Site details

Acrocorinth

PK	C911
TITLE	Acrocorinth
WGS84	37.899386° N, 22.876415° E
Accuracy	50 m.

LAT/LON	37.899386, 22.876415
LON/LAT	22.876415, 37.899386

DMS

37° 53' 57.7896" N

22° 52' 35.094" E

W3W	cube, cherished, capped
UTM	34 S, 664976, 4196312
EGSA87	401067, 4194959

Elevation m	166
Elevation feet	544.6
Region	Corinthia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Artifacts

TYPE

1.    Artifacts.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 62    'LH IIIC material has been found beneath the Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore on the slopes of Acrocorinth ... '
2.    Artifacts.   Morgan [1999], 470    ' ..., the site has produced only one fragment of a Psi figurine (with no context).'
3.    Artifacts.   Simpson [1981], 34    'LH IIIC material has been found more recently beneath the Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore on the slopes of Acrocorinth ...'
4.    Building.   Morgan [1999], 470    ' ... (one building plus possible traces of at least one further structure ... '
5.    hab.   Bookidis and Fisher [1974], 286    A Sanctuary
6.    Pottery.   Morgan [1999], 470    'LH IIIA2/B pottery appears ... '
7.    Settlement.   Morgan [1999], 470    ' ... part of what was perhaps a small hamlet ... '
8.    Sherds.   Rutter [1975], 24    ' ... a similar, unpublished krater rim ... from an advanced LH IIIC context in the sanctuary of Demeter and Kore on the slopes of Acrocorinth ... '
9.    Sherds.   Bookidis and Fisher [1974], 286    Catalogue of the pottery from pp. 286 - 289.
10.    Structure.   Bookidis and Fisher [1974], 286    ...wall and floor appeared to have been constructed no earlier than the Late Mycenaean III C ...
11.    Tomb.   Morgan [1999], 470    ' ... plus a cist grave).'
12.    Wall.   Morgan [1999], 470    'A terrace wall and wash deposit ... '

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. LH IIIA2: (1375 BC - 1320 BC)
    a.    Morgan [1999]: 470, 'LH IIIA2/B pottery appears ... '

2. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Bookidis and Fisher [1974]: 289, A psi-figurine giving weak evidence of LHIIIB but no LHIIIB pottery comes from the site, 'Late Mycenaean III B-III C.'
    b.    Morgan [1999]: 470, 'LH IIIA2/B pottery appears ... '

3. LH IIIB1: (1320 BC - 1250 BC)
    a.    Morgan [1999]: 470, ' ..., a wall possibly belongs to LH IIIB1, ... '

4. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 34, 'LH IIIC material has been found more recently beneath the Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore on the slopes of Acrocorinth ... '
    b.    Bookidis and Fisher [1974]: 286, '...a Late Mycenaean III C child's burial found beneath the floor of dining room P...'
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 62, 'LH IIIC material has been found ... '
    d.    Rutter [1975]: 24, ' ... krater rim ... from an advanced LH IIIC context ... '
    e.    Morgan [1999]: 470, 'A terrace wall and wash deposit date from LHIIIC5/SM.'

5. Protogeometric: (1100 BC - 900 BC)
    a.    Bookidis and Fisher [1974]: 287, 'Pottery from the earth accumulated over the floor ranges from Late Mycenaean III C to Protogeometric periods'

6. Sub Mycenaean: (1060 BC - 1000 BC)
    a.    Morgan [1999]: 470, 'A terrace wall and wash deposit date from LHIIIC5/SM.'

7. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
    a.    Bookidis and Fisher [1974]: 287, 'Proto- and Early Geometric are abundantly attested. The amount of Middle Geometric pottery is much reduced, while Late Geometric so far is evidenced by a handful of sherds.'

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Bookidis and Fisher [1974]: Bookidis, Nancy and Joan E. Fisher. ‘Sanctuary Of Demeter And Kore On Acrocorinth’, Preliminary Report V: 1971-1973.' Hesperia (43:3), pp. 267 - 307, 1974., 'The Early Remains', pg. 286. 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, '11 Ancient Corinth; 7) Settlement in the area of the later sanctuary of Demeter and Kore ... ', pg. 470.

3. Rutter [1975]: Rutter, Jeremy. ‘Ceramic Evidence for Northern Intruders in Southern Greece at the Beginning of the Late Helladic IIIC Period’, American Journal of Archaeology (79:1), 17-32. 1975., 'footnote 11', pg. 24. Online here.

4. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'A 54 Ancient Corinth', pg. 33. 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 52 Ancient Corinth', pg. 61. Online here.