West Slope is the Tsountas’ House Shrine for which a construction date by the end of LH IIIA1 ... '
3. LH IIIB1: (1320 BC - 1250 BC)
a. Wardle [2015]: 586, Under section 'Late Helladic IIIB1 Mid: Well Built Mycenae Phase VII': 'Tsountas’ House shows some signs of minor alterations, but none which might have affected its function.'
4. LH IIIB2: (1250 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Wardle [2015]: 592, Under section 'Late Helladic IIIB2: Well Built Mycenae Phase VIII': 'As Shelton has pointed out, the Tsountas’ House Shrine had been remodelled by this period, ... '
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., 'Tsountas’ House', pg. 17.
2. Schallin and Tournavitou [2015]: Schallin, Ann-Louise and Iphiyenia Tournavitou (eds.). Mycenaeans up to date; The archaeology of the north-eastern Peloponnese - Current concepts and new directions. ACTA INSTITUTI ATHENIENSIS REGNI SUECIAE, SERIES IN 4°, 56, Stockholm, 2015., '',
3. Wardle [2015]: Wardle, K.A.. ‘Reshaping the past: Where was the "Cult Centre" at Mycenae?’, Schallin and Tournavitou [2015] 577-596. 2015., 'Reshaping the past: Where was the "Cult Centre" at Mycenae?', pg. 577.
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