Site details

Anthedon

PK	C789
TITLE	Anthedon
WGS84	38.498575° N, 23.448762° E
Accuracy	100 m.

LAT/LON	38.498575, 23.448762
LON/LAT	23.448762, 38.498575

DMS

38° 29' 54.87" N

23° 26' 55.5432" E

W3W	covets, anymore, invite
UTM	34 S, 713546, 4263977
EGSA87	451783, 4260992

Elevation m	18
Elevation feet	59.1
Region	Boeotia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Hab

TYPE

1.    Acropolis.   Fossey [1988], 255    ' ... the akropolis of a fairly extensive ancient settlement.'
2.    Acropolis.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 252    'The acropolis is large, c. 180 m. NW-SE by 160 m. on top with extensive terraces, and commands a small sheltered harbour.'
3.    Artifacts.   Fossey [1988], 255    'A Mycenaean (LH IIIC?) bronze worker's hoard.', 'A hoard of Hellenistic coins, lost in the early 2nd cent. B.C.'
4.    Artifacts.   Simpson [1965], 128    no. 437
5.    Artifacts.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 252    'The only certain prehistoric find made in the excavation was a hoard of bronze tools and other objects, now lost; ... '
6.    hab.   Philippson [1950], 496
7.    hab.   AA [1968], 21
8.    Harbor.   Simpson [1981], 73    ' ..., and its harbour may have been of some importance, since it supplies the easiest link with the sea for the Theban plain.'
9.    Lithics.   Fossey [1988], 255    'Obsidian flakes.'
10.    Settlement.   Fossey [1988], 252    'This hill, right above the shore, appears to have been the akropolis of a fairly extensive ancient settlement.'
11.    Settlement.   Simpson [1981], 73    'The acropolis of ancient Anthedon is not very high, but is quite large ..., '
12.    Sherds.   Fossey [1988], 255    'Pottery and Small Finds Neolithic, EH (including EHII), MH (Grey and Yellow Minyan), LH IIIB-C, ...'
13.    Sherds.   Farinetti [2011 AI13], 1    Extensive occupation, harbor for Thebes. 'BA is known only from surface sherds (AA1968: 25 n.25), with the exception of a Mycenaean hoard of bronze tools and other objects, while historical periods are well represented'

SITE SIZE

- Simpson [1981]  p. 73,  Size: 28800 sq. m.  'The acropolis ... is quite large (about 180 m. northwest to southeast by 160 m. on the top), ... '

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
    a.    Farinetti [2011 AI13]: 1,
    b.    Fossey [1988]: 255, 'Pottery and Small Finds; Neolithic, EH (including EHII), MH (Grey and Yellow Minyan), LH IIIB-C, ...'

2. EH II: (2700 BC - 2200 BC)
    a.    Fossey [1988]: 255, 'Pottery and Small Finds; Neolithic, EH (including EHII), MH (Grey and Yellow Minyan), LH IIIB-C, ...'
    b.    Simpson [1981]: 73, ' ... EH II MH LH IIIB-C LG A ... '

3. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Farinetti [2011 AI13]: 1,
    b.    Fossey [1988]: 255, 'Pottery and Small Finds; Neolithic, EH (including EHII), MH (Grey and Yellow Minyan), LH IIIB-C, ...'
    c.    Simpson [1981]: 73, ' ... EH II MH LH IIIB-C LG A ... '

4. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Farinetti [2011 AI13]: 1,

5. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Fossey [1988]: 255, 'Pottery and Small Finds; Neolithic, EH (including EHII), MH (Grey and Yellow Minyan), LH IIIB-C, ...'
    b.    Simpson [1965]: 128, 'LH IIIB-C:1 ... '
    c.    Philippson [1950]: 496,
    d.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 252, ' ... LH IIIB-C ... '
    e.    AA [1968]: 21,
    f.    Simpson [1981]: 73, 'Both the LH IIIB and LH IIIC periods are represented among the abundant surface sherds ... '

6. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Fossey [1988]: 255, 'Pottery and Small Finds; Neolithic, EH (including EHII), MH (Grey and Yellow Minyan), LH IIIB-C, ...', 'A Mycenaean (LH IIIC?) bronze worker's hoard.'
    b.    Simpson [1965]: 128, 'LH IIIB-C:1 ... '
    c.    Simpson [1981]: 73, 'Both the LH IIIB and LH IIIC periods are represented among the abundant surface sherds ... '

7. LH IIIC1: (1190 BC - 1130 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1965]: 128, 'LH IIIB-C:1 ... '

8. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1965]: 128, ' ... G ... '
    b.    Simpson [1981]: 73, ' ... EH II MH LH IIIB-C LG A ... '

9. Archaic: (700 BC - 480 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 73, ' ... EH II MH LH IIIB-C LG A ... '

NOTE

1. Fossey gives the size of the classical town of Anthedon at 600 x 600 square meters. How much of this was settled in the Bronze Age is not known.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. AA [1968]: Archaeologischer Anzeiger. Berlin. 1968, '', pg. 21.

2. Farinetti [2011 AI13]: Farinetti, Emeri. Boeotian Landscapes; A GIS-based study ... Appendix I.13; The Boeotian coastal area facing the Euboean sea N of Chalkis: ANTHEDONIA and SKROPONERI bay. British Archaeological Reports, no. 2195. 2011., '1. ANTHEDON Mandraki - Kastri: Components AN_1 to AN_11', pg. 1. Specifically components AN_1, AN_2, AN_3

3. Fossey [1988]: Fossey, John M.. Topography and Population of Ancient Boiotia. Ares publishers Inc., Chicago, Illinois. 1988., '1. Loukisia - ANTHEDON', pg. 252.

4. Philippson [1950]: Philippson, Alfred. Die griechischen Landschaften Band 1. Der Nordosten der griechischen Halbinsel, Band I, Teil 1. Thessalien und die Spercheios-Senke. Eine Landeskunde. Frankfurt am Main, Vittorio Klostermann., '', pg. 496.

5. Simpson [1965]: Simpson, R. Hope. A Gazetteer and Atlas of Mycenaean Sites. London, Institute of Classical Studies, 1965., '437 Mandraki (Ancient Anthedon)', pg. 128.

6. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'C 32 Loukisia: Ancient Anthedon', pg. 73. Online here.

7. 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 43 Loukisia: Ancient Anthedon', pg. 252. Online here.