Site details

Aetopetra

PK	C915
TITLE	Aetopetra
WGS84	37.905633° N, 22.838495° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	37.905633, 22.838495
LON/LAT	22.838495, 37.905633

DMS

37° 54' 20.2788" N

22° 50' 18.582" E

W3W	crinkly, fidgeting, accordion
UTM	34 S, 661628.44, 4196938.33
EGSA87	397741, 4195693

Elevation m	104
Elevation feet	341.2
Region	Corinthia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Hab

TYPE

1.    Hab.   Blegen [1920], 4    'A number of house walls also appear cropping out of the ground.'
2.    Pottery.   Wiseman [1978], 99    'Pottery sherds of the Neolithic and Early, Middle, and Late Helladic periods were noted some years ago both on the summit and along the south slope.'
3.    Pottery.   Alram-Stern [2004], 573    'Außerhalb der Felshöhlungen fand man polierte Ware, Urfirniskeramik, dunkel auf hell bemalte Ware und Grobware.'
4.    Pottery.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 62    'The surface pottery was abundant, including fine LH, and a fine EH III piece has been found ... '
5.    Pottery.   Simpson [1965], 30    ' In spring 1957 I observed N, MH, and fine LH pottery on the surface of this site.'
6.    Settlement.   Wiseman [1978], 90    'Blegen, who was the first to report the existence of a prehistoric settlement here, ... '
7.    Settlement.   Alram-Stern [2004], 573    ' ... dem seit Blegen bekannten Siedlungsplatz in der Nähe des Dorfes Lechaion ... '
8.    Settlement.   Simpson [1981], 34    ' ..., indicating a fairly large prehistoric settlement.'
9.    Settlement.   Morgan [1999], 470    ' ... (an EH/MH settlement has been excavated on this site: ... '
10.    Sherds.   Simpson [1981], 34    ' ... sherds, mainly MH and LH IIIB, were noted in 1959 extending over the north terraces also for a further 150 m. east to west by 130 m., ... '
11.    Sherds.   Blegen [1920], 3    'Many potsherds have been exposed by ploughing on the summit ... '
12.    Sherds.   Ålin [1962], 57    'Auf dem Gipfel und am Südhang fand Blegen viele Scherben ... '
13.    Sherds.   Morgan [1999], 470    'An extensive sherd scatter ... '
14.    Wall.   Morgan [1999], 470    ' ... (plus walls) ... '
15.    Walls.   Wiseman [1978], 90    ' ... also a number of house walls projecting from the ground on the south.'

SITE SIZE

- Simpson [1981]  p. 34,  Size: 22500 sq. m.  'Over the flat top surface, about 225 m. north to south by 100 m., surface pottery is abundant.'

- Simpson and Dickinson [1979]  p. 62,  Size: 22500 sq. m.  '...(c. 225 m. N-S by 100 m.)...'

- Simpson [1965]  p. 30,  Size: 22500 sq. m.  'The site is extremely impressive, and the flat table-land on the top measures about 225 m. North to South by 100 m.'

- Morgan [1999]  p. 469,  Size: 22500 sq. m.  'An oval hill ca. 225 x 100 m, ... '

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1965]: 30, 'N EH MH LH II-IIIC:1'
    b.    Ålin [1962]: 57, ' ... aus FH, MH und SH Zeit.'
    c.    Morgan [1999]: 470, ' ... (an EH/MH settlement has been excavated on this site: ... '
    d.    Blegen [1920]: 3, ' ... others may be gathered on the slope south of the cliff, among which Early, Middle, and Late Helladic fabrics are all well represented.'
    e.    Wiseman [1978]: 99, 'Pottery sherds of the Neolithic and Early, Middle, and Late Helladic periods .. '

2. EH I: (3100 BC - 2700 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 62, 'N EH I-III MH LH II-IIIB LH IIIC?'

3. EH II: (2700 BC - 2200 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 62, 'N EH I-III MH LH II-IIIB LH IIIC?'
    b.    Alram-Stern [2004]: 573, ' ... spricht für eine Belegung des Platzes in FH II.'

4. EH III: (2200 BC - 2000 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 62, 'N EH I-III MH LH II-IIIB LH IIIC?', ' ..., and a fine EH III piece has been found ... '
    b.    Alram-Stern [2004]: 573, 'Bis auf ein in FH III datierendes Fragment ist ihre Zeitstellung nicht gesichert.', 'Die dunkel auf hell bemalten Fragmente gehören häufig zu Humpen und datieren in FH III.'

5. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 62, 'N EH I-III MH LH II-IIIB LH IIIC?'
    b.    Simpson [1965]: 30, 'N EH MH LH II-IIIC:1'
    c.    Ålin [1962]: 57, ' ... aus FH, MH und SH Zeit.'
    d.    Alram-Stern [2004]: 573, ' ..., sodaß eine kontinuierliche Nutzung des Platzes von FH II bis ins Mittelhelladikum möglich erscheint.'
    e.    Morgan [1999]: 470, ' ... (an EH/MH settlement has been excavated on this site: ... '
    f.    Blegen [1920]: 3, ' ... others may be gathered on the slope south of the cliff, among which Early, Middle, and Late Helladic fabrics are all well represented.'
    g.    Wiseman [1978]: 99, 'Pottery sherds of the Neolithic and Early, Middle, and Late Helladic periods .. '

6. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Ålin [1962]: 57, ' ... aus FH, MH und SH Zeit.'
    b.    Blegen [1920]: 3, ' ... others may be gathered on the slope south of the cliff, among which Early, Middle, and Late Helladic fabrics are all well represented.'
    c.    Wiseman [1978]: 99, 'Pottery sherds of the Neolithic and Early, Middle, and Late Helladic periods .. '

7. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 34, '.. fine Mycenaean sherds of the LH II-IIIB periods ... possibly of early LH IIIC.'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 62, 'N EH I-III MH LH II-IIIB LH IIIC?'
    c.    Simpson [1965]: 30, 'Mycenaean included LH II ...', 'N EH MH LH II-IIIC:1'
    d.    Morgan [1999]: 470, 'LH II-IIIC early'

8. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Ålin [1962]: 57, ' ... aus FH, MH und SH Zeit. In der letzteren Periode dominiert SH III.'

9. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 34, '.. fine Mycenaean sherds of the LH II-IIIB periods ... possibly of early LH IIIC.'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 62, 'N EH I-III MH LH II-IIIB LH IIIC?'
    c.    Simpson [1965]: 30, 'Mycenaean included ... LH IIIA-C:1.','N EH MH LH II-IIIC:1'
    d.    Morgan [1999]: 470, 'LH II-IIIC early'

10. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 34, '.. fine Mycenaean sherds of the LH II-IIIB periods ... possibly of early LH IIIC.'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 62, 'N EH I-III MH LH II-IIIB LH IIIC?'
    c.    Simpson [1965]: 30, 'Mycenaean included ... LH IIIA-C:1.','N EH MH LH II-IIIC:1'
    d.    Morgan [1999]: 470, 'LH II-IIIC early'

11. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 34, '.. fine Mycenaean sherds of the LH II-IIIB periods ... possibly of early LH IIIC.'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 62, 'N EH I-III MH LH II-IIIB LH IIIC?'
    c.    Simpson [1965]: 30, 'Mycenaean included ... LH IIIA-C:1.','N EH MH LH II-IIIC:1'
    d.    Morgan [1999]: 470, 'LH II-IIIC early'

12. LH IIIC1: (1190 BC - 1130 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1965]: 30, 'Mycenaean included ... LH IIIA-C:1.','N EH MH LH II-IIIC:1'

NOTE

1. The area of this hilltop, measuring from the N edge and extending to the S just N of the storage units and the new "Maria" luxury villa, is about 5.25 ha.

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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., 'Aetopetra', pg. 57.

2. Alram-Stern [2004]: Alram-Stern, Eva. Die ägäische Frühzeit: 2. Serie: Forschungsbericht 1975-2002. 2. Band: Teil 1 und Teil 2: Die Frühbronzezeit in Griechenland mit Ausnahme von Kreta. VÖAW, 'Aetopetra', pg. 573. Online here.

3. Blegen [1920]: Blegen, Carl W.. ‘Corinth in Prehistoric Times’, American Journal of Archaeology, Second Series, xxiv, 1920, pp. 1-13, '3. Two mile to the west of Old Corinth a high circular cliff ... ', pg. 3. Online here.

4. 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, '8 Aetopetra', pg. 470.

5. Simpson [1965]: Simpson, R. Hope. A Gazetteer and Atlas of Mycenaean Sites. London, Institute of Classical Studies, 1965., ''58 Aietopetra'', pg. 30.

6. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'A 56 Aietopetra', pg. 34. 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., 'A 53 Aietopetra', pg. 62. Online here.

8. Wiseman [1978]: Wiseman, James. The Land of the Ancient Corinthians. Paul Aströms Förlag, Göteborg, Sweden, '2. Aetópetra', pg. 99.