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Asine

PK	C871
TITLE	Asine
WGS84	37.527083° N, 22.874323° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	37.527083, 22.874323
LON/LAT	22.874323, 37.527083

DMS

37° 31' 37.4988" N

22° 52' 27.5628" E

W3W	melons, down, lovely
UTM	34 S, 665619, 4154996
EGSA87	400386, 4153653

Elevation m	24
Elevation feet	78.7
Region	Argolid

GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement

TYPE

1.    Settlement.   Simpson [2018], 260    'Kastri, the acropolis of ancient Asine ...', 'The prehistoric settlement here was large.'
2.    Settlement.   Bintliff [1977], 312    'A notable LH settlement in both parts of the Town ....', 'EH pottery and house traces were found throughout the higher part of the promontory (Acropolis) and the more extensive lower plateau (Lower Town) ...'
3.    Settlement.   Ålin [1962], 47    'Besiedlung in FH, MH, SH, SM, PG, G und späteren Zeiten.'
4.    Settlement.   Foley [1988], 175    '...settlement...'
5.    Settlement.   Simpson [1981], 26    'By the end of the Middle Helladic period the settlement was spread over an area of about 60,000 m^2. The Mycenaean settlement was evidently of comparable size, ... '
6.    Town.   Iliad,     ' ... Hermione and Asine, that enfold the deep gulf, ... '

SITE SIZE

- Simpson [1981]  p. 26,  Size: 60000 sq. m.  'By the end of the Middle Helladic period the settlement was spread over an area of about 60,000 m^2.'

- Simpson [1981]  p. 26,  Size: 20000 sq. m.  'The Mycenaean settlement was evidently of comparable size, extending at least 100 m. to northwest of the acropolis and 200 m. to the east.'

- Simpson [2018]  p. 260,  Size: 60000 sq. m.  In late MH it already occupied c. 60,000 m2, including part of the plain east of Kastri.

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
    a.    Bintliff [1977]: 312, 'EH pottery and house traces were found ...', EH burials found in Lower Town (p. 313)
    b.    Ålin [1962]: 47, 'Besiedlung in FH, MH, SH, SM, PG, G und späteren Zeiten.'

2. EH I: (3100 BC - 2700 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 26, 'EH I-III MH LH I-IIIC SMyc'
    b.    Foley [1988]: 175, 'EHI-III MH LHI-IIIC ...'

3. EH II: (2700 BC - 2200 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 26, 'EH I-III MH LH I-IIIC SMyc'
    b.    Foley [1988]: 175, 'EHI-III MH LHI-IIIC ...'

4. EH III: (2200 BC - 2000 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 26, 'EH I-III MH LH I-IIIC SMyc'
    b.    Foley [1988]: 175, 'EHI-III MH LHI-IIIC ...'

5. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 26, 'EH I-III MH LH I-IIIC SMyc'
    b.    Foley [1988]: 175, 'EHI-III MH LHI-IIIC ...'
    c.    Bintliff [1977]: 313, 'MH pottery and houses appear in both Upper and Lower Town ... including numerous intramural burials; ...'
    d.    Ålin [1962]: 47, 'Besiedlung in FH, MH, SH, SM, PG, G und späteren Zeiten.', 'In der Siedlung unterhalb der Akropolis stehen die umfassenden Mauerreste aus mittelhelladischer Zeit ...'

6. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Bintliff [1977]: 313, 'A notable LH settlement in both parts of the Town ...'
    b.    Ålin [1962]: 47, 'Besiedlung in FH, MH, SH, SM, PG, G und späteren Zeiten.', '...denn sämtliche mykenische Gebäudereste stammen aus 3 Bauperioden, die alle spät in SH III zu datieren sind.'

7. Late Helladic I: (1700 BC - 1635 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 26, 'EH I-III MH LH I-IIIC SMyc'
    b.    Foley [1988]: 175, 'EHI-III MH LHI-IIIC ...'

8. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 26, 'EH I-III MH LH I-IIIC SMyc'
    b.    Foley [1988]: 175, 'EHI-III MH LHI-IIIC ...'
    c.    Simpson [2018]: 260, ' ... and included LH II-IIIA buildings.'

9. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 26, 'EH I-III MH LH I-IIIC SMyc', ' ... pottery of all Mycenaean periods, especially LH IIIA and LH IIIC.'
    b.    Foley [1988]: 175, 'EHI-III MH LHI-IIIC ...'
    c.    Simpson [2018]: 260, ' ... and included LH II-IIIA buildings.'

10. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 26, 'EH I-III MH LH I-IIIC SMyc', 'The LH IIIB period is not well represented in the tombs or on the acropolis, ... '
    b.    Foley [1988]: 175, 'Various house remains have been found dating to the LHIIIB-C as well as later periods, including the PG and G.'
    c.    Simpson [2018]: 260, 'Occupation in LH IIIB was "thin" ... '

11. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 26, 'EH I-III MH LH I-IIIC SMyc', ' ... pottery of all Mycenaean periods, especially LH IIIA and LH IIIC.'
    b.    Foley [1988]: 175, 'Various house remains have been found dating to the LHIIIB-C as well as later periods, including the PG and G.'
    c.    Simpson [2018]: 260, ' ... the LH IIIC period is well represented, ... '

12. Protogeometric: (1100 BC - 900 BC)
    a.    Bintliff [1977]: 313, 'PG burials are found in the Lower Town, ...'
    b.    Ålin [1962]: 47, 'Besiedlung in FH, MH, SH, SM, PG, G und späteren Zeiten.'
    c.    Foley [1988]: 175, 'Various house remains have been found dating to the LHIIIB-C as well as later periods, including the PG and G.'
    d.    Simpson [2018]: 261, ' ... a considerable amount of Protogeometric material ... '

13. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
    a.    Bintliff [1977]: 312, '..., and G occupation is evidenced by poor houses in both Upper and Lower Towns; ...'
    b.    Ålin [1962]: 47, 'Besiedlung in FH, MH, SH, SM, PG, G und späteren Zeiten.'
    c.    Foley [1988]: 175, 'Various house remains have been found dating to the LHIIIB-C as well as later periods, including the PG and G.'

NOTE

1. There is an extensive bibliography in Foley [1988] 175.

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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., 'Asine', pg. 47.

2. Bintliff [1977]: Bintliff, John L.. Natural Environment and Human Settlement in Prehistoric Greece; based on original fieldwork, Part i. BAR Supplementary Series 28(i). British Archaeological Reports. 122, Banbury Road, Oxford OX2 7BP, England., 'Asine', pg. 312. Online here.

3. 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., '11. Asine', pg. 175.

4. Iliad: Homer. Iliad. The Iliad with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924., '2.560', Online here.

5. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'A 24 Ancient Asine', pg. 26. Online here.

6. Simpson [2018]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece and Homeric Tradition. published online under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. 2018, 'Asine (Il. 2.560)', pg. 260. Online here.