Agia Pelagia
| PK | C6816 |
| TITLE | Agia Pelagia |
| WGS84 | 37.999847° N, 24.391505° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 37.999847, 24.391505 |
| LON/LAT | 24.391505, 37.999847 |
| DMS | 37° 59' 59.4492" N | , | 24° 23' 29.418" E |
| W3W | cubs, inheritance, puppies |
| UTM | 35 S, 270961.31, 4209009.16 |
| EGSA87 | 534225, 4205583 |
| Elevation m | 26 |
| Elevation feet | 85.3 |
| Region | Euboea |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Artifacts
TYPE
1. Artifacts. Cullen et al. [2013], 52 'Artifacts were found in the area of the walls and, more densely, across the headland at the beach on the southwestern shore of the promontory (dubbed "Sauceboat Beach" for its plentiful sauceboat sherds).', 'Spindle whorls ... '2. Artifacts. Cullen et al. [2013], 119 'Pottery: 147 (147); chipped stone: 65 obsidian; ground stone: 1 metamorphic hammerstone; varia: 1 clay burnisher(?), 2 spindle whorls. Intensive pickup: pottery 131 (including many "crumbs"), obsidian 95.'
3. Building. Cullen et al. [2013], 52 'The northernmost building (Fig. 18:N) is bordered by rectangular partitioned spaces or narrow corridors (Pls. 28A-29B), bringing to mind the plan of the well-known corridor houses ... '
4. Cist Tomb. Cullen et al. [2013], 95 'Agia Pelagia is the only site on the Paximadi peninsula where funerary architecture was identified. A large cist grave was found north of the preserved walls, ... '
5. Hab. Cullen et al. [2013], 110 'The substantial north building and large cist grave at Agia Pelagia ... '
6. Lithics. Cullen et al. [2013], 56 'The lithic assemblage consists of 160 obsidian specimens and one spherical hammerstone (L20) formed from a very fine-grained siliceous metamorphic rock, probably of local origin ... '
7. Lithics. Cullen et al. [2013], 119 ' ... chipped stone: 65 obsidian; ground stone: 1 metamorphic hammerstone; ... '
8. Tomb. Cullen et al. [2013], 52 'The cist grave was discoverred north of the walls, ... '
9. Wall. Cullen et al. [2013], 52 'At least six sections of wallls, one preserved to two courses, ... '
SITE SIZE
- Cullen et al. [2013] p. 119, Size: 14000 sq. m. '(1..4 ha including area with cist grave).'
- Cullen et al. [2013] p. 51, Size: 14000 sq. m. ' ... the size of Agia Pelagia (including the area of the cist grave) can be estimated at ca. 1.4 ha.'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Final Neolithic: (3600 - 2800)
a. Cullen et al. [2013]: 51, ' ... it includes several sherds suggestive of FN, EB I, and EB I/II date ... '
2. Early Bronze Age I: (3300 BC - 3000 BC)
a. Cullen et al. [2013]: 119, ' ..., (EB I?), ... '
b. Cullen et al. [2013]: 51, ' ... it includes several sherds suggestive of FN, EB I, and EB I/II date ... '
3. Early Bronze Age II: (3000 BC - 2700 BC)
a. Cullen et al. [2013]: 119, ' ..., EB II.'
b. Cullen et al. [2013]: 51, ' ..., a primarily EB II site ... ', ' ... it includes several sherds suggestive of ..., and EB I/II date ... '
NOTE
1. And see Cullen et al. [2017] 218.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Cullen et al. [2013]: Cullen, Tracey and Lauren E. Talalay, Donald R. Keller, Lia Karimali, William R. Farrand. The Prehistory of the Paximadi Peninsula, Euboea. INSTAP Academic Press, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 2013., 'Agia Pelagia', pg. 119.
Online here.
2. Cullen et al. [2017]: Cullen, Tracy with Lauren E. Talalay, Žarko Tankosić, Donald R. Keller and Markos Katsianis. ‘Three Puzzles in the Prehistory of Southern Euboea’, In Rupp and Tomlinson [2017] pp. 207 - 238, '', Online here.
3. Rupp and Tomlinson [2017]: Rupp, David W. with Jonathan E. Tomlinson. From Maple to Olive; Proceedings of a Colloquium to Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Canadian Institute in Greece. Publications of the Canadian Institute in Greece, no. 10., '',