Site details

Rachi Boska: Settlement on Perdikaria Ridge

PK	C918
TITLE	Rachi Boska: Settlement on Perdikaria Ridge
WGS84	37.893699° N, 22.954974° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	37.893699, 22.954974
LON/LAT	22.954974, 37.893699

DMS

37° 53' 37.3164" N

22° 57' 17.9064" E

W3W	markers, eclectic, oozy
UTM	34 S, 671897.23, 4195822.42
EGSA87	407967, 4194248

Elevation m	108
Elevation feet	354.3
Region	Corinthia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement

TYPE

1.    hab.   AJA[1920], 7
2.    Settlement.   Simpson [1981], 34    '... indicating a fairly large prehistoric settlement.'
3.    Sherds.   Blegen [1923], 160    'The "Mycenaean" potsherds picked up here are of the Late Helladic III style, ... '
4.    Sherds.   Morgan [1999], 474    'LH sherds reported among earlier prehistoric material ... '
5.    Sherds.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 64    'Sherds extend over the N terraces also ... '
6.    Wall.   AJA[1920], 7    'On one of the lower slopes stands a section of terrace wall built of huge stones in Cyclopean style ... '
7.    Wall.   Wiseman [1978], 66    ' ... part of a Late Helladic Cyclopean Wall has been known ... '
8.    Wall.   Ålin [1962], 57    ' ... fand Blegen ein kyklopisches Mauerstück sowie Scherben ... '
9.    Wall.   Blegen [1923], 160    ' ..., and a Cyclopean wall resembling some of those at Mycenae is visible on the slope of the hill.'
10.    Wall.   Morgan [1999], 474    'Section of Cyclopean terrace wall ca. 30 m long ... '
11.    Wall.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 64    ' ... a section of Cyclopean walling about 30 m. long preserved to a maximum height of c. 3 m.'

SITE SIZE

- Simpson [1981]  p. 34,  Size: 19500 sq. m.  'The top of the hill measures about 100 m. east to west by 60 m., but 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., ... '

- Simpson and Dickinson [1979]  p. 64,  Size: 19500 sq. m.  ' ... also for c. 150 m. by 130 m., indicating a fairly large prehistoric settlement.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
    a.    Ålin [1962]: 57, ' ... Scherben aus FH, MH und SH Zeit, ... '
    b.    AJA[1920]: 7, ' ..., as well as glazed ware of the Early Helladic Period, ... '
    c.    Wiseman [1978]: 66, ' ... part of a Late Helladic Cyclopean Wall has been known since 1906 (Early to Late Helladic).'

2. EH II: (2700 BC - 2200 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 34, 'EH II MH LH III(A-)B'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 64, 'EH II MH ... '

3. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 34, 'EH II MH LH III(A-)B'
    b.    Ålin [1962]: 57, ' ... Scherben aus FH, MH und SH Zeit, ... '
    c.    AJA[1920]: 7, 'Minyan ware has also been found, ... '
    d.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 64, 'EH II MH ... '
    e.    Wiseman [1978]: 66, ' ... part of a Late Helladic Cyclopean Wall has been known since 1906 (Early to Late Helladic).'

4. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Ålin [1962]: 57, ' ... Scherben aus FH, MH und SH Zeit, ... '
    b.    Blegen [1923]: 160, ' ... wall resembling some of those at Mycenae ... '
    c.    Morgan [1999]: 474, 'LH sherds reported ... '
    d.    Wiseman [1978]: 66, ' ... part of a Late Helladic Cyclopean Wall has been known since 1906 (Early to Late Helladic).'

5. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Ålin [1962]: 57, ' ... Scherben aus FH, MH und SH Zeit, die letzteren anscheinend nur aus SH III.
    b.    Blegen [1923]: 160, 'The "Mycenaean" potsherds picked up here are of the Late Helladic III style, ... '
    c.    Morgan [1999]: 474, ' ... dating late in LH III.'

6. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 34, 'EH II MH LH III(A-)B'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 64, ' ... LH III(A-)B'
    c.    Morgan [1999]: 474, 'LH III(A-)B'

7. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 34, 'EH II MH LH III(A-)B'
    b.    AJA[1920]: 7,
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 64, ' ... LH III(A-)B'
    d.    Morgan [1999]: 474, 'LH III(A-)B'

NOTES

1.  For a picture of this wall see Blegen [1920] p. 7, Figure 7.

2.  This is the ridge of Perdikkaria and while this name is often used for the site of the presumed settlement (as indicated by sherds) it may be best practice to refer to that presumed settlement as 'Rachi Boska'.

3.  The position is the Mycenaean wall.

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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., 'Perdikaria', pg. 57.

2. Blegen [1923]: Blegen, Carl W.. ‘Dr. Blegen's Reply’, American Journal of Archaeology (27:2) 156-163. 1923, '9. Perdikaria', pg. 160. Online here.

3. Blegen [1920]: Blegen, Carl W.. ‘Corinth in Prehistoric Times’, American Journal of Archaeology, Second Series, xxiv, 1920, pp. 1-13, '', pg. 1. 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, '14 Perdikkaria', pg. 474.

5. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'A 59 Perdikaria', pg. 34. Online here.

6. 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 59 Perdikaria', pg. 64. Online here.

7. Wiseman [1978]: Wiseman, James. The Land of the Ancient Corinthians. Paul Aströms Förlag, Göteborg, Sweden, ' ...; 4) Perdhikaria, ... ', pg. 64.