Site details

Lepitsa: Quarry

PK	C1026
TITLE	Lepitsa: Quarry
WGS84	37.410106° N, 23.1132° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	37.410106, 23.1132
LON/LAT	23.1132, 37.410106

DMS

37° 24' 36.3816" N

23° 6' 47.52" E

W3W	astronauts, trickling, primes
UTM	34 S, 687021, 4142464
EGSA87	421372, 4140449

Elevation m	5
Elevation feet	16.4
Region	Argolid

GENERAL SITE TYPE Quarry

TYPE

1.    Lithics.   Jameson et al. [1994], 465    '33 pieces of worked obsidian and flint were collected, mostly flakes, which may be Neolithic or Bronze Age.'
2.    Quarry.   Jameson et al. [1994], 465    '3 small quarries (ca. 4.0 x 5.0 m) for small ashlar blocks are let into the limestone bedrock from the sea up to 100 m inland. 1 is now partly submerged by the sea.'
3.    Sherds.   Jameson et al. [1994], 465    '58 sherds and 3 roof-tile fragments were collected.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Jameson et al. [1994]: 465, ' ...; 1 sherd is MH,

2. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Jameson et al. [1994]: 465, 'LH sherds (kylikes, bowls, and cooking ware) are the most abundant; 1 sherd is MH, ..'

3. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
    a.    Jameson et al. [1994]: 465, ' ..., (LG-SG), ... '

4. Late Geometric: (760 BC - 700 BC)
    a.    Jameson et al. [1994]: 465, ' ..., (LG-SG), ... ', ' ..., at least 4 (sherds, rhc) are LG-SG, ... '

5. Subgeometric: (750 - 700)
    a.    Jameson et al. [1994]: 465, ' ..., (LG-SG), ... ', ' ..., at least 4 (sherds, rhc) are LG-SG, ... '

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Jameson et al. [1994]: Jameson, Michael H, Curtis N. Runnels, Tjeerd H. van Andel. A Greek Countryside; The Southern Argolid from Prehistory to the Present Day. Stanford University Press, Stanford, California. 1994., 'C3. Lepitsa #2', pg. 465.