PK	C893
TITLE	Prophitis Ilias
WGS84	37.602805° N, 22.876902° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	37.602805, 22.876902
LON/LAT	22.876902, 37.602805

DMS

37° 36' 10.098" N

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22° 52' 36.8472" E

W3W	oblige, appeal, changer
UTM	34 S, 665679, 4163403
EGSA87	400715, 4162052

Elevation m	222
Elevation feet	728.3
Region	Argolid

GENERAL SITE TYPE  Settlement

TYPE

1.    Artifacts.   Syriopoulos [1995], 1108    

2.    Artifacts.   BCH [1963], 748    ' ..., quelques objets mycéniens ... '

3.    hab.   Simpson [1981], 23    'Some Mycenaean material, including house foundations, was found beneath the pit which contained the votives. On the south slope remains of a Cyclopean wall were found and Mycenaean and Archaic sherds nearby.'

4.    hab.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 51    '...the lower E and NE slopes and the S side of the adjoining lower ridge on the SE were also covered in LH sherds indicating a total extent of c. 200 m. NW-SE by 150 m.'

5.    Settlement.   Foley [1988], 183    '..a hill with a Mycenaean settlement on top.'

6.    Settlement.   Simpson and Hagel [2006], 41    'The top surface of the hill is only c. 60 m north to south by 40 m, but Mycenaean surface sherds, predominantly LH IIIA2-B, over an area c. 200 m northwest to southeast by 150 m, indicate a large settlement.'

7.    Wall.   Balcer [1974], 149    'Trial excavations around this temple have also revealed Mycenaean Cyclopean walls, votive objects, and sherds ... '

SITE SIZE

- Simpson [1981]  p. 23,  Size: 30000 sq. m.  .. indicating a total spread of about 200 m. northwest to southeast by 150 m.

- Simpson and Hagel [2006]  p. 41,  Size: 30000 sq. m.  '...over an area c. 200 m northwest to southeast by 150 m, indicate a large settlement.'

- Simpson and Dickinson [1979]  p. 51,  Size: 30000 sq. m.  '...LH sherds indicating a total extent of c. 200 m. NW-SE by 150 m.'



PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)

    a.    Balcer [1974]: 149 ' ... and sherds of the Late Helladic period, ... '

    b.    Balcer [1974]: 149 'Below the hill are also traces of a lower Mycenaean village.'

    c.    BCH [1963]: 748 ' ..., quelques objets mycéniens ... '

2. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)

    a.    Simpson [1981]: 23 'LH II-IIIB A'

    b.    Foley [1988]: 183 'LHII-IIIB A H R'

    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 51 '..and some other splaying rims either LH II or LH IIIA1, ...'

3. Late Helladic IIB: (1470 BC - 1410 BC)

    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 51 '... part of the rim of a LH IIB Ephyraean goblet ...'

4. Late Helladic III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)

    a.    Balcer [1974]: 149 ' ..., and sherds of the Late Helladic period, including LH III.'

5. Late Helladic IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)

    a.    Simpson [1981]: 23 'LH II-IIIB A'

    b.    Foley [1988]: 183 'LHII-IIIB A H R'

    c.    Syriopoulos [1995]: 1108

6. Late Helladic IIIA1: (1410 BC - 1375 BC)

    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 51 '..and some other splaying rims either LH II or LH IIIA1, ...'

7. Late Helladic IIIA2: (1375 BC - 1320 BC)

    a.    Simpson and Hagel [2006]: 41 '...surface sherds, predominantly LH IIIA2-B, ...'

    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 51 '...but LH IIIA2 B were predomiant, ......'

8. Late Helladic IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)

    a.    Simpson [1981]: 23 'LH II-IIIB A'

    b.    Foley [1988]: 183 'LHII-IIIB A H R'

    c.    Simpson and Hagel [2006]: 41 '...surface sherds, predominantly LH IIIA2-B, ...'

    d.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 51 '...but LH IIIA2 B were predomiant, ......'

    e.    Syriopoulos [1995]: 1108

9. Archaic: (700 BC - 480 BC)

    a.    BCH [1963]: 748 'Les restes d'un temple archaïque sont en partie recouverts par la petite église du Prophète Élie.'