Site details

Paramythia

PK	C1330
TITLE	Paramythia
WGS84	39.470706° N, 20.512678° E
Accuracy	200 m.

LAT/LON	39.470706, 20.512678
LON/LAT	20.512678, 39.470706

DMS

39° 28' 14.5416" N

20° 30' 45.6408" E

W3W	rezoning, levering, company
UTM	34 S, 458083, 4369127
EGSA87	199851, 4374534

Elevation m	340
Elevation feet	1115.5
Region	Thesprotia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Cem

TYPE

1.    Pit Grave.   Simpson [1981], 177    'In a pit grave at the north edge of the town a small spearhead and a Type F short sword were found.'
2.    Pit Grave.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 303    'A pit-grave excavated on the N side of the town held a small spear and a Type F short sword, ...'
3.    Tomb.   AD[1965], 349

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    AD[1965]: 349,

2. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 177, 'LHIII(B-C)?'
    b.    AD[1965]: 349,
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 303, 'LH III(B-C)?'

3. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 177, 'LHIII(B-C)?'
    b.    AD[1965]: 349,
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 303, 'LH III(B-C)?'

NOTE

1. Placed notionally at the north edge of the town but I feel confident that the marker is within 100 m. of the find.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. AD[1965]: Archaiologikon Deltion, Athens, Greece, v. 20, '', pg. 349.

2. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'K 3 (= L 3) Paramythia', pg. 177. Online here.

3. 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., 'K 10 Paramythia', pg. 303. Online here.