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Petra/Tilphousion

PKC744
TITLEPetra∕Tilphousion
WGS84 38.386437° N, 23.012309° E
Accuracy 20 m.

LAT/LON 38.386437, 23.012309
LON/LAT 23.012309, 38.386437

DMS 38° 23' 11.1732" N,23° 0' 44.3124" E

W3Wunregulated, employ, whizzes
UTM34 S, 675753, 4250609
EGSA87 413590, 4248867

Elevation m279
Elevation feet 915.4
RegionBoeotia





GENERAL SITE TYPE  Fort

TYPE

1.    Artifacts.   Knauss [1991], 62    
2.    Artifacts.   Lauffer [1986], 68    
3.    Artifacts.   Lauffer [1986], 86    
4.    Artifacts.   Papachatzis [1981], 209    
5.    Cem.   AD[1994], 284    
6.    Fort.   Farinetti [2011 AI8], 21    'Component HA_75: Traces of an older, probably Mycenaean fortification [AE1429], have also been noticed by Lauffer (Kopais I: 71 - sketch 80) at some places, especially to the E side. Lauffer suggests a probable Mycenaean fortified site, as many others in the Copais.'


PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Farinetti [2011 AI8]: 21,
    b.    Knauss [1991]: 62,
    c.    Lauffer [1986]: 68,
    d.    Lauffer [1986]: 86,
    e.    Papachatzis [1981]: 209,

2. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    AD[1994]: 284,

3. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
    a.    AD[1994]: 284,

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1.  AD[1994]:  Archaiologikon Deltion, Athens, Greece, v. 49, '', pg. 284.

2.  Farinetti [2011 AI8]:  Farinetti, Emeri. Boeotian Landscapes; A GIS-based study ... Appendix I.8; The Copais area: Haliartia. British Archaeological Reports, no. 2195. 2011., '42. Petra/Tilphousion: Components HA_74 and HA_75', pg. 21. Specifically component HA_75

3.  Knauss [1991]:  Knauss, Jost. Kopais 3: Wasserbau und Geschichte Minysche Epoch-Bayerische Zeit. München, Lehrstuhl für Wasserbau und Wassermengenwirtschaft im Inst. für Bauingenieurwesen IV, 1991., '', pg. 62.

4.  Lauffer [1986]:  Lauffer, Siegfried. Kopais; Untersuchungen zur historischen Landeskunde Mittelgriechenlands. Peter Lang GmbH. 1986., '', pg. 68.

5.  Papachatzis [1981]:  Papachatzis, N.D., Pausaniou Ellados Periegesis. Biblia 9 kai 10, Boiotika kai Phokika. Athens, 1981., '', pg. 209.

Nearest shoreline

The closest shoreline to C744 is at 38.22411° N, 22.95109° E, a straight-line distance of 18 km and 844 m.