Site details

Elaia

PK	C1475
TITLE	Elaia
WGS84	38.943833° N, 27.03995° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	38.943833, 27.03995
LON/LAT	27.03995, 38.943833

DMS

38° 56' 37.7988" N

27° 2' 23.82" E

W3W	bedtimes, clipboards, milled
UTM	35 S, 503462, 4310544
EGSA87	763321, 4314652

Elevation m	1
Elevation feet	3.3
Region	Anatolia
Subregion	Aeolis

GENERAL SITE TYPE Pottery

TYPE

1.    Sherds.   Simpson [1981], 209    'One Mycenaean sherd has been reported from Elaia.'
2.    Sherds.   Kelder [2006], 56    'Mellaart (1968, 188) mentioned one Mycenaean sherd from this site, ...'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Kelder [2006]: 56, '... one Mycenaean sherd from this site,...'

2. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 209, 'LH (III) C H'

NOTES

1. From Luwian studies site (http://luwianstudies.org/sites/elaia/): "The remains of the ancient city of Elais are located in the southwest corner of the Kaikos valley. The area belongs today to the village Kazıkbaǧları in the district of Pergamon. During the Hellenistic period, this used to be a port for the region of Pergamon. No excavations have been made so far. The excavation team from Pergamon, however, began in 2007 conducting geophysical and geodetic investigations with the aim of producing a map of the former port facilities. At the same time an archaeological survey was carried out, but its results have not been fully published yet. Bronze Age pottery was found on the acropolis and on the north side of the town. The earliest material belongs to the 3rd millennium BCE. Finds dating to the 2nd millennium BCE were also made. The acropolis was probably occupied by a Bronze Age settlement. During the 5th century BCE the city became a member of the Delian League. In the Hellenistic-Roman period, the city minted its own coins."

2. Position from LuwianStudies.org: http://luwianstudies.org/sites/elaia/

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Kelder [2006]: Kelder, Jorrit M.. ‘Mycenaeans in Western Anatolia’, Talanta (36-37), 49-86. 2004-2005., 'Elaia - Karzikbaglari', pg. 56. Online here.

2. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'Elaia', pg. 209. Online here.