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Artisan’s Quarter

PKC6666
TITLEArtisan’s Quarter
WGS84 37.730432° N, 22.758522° E
Accuracy Exact

LAT/LON 37.730432, 22.758522
LON/LAT 22.758522, 37.730432

DMS 37° 43' 49.5552" N,22° 45' 30.6792" E

W3Wimmaterial, casing, renaming
UTM34 S, 654963, 4177362
EGSA87 390452, 4176344

Elevation m259
Elevation feet 849.7
RegionArgolid





GENERAL SITE TYPE  Building

TYPE

1.    Building.   Iakovidis et al. [2003], 14    'This is an extensive building complex, almost square in shape, which originally had two and perhaps more storeys.'
2.    Building.   Mylonas [1993], 61    'The building, some 28 m. by 30 m. is substantial; ... ', ' ... the plan of the Mycenaean building can be made out clearly.'
3.    Workshop.   Spathari [2004], 58    'Consequently there were royal workshops inside the palace, with artists working for the Mycenaean king.'


PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Mylonas [1993]: 61, ' ... Mycenaean ... '

2. LH IIIB1: (1320 BC - 1250 BC)
    a.    Spathari [2004]: 58, Implied. ' ..., the monumental palace complex of LH IIIB1 gives the visitor a clear picture of the simple, harmonious yet magnificent structure.'

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 Artisan’s Quarter'', pg. 14.

2.  Mylonas [1993]:  Mylonas, George E.. Mycenae; A Guide to its Ruins and its History. Ekdotike Athenon S.A., Athens 1993., 'Artist’s Quarters', pg. 61.

3.  Spathari [2004]:  Spathari, Elsie. Mycenae; A guide to the history and archaeology. Hesperos Editions, Athens, 2004., 'Workshops and Storerooms', pg. 58.

Nearest shoreline

The closest shoreline to C6666 is at 37.59085° N, 22.77148° E, a straight-line distance of 15 km and 580 m.