Site details

Petres

PK	C1059
TITLE	Petres
WGS84	37.434827° N, 23.175606° E
Accuracy	50 m.

LAT/LON	37.434827, 23.175606
LON/LAT	23.175606, 37.434827

DMS

37° 26' 5.3772" N

23° 10' 32.1816" E

W3W	alleyways, topside, trundle
UTM	34 S, 692481, 4145333
EGSA87	426919, 4143142

Elevation m	84
Elevation feet	275.6
Region	Argolid

GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement

TYPE

1.    Artifacts.   Jameson et al. [1994], 511    ' ..., decorated hearth rims, domestic wares, terra-cotta scoops, terra-cotta fire dogs, ... ', ' ... 1 pyramidal loom weight, 3 spools, and 2 animal figurines ... '
2.    Lithics.   Jameson et al. [1994], 511    '2,134 pieces of worked obsidian and flint, and 55 ground stone artifacts were collected.', ' ..., stone mortars, an unparallelled variety and quantity of obsidian artifacts ..., '
3.    Settlement.   Jameson et al. [1994], 511    'Village.'
4.    Sherds.   Jameson et al. [1994], 511    '885 sherds, ... '

SITE SIZE

- Jameson et al. [1994]  p. 511,  Size: 22000 sq. m.  'Ca. 2.2 ha (large); ...'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
    a.    Jameson et al. [1994]: 511, ' ..., there may be remains from as many as 20 EH structures in this field.'

2. EH I: (3100 BC - 2700 BC)
    a.    Jameson et al. [1994]: 513, 'EH I, ...'

3. EH II: (2700 BC - 2200 BC)
    a.    Jameson et al. [1994]: 511, 'The majority of the dated artifacts (ca. 80% of the sherds) belong to the EH II period and include roof tiles, decorated hearth rims, domestic wares, terra-cotta scoops, terra-cotta fire dogs, stone mortars, an unparalleled variety and quantity of obsidian artifacts ...'

4. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Jameson et al. [1994]: 512, 'LH and LR sherds make up 1% each.'

5. Late Geometric: (760 BC - 700 BC)
    a.    Jameson et al. [1994]: 511, ' ..., LG-SG, ... ','The next largest body of material beongs to the LG-SG period (8% of the sherds).'

6. Subgeometric: (750 - 700)
    a.    Jameson et al. [1994]: 511, ' ..., LG-SG, ... ','The next largest body of material beongs to the LG-SG period (8% of the sherds).'

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., 'F32. Petres.', pg. 513.