Site details

Ayios Ioannis

PK	C721
TITLE	Ayios Ioannis
WGS84	38.514633° N, 23.23527° E
Accuracy	20 m.

LAT/LON	38.514633, 23.23527
LON/LAT	23.23527, 38.514633

DMS

38° 30' 52.6788" N

23° 14' 6.972" E

W3W	contempt, presuming, blotter
UTM	34 S, 694883, 4265285
EGSA87	433181, 4262907

Elevation m	102
Elevation feet	334.6
Region	Boeotia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement

TYPE

1.    Fort.   Ålin [1962], 123    'Noack stellte hier ausgedehnte mykenische Burgmauern fest ... '
2.    Fort.   Simpson [1981], 65    'The fort at Ayios Ioannis, the central promontory on the north side of the northeast bay, ... '
3.    Fort.   Simpson and Hagel [2006], 79    'The fortress at Ayios Ioannis, on the central promontory of the three on the north side of the northeast bay of Kopais, ... '
4.    Fort.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 241    'Ayios Ioannis is a LH fortress ... '
5.    Settlement.   Farinetti [2011 AI6], 10    'As for the MH period, there is evidence representing a settlement with graves in between, while in the LH period at the site is a fortified settlement 15 , probably fairly developed (IIB-IIIB)'
6.    Sherds.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 241    'MH Grey Minyan and LH IIIA-B are common, ... '

SITE SIZE

- Simpson and Hagel [2006]  p. 79,  Size: 25000 sq. m.  'The fortifications extended about 250 m northeast to southwest by about 100 m (maximum), ... '

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Farinetti [2011 AI6]: 10,
    b.    Ålin [1962]: 123, 'Wace und Thompson melden Keramik und Gräber aus mittelhelladischer Zeit ... '
    c.    Simpson [1981]: 65, 'EH III? MH LH IIB-IIIB PG? G? C', 'Middle Helladic tombs were also noted.'
    d.    Simpson and Hagel [2006]: 79, ' ... MH LH IIB-IIIB G A C'
    e.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 241, 'MH Grey Minyan ... are common, ... '

2. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Farinetti [2011 AI6]: 10,
    b.    Ålin [1962]: 123, ' ... und fand auch viele mykenische ... Scherben.'

3. LH IIB: (1470 BC - 1410 BC)
    a.    Farinetti [2011 AI6]: 10,
    b.    Simpson [1981]: 65, 'EH III? MH LH IIB-IIIB PG? G? C'
    c.    Simpson [1981]: 65, ' ..., and one or two pieces of LH IIB Ephyraean ware have been found.'
    d.    Simpson and Hagel [2006]: 79, 'Mycenaean sherds are abundant on the surface, and a range from LH IIB to LH IIIB is represented in the British School at Athens collection ... '

4. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Ålin [1962]: 123, ' ... und Scherben aus SH III.'

5. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Farinetti [2011 AI6]: 10,
    b.    Simpson [1981]: 65, 'EH III? MH LH IIB-IIIB PG? G? C'
    c.    Simpson and Hagel [2006]: 79, 'Mycenaean sherds are abundant on the surface, and a range from LH IIB to LH IIIB is represented in the British School at Athens collection ... '
    d.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 241, ' ... and LH IIIA-B are common, ... '

6. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Farinetti [2011 AI6]: 10,
    b.    Simpson [1981]: 65, 'EH III? MH LH IIB-IIIB PG? G? C'
    c.    Simpson and Hagel [2006]: 79, 'Mycenaean sherds are abundant on the surface, and a range from LH IIB to LH IIIB is represented in the British School at Athens collection ... '
    d.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 241, ' ... and LH IIIA-B are common, ... '

7. Late Protogeometric: (950 BC - 925 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 241, ' ..., and one sherd with linked concentric semicircles at the rim is LPG or EG.'

8. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
    a.    Ålin [1962]: 123, ' ... und einige geometrische Scherben.'
    b.    Simpson and Hagel [2006]: 79, ' ... MH LH IIB-IIIB G A C'

9. Early Geometric: (900 BC - 850 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 241, ' ..., and one sherd with linked concentric semicircles at the rim is LPG or EG.'

10. Archaic: (700 BC - 480 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Hagel [2006]: 79, ' ... MH LH IIB-IIIB G A C'

NOTE

1. Components NC_40, NC_41, NC_46, NC_47

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Ålin [1962]: Ålin, Per. Das Ende der mykenischen Fundstätten auf dem griechischen Festland. Carl Bloms Boktryckeri A.-B., Lund, 1962., 'Ajios Joannis', pg. 123.

2. Farinetti [2011 AI6]: Farinetti, Emeri. Boeotian Landscapes; A GIS-based study ... Appendix I.6; The Copais area: Copai and the North-East bay. British Archaeological Reports, no. 2195. 2011., '16. Agios Ioannis-Spitia Katavothra: Components NC_38 to NC_47', pg. 9. Specifically Components NC_40, NC_41, NC_46, NC_47

3. Simpson and Hagel [2006]: Simpson, R. Hope and D.K. Hagel. Mycenaean Fortifications, Highways, Dams and Canals. SIMA vol. 133. Paul Åströms Förlag. Sävedalen, Sweden. 2006., 'Ayios Ioannis', pg. 79.

4. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'C 11 Ayios Ioannis', pg. 65. Online here.

5. 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., 'G 12 Ayios Ioannis', pg. 240. Online here.