Phlious: Area 2
| PK | C933 |
| TITLE | Phlious: Area 2 |
| WGS84 | 37.846266° N, 22.653079° E |
| Accuracy | 10 m. |
| LAT/LON | 37.846266, 22.653079 |
| LON/LAT | 22.653079, 37.846266 |
| DMS | 37° 50' 46.5576" N | , | 22° 39' 11.0844" E |
| W3W | vague, strapped, overran |
| UTM | 34 S, 645443, 4190046 |
| EGSA87 | 381345, 4189325 |
| Elevation m | 380 |
| Elevation feet | 1246.7 |
| Region | Argolid |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Sherds
TYPE
1. Artifacts. Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015], '700 terracotta figurines: horse, riders, females, nude males'2. Artifacts. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 68 'The only evidence for LH settlement is one kylix stem fragment and a steatite whorl.'
3. Cult. Biers [1971], 399 'The deposit as we have it is made up primarily of miniature votive pottery and figurines.'
4. Cult. Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015], 'A mass of votive offerings was discovered, evidently discarded from a shrine, located on the upper slope or on the E terrace, which lies immediately above.'
5. Pottery. Biers [1971], 399 'Seventh century Argive decorated wares were recognized, ... '
6. Pottery. Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015], 'sherds of krater, kantharos, cup, aryballos'
7. Sherds. Biers [1969], 451 'A large amount of Early Helladic coarse ware and EH II glazed wares of rather good quality was however present.'
8. Sherds. Wright et al. [1990], 613 'The pottery collected from the site of Phlius is generally similar to that known from earlier excavations. Neolithic, Early Helladic, and Late Helladic material was recovered in small quantities; the Mycenaean finds were a surprise, given previous assertions that the period was scarcely represented at the site.'
9. Sherds. Simpson [1981], 36 '...one kylix stem fragment and a steatite whorl. It seems likely, however, that later building activities on the site, ... , may have removed evidence of Mycenaean habitation.'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
a. Biers [1969]: 451, 'A large amount of Early Helladic coarse ware and EH II glazed wares of rather good quality was however present'
b. Wright et al. [1990]: 613, 'The pottery collected from the site of Phlius is generally similar to that known from earlier excavations. Neolithic, Early Helladic, and Late Helladic material was recovered in small quantities; ...'
2. EH II: (2700 BC - 2200 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 36, 'N EH II LH III(A-B) PG etc.'
b. Biers [1969]: 451, 'A large amount of Early Helladic coarse ware and EH II glazed wares of rather good quality was however present.'
c. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 68, ' ... EH II LH III(A-B) PG G A ... ', ' ... evidence of N and EH settlement, very widespread in EH II.'
3. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
a. Biers [1969]: 457, 'The steatite whorl or button (center) is of a shape often considered Late Helladic, and if true this would make this our second Late Helladic object besides the kylix stem (P1. 118, 73).'
b. Wright et al. [1990]: 613, 'The pottery collected from the site of Phlius is generally similar to that known from earlier excavations. Neolithic, Early Helladic, and Late Helladic material was recovered in small quantities; the Mycenaean finds were a surprise, given previous assertions that the period was scarcely represented at the site.' for example in Biers [1969] (BIE69).
c. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 68, ' ... evidence for LH settlement is one kylix stem fragment and a steatite whorl.'
4. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 36, 'N EH II LH III(A-B) PG etc.'
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 68, ' ... EH II LH III(A-B) PG G A ... '
5. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 36, 'N EH II LH III(A-B) PG etc.'
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 68, ' ... EH II LH III(A-B) PG G A ... '
6. Protogeometric: (1100 BC - 900 BC)
a. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 68, ' ... EH II LH III(A-B) PG G A ... '
7. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
a. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 68, ' ... EH II LH III(A-B) PG G A ... '
8. Archaic: (700 BC - 480 BC)
a. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 68, ' ... EH II LH III(A-B) PG G A ... '
9. Early Archaic: (700 BC - 600 BC)
a. Biers [1971]: 399, 'The upper chronological limits are represented by 1-8, which could all be dated to the beginning of the seventh century.'
b. Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015]: , 'From EA to EA'
NOTES
1. The LH objects, the steatite button and the kylix stem, may be either from Area 1 or Area 2. On Bier's map (fig. 1, p. 444) both of these areas are labelled 'LH'. This site is area 2. Area 1 is at 37.844775° N, 22.643688° E.
2. The votive find mentioned in Biers was found approximately here: 37.845901° N, 22.655876° E. See the map in Biers [1971] 398, Fig. 1.
3. The relevant page for Phlius in the Aristeia project is here
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Biers [1971]: Biers, William R.. ‘Excavations at Phlius, 1924; The Votive Deposit’, Hesperia: The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens (40:4) 397-423. 1971., 'Excavations at Phlius, 1924 ... ', pg. 397.
Online here.
2. Biers [1969]: Biers, William R.. ‘Excavations at Phlius, 1924; The Prehistoric Deposits’, Hesperia vol. 38 (4), pp. 443-458, 1969., 'Neolithic - Early Helladic', pg. 451.
Online here.
3. Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015]: Mazarakis Ainian, Alexander . Η Κοινωνική Αρχαιολογία του Ελληνικού Κόσμου κατά την Πρώιμη Εποχή του Σιδήρου και την Πρώιμη Αρχαϊκή περίοδο (The Aristeia Project: The Social Archeology of the Greek World during the Early Iron Age and the Early Archaic period), 'Phlius', Online here.
4. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'A 67 Ancient Phlious', pg. 36.
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 72 Ancient Phlious', pg. 68.
Online here.
6. Wright et al. [1990]: Wright, James C., John F. Cherry, Jack L. Davis, Eleni Mantzourani, Susan B. Sutton. ‘The Nemea Valley Archaeological Project; A Preliminary Report’, Hesperia, vol 59, (4), pp. 579-659 with an appendix on Ceramics by Robert F. Sutton, Jr., '', pg. 613.
Online here.