Site details
Avessalos
| PK | C6761 |
| TITLE | Avessalos |
| WGS84 | 37.157335° N, 24.433608° E |
| Accuracy | 100 m. |
| LAT/LON | 37.157335, 24.433608 |
| LON/LAT | 24.433608, 37.157335 |
| DMS | 37° 9' 26.406" N | , | 24° 26' 0.9888" E |
| W3W | buried, saltwater, hind |
| UTM | 35 S, 272103.09, 4115410.3 |
| EGSA87 | 538353, 4112126 |
| Elevation m | 106 |
| Elevation feet | 347.8 |
| Region | Cyclades |
| Subregion | Seriphos |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Metallurgy
TYPE
1. Metallurgy. Philaniotou et al. [2011], 160 'Avessalos is by far the largest slag heap presently known on the island and more broadly in the Cyclades.'PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Early Bronze Age: (3200 BC - 2100 BC)
a. Philaniotou et al. [2011]: 162, 'A few EBA sherds have been identified at Phourni and Avessalos ... '
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Betancourt and Ferrence, eds. [2011]: Betancourt, Philip P. and Susan C. Ferrence. Metallurgy: Understanding How, Learning Why. Studies in Honor of James D. Muhly. INSTAP Academic Press, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 2011., '',
2. Philaniotou et al. [2011]: Philaniotou, Olga and Yannis Bassiakos, Myrto Georgakopoulou. ‘Early Bronze Age Copper Smelting on Seriphos (Cyclades, Greece)’, In Betancourt and Ferrence, eds. [2011], 157 - 164, 'Avessalos', pg. 160.
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