Site details

Aghioi Theodhoroi: Moulki

PK	C7082
TITLE	Aghioi Theodhoroi: Moulki
WGS84	37.933492° N, 23.132525° E
Accuracy	100 m.

LAT/LON	37.933492, 23.132525
LON/LAT	23.132525, 37.933492

DMS

37° 56' 0.5712" N

23° 7' 57.09" E

W3W	skirting, squishy, breakouts
UTM	34 S, 687409.63, 4200580.44
EGSA87	423619, 4198503

Elevation m	43
Elevation feet	141.1
Region	Megaris

GENERAL SITE TYPE Cem

TYPE

1.    Artifacts.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 71    ' ..., of of which contained simple gold ornaments ... '
2.    Artifacts.   Wiseman [1978], 18    ' ... along with a few fibulae and an iron sword.'
3.    Artifacts.   Morgan [1999], 476    ' ..., plus fibulae and an iron sword ... '
4.    Cem.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 71    'A chance discovery of apparently late MH cists, ... '
5.    Cem.   Wiseman [1978], 18    'Fifteen graves of what was apparently an extensive cemetery during the Geometric period were excavated ... '
6.    Cem.   Morgan [1999], 476    'A small cemetery at the site of Moulki, ... ', 'Fifteen graves excavated here in 1961 ... '
7.    Cem.   AR[1997], 20    ' ..., with the discovery of 13 new tombs, including 11 pit graves, one cist and one larnax burial, ... '
8.    Pottery.   Wiseman [1978], 18    'A total of 53 vases, ranging in date from Early to Late Geometric (ca. 900 to 725 B.C.), were found ... '
9.    Pottery.   Morgan [1999], 476    ' ... a total of fifty-three vases, ... '
10.    Pottery.   AR[1997], 20    ' ..., with interesting samples of Cor pottery of the M and LG period.'
11.    Sherds.   Wiseman [1978], 18    'Sherds above the graves from the seventh to the third century B.C. ... '
12.    Tomb.   Morgan [1999], 476    ' ..., including eleven pit graves, one cist, and one larnax.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 71, ' ... late MH cists, ... '

2. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 71, 'MH G'
    b.    Wiseman [1978]: 18, ' ... an extensive cemetery during the Geometric period ... '

3. Early Geometric: (900 BC - 850 BC)
    a.    Morgan [1999]: 476, ' ...: EG/MG; ... '
    b.    Wiseman [1978]: 18, ' ... 53 vases, ranging in date from Early to Late Geometric (ca. 900 to 725 B.C.), ... '

4. Middle Geometric: (850 BC - 760 BC)
    a.    Morgan [1999]: 476, ' ...: MG/LG; ... '
    b.    AR[1997]: 20, 'Cor pottery of the M and LG period.' I am taking 'M' here to mean MG and not Mycenaean (rhc).
    c.    Wiseman [1978]: 18, ' ... 53 vases, ranging in date from Early to Late Geometric (ca. 900 to 725 B.C.), ... '

5. Middle Geometric II: (800 BC - 760 BC)
    a.    Morgan [1999]: 476, ' ...: MG II; ... '

6. Late Geometric: (760 BC - 700 BC)
    a.    Morgan [1999]: 476, ' ...: MG/LG; ... '
    b.    AR[1997]: 20, 'Cor pottery of the M and LG period.'
    c.    Wiseman [1978]: 18, ' ... 53 vases, ranging in date from Early to Late Geometric (ca. 900 to 725 B.C.), ... '

NOTES

1. The name 'Moulki' or 'Mulki' ('mülk' means 'property' or ''Plot of land' in Turkish) is a relatively common place name in Greece. For that reason the specific location intended by S&D [1979] is not easy to disambiguate. They indicate on their Map A that (A 82 A) is to be found near the large town of Ayioi Theodhoroi in the Megarid. This is where I have placed the marker although I find no place name 'Moulki' in that area.

For other examples of Moulk as a toponym see:

'Moulki' on Salamis which was renamed to Aianteion (Eantio, Eandio) in 1915
the Moulki near Sicyon (C951)
the Moulki in Boeotia which is now renamed Aliartos (C5225 and environs).

For the derivation of the term 'moulki' see this.

RHC

2. What remains of the Classical and Hellenistic town of Krommyon is at F7558.

3. A discussion of the relationship between Moulki, Krommyon, and Aghii Thodori, useful for understanding this complex site, is in Wiseman [1978] 18-19.

rhc

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. AR[1997]: Archaeological Reports, The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. (44) 1997., 'Ag. Theodoroi.', pg. 20. Online here.

2. Morgan [1999]: Morgan, Catherine. Isthmia VIII; The Late Bronze Age Settlement and Early Iron Age Sanctuary . The American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Princeton, New Jersey, '33 Ag. Theodoroi (Krommyon)', pg. 476.

3. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: Simpson, Richard Hope and O.T.P.K. Dickinson. A Gazetteer of Aegean Civilization in the Bronze Age, Vol. I: The Mainland and the Islands. Paul Åströms Förlag, Goteborg. 1979., 'A 82 A Ayioi Theodhoroi: Moulki', pg. 71. Online here.

4. Wiseman [1978]: Wiseman, James. The Land of the Ancient Corinthians. Paul Aströms Förlag, Göteborg, Sweden, 'The excavation during the spring of that year ... ', pg. 18.