Site details

Euraionisos/Ovrios: Site 2

PK	C7734
TITLE	Euraionisos∕Ovrios: Site 2
WGS84	37.85823° N, 23.145013° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	37.85823, 23.145013
LON/LAT	23.145013, 37.85823

DMS

37° 51' 29.628" N

23° 8' 42.0468" E

W3W	congregation, swabs, outgoing
UTM	34 S, 688699.37, 4192253.87
EGSA87	424640, 4190142

Elevation m	16
Elevation feet	52.5
Region	Corinthia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Sherds

TYPE

1.    Artifacts.   Kardulias et al [1995], 14    ' ..., , the torso of a ceramic psi ﬁgurine, the base of a second ﬁgurine, and assorted other fragments ... '
2.    Artifacts.   Morgan [1999], 475    ' ..., at least 2 Psi figurines, and a fragment of bronze.'
3.    Cave.   Kardulias et al [1995], 12    'The long cliff face that forms the northern limit of Site 2 contains a series of approximately 30 caves that were used in antiquity ... '
4.    Cave.   Morgan [1999], 475    'Site 2, a cave complex, ... '
5.    Pottery.   Morgan [1999], 475    ' ... including an almost completely restorable example of FM 284 (LH IIIC Early), ... '
6.    Sherds.   Kardulias et al [1995], 14    'The small number (20) of Mycenaean sherds represents most of a low bowl, the base of another, ... '
7.    Sherds.   Morgan [1999], 475    ' ..., produced twenty Mycenaean sherds ... '

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Kardulias et al [1995]: 14, 'The surface material at the west end of the site is predominantly prehistoric (Mycenaean).'

2. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Kardulias et al [1995]: 14, 'The psi ﬁgurine, ..., dates to either Late Helladic III B or C (1340-1100 B.C.; ... '

3. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Kardulias et al [1995]: 14, 'The psi ﬁgurine, ..., dates to either Late Helladic III B or C (1340-1100 B.C.; ... ', 'The nearly complete bowl, with a straight rim, upswung handle, and thick black line starting at the base and spiralling along the interior to the lip, can be assigned to the Late Helladic III C phase (1200-1100 B.C.; ... '
    b.    Morgan [1999]: 475, ' ... including an almost completely restorable example of FM 284 (LH IIIC Early), ... '

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Kardulias et al [1995]: Kardulias, P. Nick with Timothy E. Gregory, Jed Sawmiller. ‘Bronze Age and Late Antique Exploitation of an Islet in the Saronic Gulf, Greece’, Journal of Field Archaeology, (22:1) 3-21., 'Site 2', pg. 11. 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, '28 Evraionisos', pg. 475.