Site details

Clazomenae

PK	C1481
TITLE	Clazomenae
WGS84	38.362769° N, 26.775688° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	38.362769, 26.775688
LON/LAT	26.775688, 38.362769

DMS

38° 21' 45.9684" N

26° 46' 32.4768" E

W3W	anvil, image, skylark
UTM	35 S, 480403, 4246090
EGSA87	742367, 4249426

Elevation m	3
Elevation feet	9.8
Region	Anatolia
Subregion	Ionia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement

TYPE

1.    Sherds.   Simpson [1981], 208    'A few Mycenaean sherds from Clazomenae in the National Museum at Athens have been classified as LH IIIA2-B ...'
2.    Sherds.   Luwian Studies [nd],     'At the end of the Bronze Age, during LH IIIB (1300-1190 BCE), this district served no longer for ceramic production. The amount of Mycenaean pottery increased significantly. During LH IIIC, a number of rectangular monumental buildings were erected while imitated Mycenaean pottery prevailed'
3.    Sherds.   Kelder [2006], 58    'Liman Tepe is situated close to Clazomenae. ... only a well and part of the fill remained undisturbed. The site yielded Minyan as well as Mycenaean pottery, dated LH IIIA1 to LH IIIB.'
4.    Sherds.   Gür [2015], 11    '...and the amount of locally produced Myenaean ceramics increased in LH IIIC ...'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. LH IIIA1: (1410 BC - 1375 BC)
    a.    Kelder [2006]: 58, '... Mycenaean pottery, dated LH IIIA1 to LH IIIB.'

2. LH IIIA2: (1375 BC - 1320 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 208, 'LH IIIA2-B G A C H'
    b.    Kelder [2006]: 58, '... Mycenaean pottery, dated LH IIIA1 to LH IIIB.'

3. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 208, 'LH IIIA2-B G A C H'
    b.    Luwian Studies [nd]: ,
    c.    Kelder [2006]: 58, '... Mycenaean pottery, dated LH IIIA1 to LH IIIB.'

4. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Luwian Studies [nd]: , 'During LH IIIC, a number of rectangular monumental buildings were erected while imitated Mycenaean pottery prevailed.'
    b.    Kelder [2006]: 58, '... except for one LH IIIC krater.'
    c.    Gür [2015]: 11, '...ceramics increased in LH IIIC...', 'Aegean-style cooking pots dating to the LH IIIC period were found...'

NOTES

1. Position from Luwian Studies here.

2. Position from Luwian Studies: http://luwianstudies.org/sites/liman-tepe/

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Gür [2015]: Gür, Baris. ‘An Overview of the Late Helladic IIIC Period in Anatolia’, Talanta (46-47), pp. 7-26, 2014-2015, '', pg. 11. Online here.

2. Kelder [2006]: Kelder, Jorrit M.. ‘Mycenaeans in Western Anatolia’, Talanta (36-37), 49-86. 2004-2005., 'Clazomenae - Urla Iskelesi - Liman Tepe', pg. 58. Online here.

3. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'Clazomenae', pg. 208. Online here.

4. Luwian Studies [nd]: Zangger, Eberhard. , 'luwianstudies.org/sites/liman-tepe', luwianstudies.org/sites/liman-tepe
Online here.