Site details

Argos: Larisa

PK	C973
TITLE	Argos: Larisa
WGS84	37.638016° N, 22.715182° E
Accuracy	200 m.

LAT/LON	37.638016, 22.715182
LON/LAT	22.715182, 37.638016

DMS

37° 38' 16.8576" N

22° 42' 54.6552" E

W3W	graphics, labels, invest
UTM	34 S, 651331, 4167037
EGSA87	386492, 4166142

Elevation m	273
Elevation feet	895.7
Region	Argolid

GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement

TYPE

1.    Acropolis.   Ålin [1962], 42    'Die mykenische Akropolis dürfte dagegen auf der Larisa gelegen sein, denn hier konnten kyklopische Mauern und einige Toranlagen, alles jedoch sehr fragmentarisch, festgestellt werden.'
2.    Fort.   Papadimitriou et al. [2015], 169    'Piteros has suggested that Larissa may have been turned into a small fortress ... '
3.    Lithics.   Papadimitriou et al. [2015], 166    '... Vollgraff and Garlan found MH pottery (mainly MH II according to the published material) and obsidian tools, in quantities that might suggest a kind of permanent settlement.'
4.    Pottery.   Papadimitriou et al. [2015], 166    '... Vollgraff and Garlan found MH pottery (mainly MH II according to the published material) and obsidian tools, in quantities that might suggest a kind of permanent settlement.'
5.    Pottery.   Papadimitriou et al. [2015], 179    'Ceramic material ... is also known from Larissa ... '
6.    Sherds.   Simpson [1981], 24    'Some prehistoric pottery, including MH and LH III (...) has been found on the Larisa.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 24, 'Some prehistoric pottery, including MH and LH III ... has been found on the Larisa.'

2. Middle Helladic II: (1900 BC - 1700 BC)
    a.    Papadimitriou et al. [2015]: 166,

3. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Ålin [1962]: 42, ' ... mykenische Akropolis ... '

4. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 24, 'Some prehistoric pottery, including MH and LH III ... has been found on the Larisa.'

5. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Papadimitriou et al. [2015]: 169, ' ... into a small fortress at an advanced stage of LH IIIB, ... '
    b.    Papadimitriou et al. [2015]: 179, 'Ceramic material of that period (LHIIIB and LHIIIC, RHC) is also known from Larissa ... '

6. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Papadimitriou et al. [2015]: 179, 'Ceramic material of that period (LHIIIB and LHIIIC, RHC) is also known from Larissa ... '

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Ålin [1962]: Ålin, Per. Das Ende der mykenischen Fundstätten auf dem griechischen Festland. Carl Bloms Boktryckeri A.-B., Lund, 1962., 'Argos.', pg. 42.

2. Papadimitriou et al. [2015]: Papadimitriou, Nikolas, Anna Philippa-Touchais, Gilles Touchais. ‘Argos in the MBA and the LBA; A reassessment of the evidence’, Schallin and Tournavitou [2015] pp. 161-184, 'The Larissa Hill', pg. 166. Online here.

3. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'A 14 Ancient Argos', pg. 24. Online here.