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Livadostro E

PK	C749
TITLE	Livadostro E
WGS84	38.207355° N, 23.116973° E
Accuracy	20 m.

LAT/LON	38.207355, 23.116973
LON/LAT	23.116973, 38.207355

DMS

38° 12' 26.478" N

23° 7' 1.1028" E

W3W	damsel, stripped, wicked
UTM	34 S, 685350, 4230940
EGSA87	422541, 4228903

Elevation m	10
Elevation feet	32.8
Region	Boeotia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Hab

TYPE

1.    hab.   Farinetti [2011 AI9], 13    '... the finding of Prehistoric material in this high up position (in the area of the Frankish tower ...','Two cist graves on the hilltop, probably from MH, would attest the existence of a MH habitation site here.');
2.    hab.   Fossey [1988], 161    'Nevertheless the quantities of sherds make it obvious that this was the centre of prehistoric habitation ...'
3.    hab.   Simpson [1981], 75    '...the quantity and quality of the surface sherds, ..., were striking.'
4.    Settlement.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 251    'The Kastro hill is small ... and low, but the quality of the BA surface sherds is striking.'
5.    Sherds.   Ålin [1962], 125    'Heurtley fand 1922 am Südhang 2 Scherben aus SH II ... '
6.    Sherds.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 251    ' ... the quality of the BA surface sherds is striking.'

SITE SIZE

- Simpson [1981]  p. 75,  Size: 7000 sq. m.  '...only about 100 m. northwest to southeast by 70 m., ...'

- Simpson and Dickinson [1979]  p. 251,  Size: 7000 sq. m.  ' ...(c. 100 m. NW-SE by 70 m.) ... '

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
    a.    Farinetti [2011 AI9]: 12,

2. EH I: (3100 BC - 2700 BC)
    a.    Fossey [1988]: 161, 'EH I? and II, MH ... , LH II-IIIB, ...'

3. EH II: (2700 BC - 2200 BC)
    a.    Fossey [1988]: 161, 'EH I? and II, MH ... , LH II-IIIB, ...'
    b.    Simpson [1981]: 75, 'EH II MH LH II-IIIB', '...fine Early and Middle Helladic...'
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 250, 'EH II MH LH II-IIIB',' ..., including fine EH II, MH, and early LH, ... '

4. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Farinetti [2011 AI9]: 12, '...graves...would attest the existence of a MH habitation site here.'
    b.    Fossey [1988]: 157, 'EH I? and II, MH ... , LH II-IIIB, ...'
    c.    Simpson [1981]: 75, 'EH II MH LH II-IIIB', '...fine Early and Middle Helladic...'
    d.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 250, 'EH II MH LH II-IIIB',' ..., including fine EH II, MH, and early LH, ... '

5. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Farinetti [2011 AI9]: 12, '...traces of the LH road noticed by Heurtley 1923-25.'

6. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)
    a.    Fossey [1988]: 157, 'EH I? and II, MH ... , LH II-IIIB, ...'
    b.    Simpson [1981]: 75, 'EH II MH LH II-IIIB', '...some early Mycenaean...'
    c.    Ålin [1962]: 125, ' ... am Südhang 2 Scherben aus SH II ... '
    d.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 250, 'EH II MH LH II-IIIB',' ..., including fine EH II, MH, and early LH, ... '

7. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Ålin [1962]: 125, ' ... und 9 (sherds, RHC) aus SH III sowie auch Minysche Ware.'

8. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Fossey [1988]: 157, 'EH I? and II, MH ... , LH II-IIIB, ...'
    b.    Simpson [1981]: 75, 'EH II MH LH II-IIIB'
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 250, 'EH II MH LH II-IIIB'

9. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 75, 'EH II MH LH II-IIIB'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 250, 'EH II MH LH II-IIIB'

NOTE

1. A complex site involving cist tombs, habitation, and sherds.

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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., 'Livadostro', pg. 124.

2. Farinetti [2011 AI9]: Farinetti, Emeri. Boeotian Landscapes; A GIS-based study ... Appendix I.9; Eastern Helikon: Thespike. British Archaeological Reports, no. 2195. 2011., '25/26. Livadostro E - Kastro: Components TH_61 to TH_69 and TH_24 (25)', pg. 12. Specifically components TH_61, TH_62, TH_63, TH_64

3. Fossey [1988]: Fossey, John M.. Topography and Population of Ancient Boiotia. Ares publishers Inc., Chicago, Illinois. 1988., '10. Livadhostro - Kreusis', pg. 157.

4. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'C 41 Livadostro: Kastro', pg. 75. 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 38 Livadostro: Kastro', pg. 250. Online here.