Site details

North Cemetery

PK	C7280
TITLE	North Cemetery
WGS84	37.913938° N, 22.871078° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	37.913938, 22.871078
LON/LAT	22.871078, 37.913938

DMS

37° 54' 50.1768" N

22° 52' 15.8808" E

W3W	untold, sliders, suspect
UTM	34 S, 664474.67, 4197916.89
EGSA87	400617, 4196579

Elevation m	17
Elevation feet	55.8
Region	Corinthia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Cem

TYPE

1.    Cem.   Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015],     'Among the 500 graves of the North Cemetery, ... '
2.    Cem.   ASCSA - Corinth,     'The north cemetery is actually part of a much larger funerary area which extends along the plain below the lower terrace on which Corinth stands.'
3.    Pottery.   Morgan [1999], 471    'Shear (1930, p. 409) notes early pottery in the fill between graves.'
4.    Sherds.   Morgan [1999], 471    ' ... sherds from LH IIB, LH IIIA-C, SM, PG and the earlier phases of G: ... '

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. LH IIB: (1470 BC - 1410 BC)
    a.    Morgan [1999]: 471, ' ... sherds from LH IIB, LH IIIA-C, SM, PG and the earlier phases of G: ... '

2. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Morgan [1999]: 471, ' ... sherds from LH IIB, LH IIIA-C, SM, PG and the earlier phases of G: ... '

3. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Morgan [1999]: 471, ' ... sherds from LH IIB, LH IIIA-C, SM, PG and the earlier phases of G: ... '

4. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Morgan [1999]: 471, ' ... sherds from LH IIB, LH IIIA-C, SM, PG and the earlier phases of G: ... '

5. Protogeometric: (1100 BC - 900 BC)
    a.    Morgan [1999]: 471, ' ... sherds from LH IIB, LH IIIA-C, SM, PG and the earlier phases of G: ... '

6. Sub Mycenaean: (1060 BC - 1000 BC)
    a.    Morgan [1999]: 471, ' ... sherds from LH IIB, LH IIIA-C, SM, PG and the earlier phases of G: ... '

7. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
    a.    ASCSA - Corinth: , 'The next in date are 49 Geometric ... graves..'
    b.    Morgan [1999]: 471, ' ... sherds from LH IIB, LH IIIA-C, SM, PG and the earlier phases of G: ... '

8. Early Geometric: (900 BC - 850 BC)
    a.    Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015]: , 'Chronological Period: From EG to EA'

9. Middle Geometric: (850 BC - 760 BC)
    a.    Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015]: , 'Chronological Period: From EG to EA'

10. Late Geometric: (760 BC - 700 BC)
    a.    Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015]: , 'Chronological Period: From EG to EA'

11. Archaic: (700 BC - 480 BC)
    a.    ASCSA - Corinth: , 'The remainder are Archaic, ... '

12. Early Archaic: (700 BC - 600 BC)
    a.    Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015]: , 'Chronological Period: From EG to EA'

NOTES

1.  The relevant page for the Aristeia Project is here.

2.  For the location of the cemetery see the photograph (Fig. 1) in the online search facility for Archaeology in Greece Online here.

3.  For a description of the North Cemetery and a fine collection of photographs see the web page from the American School of Classical Studies at Athens dedicated to the North Cemetery here.

4.  The reference to Shear by Morgan [1999] under FIND TYPE is to T.L. Shear, 'Excavations in the North Cemetery at Corinth in 1930', AJA (34) 403-431, esp. pg. 409.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015]: Mazarakis Ainian, Alexander . Η Κοινωνική Αρχαιολογία του Ελληνικού Κόσμου κατά την Πρώιμη Εποχή του Σιδήρου και την Πρώιμη Αρχαϊκή περίοδο (The Aristeia Project: The Social Archeology of the Greek World during the Early Iron Age and the Early Archaic period), 'North Cemetery', 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, 'North Cemetery', pg. 471.

3. ASCSA - Corinth: null. American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 'Corinth Monument: North Cemetery', Online here.