Cenchreae
| PK | C923 |
| TITLE | Cenchreae |
| WGS84 | 37.884518° N, 22.996856° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 37.884518, 22.996856 |
| LON/LAT | 22.996856, 37.884518 |
| DMS | 37° 53' 4.2648" N | , | 22° 59' 48.6816" E |
| W3W | cooled, savviest, improves |
| UTM | 34 S, 675602.02, 4194881.68 |
| EGSA87 | 411638, 4193189 |
| Elevation m | 6 |
| Elevation feet | 19.7 |
| Region | Corinthia |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement
TYPE
1. Settlement. Simpson [1981], 35 'The prehistoric site seems to have been small, and confined to the hill above the northeast mole of the harbour.'2. Settlement. Blegen [1920], 7 ' ... and it can hardly be doubted that an important prehistoric settlement dominated the harbor of Cenchreae.'
3. Settlement. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 65 ? 'The prehistoric site seems to have been small, and confined to the hill above the NE mole of the harbour.'
4. Sherds. Ålin [1962], 58 ' ..., während am Hafen Blegen frühhelladische Scherben ... feststellen konnte.'
5. Sherds. Simpson [1981], 35 'In 1959 Early and Middle Helladic and a few LH IIIB sherds were noted on the surface, ... '
6. Sherds. Wiseman [1978], 52 'R. Hope Simpson noted EH, MH and LH IIIB sherds on the promontory.'
7. Sherds. Morgan [1999], 475 'LH sherds form part of a small scatter ... on a promontory above the northeast harbor mole.'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
a. Blegen [1920]: 7, ' ... a few Early Helladic sherds have been found.'
b. Ålin [1962]: 58, ' ... frühhelladische Scherben ... '
c. Simpson [1981]: 35, 'In 1959 Early and Middle Helladic and a few LH IIIB sherds were noted on the surface, ... '
d. Wiseman [1978]: 52, 'R. Hope Simpson noted EH, MH and LH IIIB sherds on the promontory.'
2. EH II: (2700 BC - 2200 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 35, 'EH II MH LH IIIB C H'
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 64, 'EH II MH LH IIIB ... '
3. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 35, 'EH II MH LH IIIB C H', 'In 1959 Early and Middle Helladic and a few LH IIIB sherds were noted on the surface, ... '
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 64, 'EH II MH LH IIIB ... '
c. Wiseman [1978]: 52, 'R. Hope Simpson noted EH, MH and LH IIIB sherds on the promontory.'
4. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 35, 'EH II MH LH IIIB C H', 'In 1959 Early and Middle Helladic and a few LH IIIB sherds were noted on the surface, ... '
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 64, 'EH II MH LH IIIB ... '
c. Morgan [1999]: 475, 'LH IIIB'
d. Wiseman [1978]: 52, 'R. Hope Simpson noted EH, MH and LH IIIB sherds on the promontory.'
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Ålin [1962]: Ålin, Per. Das Ende der mykenischen Fundstätten auf dem griechischen Festland. Carl Bloms Boktryckeri A.-B., Lund, 1962., 'Kenchreai', pg. 58.
2. Blegen [1920]: Blegen, Carl W.. ‘Corinth in Prehistoric Times’, American Journal of Archaeology, Second Series, xxiv, 1920, pp. 1-13, '10.', pg. 7.
Online here.
3. 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, '24 Kenchreai', pg. 475.
4. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'A 60 Ancient Cenchreae', pg. 35.
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 60 Ancient Cenchreai', pg. 64.
Online here.
6. Wiseman [1978]: Wiseman, James. The Land of the Ancient Corinthians. Paul Aströms Förlag, Göteborg, Sweden, 'Roman chamber tombs and other types of burials ... ', pg. 52.