Site details

Vassa

PK	C858
TITLE	Vassa
WGS84	37.68538° N, 23.108445° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	37.68538, 23.108445
LON/LAT	23.108445, 37.68538

DMS

37° 41' 7.368" N

23° 6' 30.402" E

W3W	sultans, intern, defaming
UTM	34 S, 685915, 4173000
EGSA87	421241, 4170994

Elevation m	194
Elevation feet	636.5
Region	Argolid

GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement

TYPE

1.    hab.   AA [1911], 150
2.    Lithics.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 53    ' ... and obsidian are plentiful at the top ... '
3.    Pottery.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 53    'MH Matt-painted and Grey Minyan ... are plentiful at the top ... '
4.    Settlement.   Simpson [1981], 29    'The settlement was large (about 200 m. north to south by 120 m. to judge from the sherd distribution), covering the high ridge and the extensive south slopes.'
5.    Settlement.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 53    'The settlement was large ... '
6.    Settlement.   Simpson and Hagel [2006], 41    'The Mycenaean settlement here appears to have been quite large, as demonstrated by the abundant Mycenaean surface sherds, ...'
7.    Settlement.   Foley [1988], 199    '..a large settlement with Cyclopean walls ...'
8.    Wall.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 53    'The Cyclopean walls are well preserved on the S flank of the summit.'

SITE SIZE

- Foley [1988]  p. 199,  Size: sq. m.  'It was a large settlement with Cyclopean walls ...'

- Simpson and Hagel [2006]  p. 41,  Size: 24000 sq. m.  'found on the ridge and on the extensive western and southern slopes, over an area c. 200 m north to south by 120 m.'

- Simpson and Dickinson [1979]  p. 53,  Size: 24000 sq. m.  ' ...(c. 200 m. N-S by 120 m.), ... '

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. EH II: (2700 BC - 2200 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 29, 'EH II MH LH I/II-IIIB G'
    b.    Foley [1988]: 199, 'EHII MH LHI/II-IIIB G'

2. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 29, 'EH II MH LH I/II-IIIB G'
    b.    Foley [1988]: 199, 'EHII MH LHI/II-IIIB G'
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 53, 'MH Matt-painted and Grey Minyan and obsidian are plentiful ... '

3. Late Helladic I: (1700 BC - 1635 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 29, 'EH II MH LH I/II-IIIB G'
    b.    Foley [1988]: 199, 'EHII MH LHI/II-IIIB G'
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 53, ' ... and abundant LH I/II - IIIB sherds and some fragments from figurines ... '

4. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 29, 'EH II MH LH I/II-IIIB G'
    b.    Foley [1988]: 199, 'EHII MH LHI/II-IIIB G'
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 53, ' ... and abundant LH I/II - IIIB sherds and some fragments from figurines ... '

5. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 29, 'EH II MH LH I/II-IIIB G'
    b.    Foley [1988]: 199, 'EHII MH LHI/II-IIIB G'
    c.    Simpson and Hagel [2006]: 41, '...Mycenaean surface sherds, mainly LH IIIA and LH IIIB, found on the ridge...'
    d.    AA [1911]: 150,
    e.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 53, ' ... and abundant LH I/II - IIIB sherds and some fragments from figurines ... '

6. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 29, 'EH II MH LH I/II-IIIB G'
    b.    Foley [1988]: 199, 'EHII MH LHI/II-IIIB G'
    c.    Simpson and Hagel [2006]: 41, '...Mycenaean surface sherds, mainly LH IIIA and LH IIIB, found on the ridge...'
    d.    AA [1911]: 150,
    e.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 53, ' ... and abundant LH I/II - IIIB sherds and some fragments from figurines ... '

NOTE

1. Located with the assistance of Dr. Daniel Pullen.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. AA [1911]: Archaeologischer Anzeiger, Berlin. 1911, '', pg. 150.

2. Foley [1988]: Foley, Anne. The Argolid 800-600 B.C.: An Archaeological Survey : Together with an Index of Sites from the Neolithic to the Roman Period. Göteborg : P. Åströms Förlag, 1988., '112. Vassa', pg. 199.

3. Simpson and Hagel [2006]: Simpson, R. Hope and D.K. Hagel. Mycenaean Fortifications, Highways, Dams and Canals. SIMA vol. 133. Paul Åströms Förlag. Sävedalen, Sweden. 2006., 'Nea Epidhavros: Vassa', pg. 41.

4. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'A 33 Nea Epidhavros: Vassa', pg. 29. 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., 'A 30 Nea Epidhavros: Vassa', pg. 53. Online here.