Aphidna/Kotroni
| PK | C1503 |
| TITLE | Aphidna∕Kotroni |
| WGS84 | 38.187173° N, 23.879093° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 38.187173, 23.879093 |
| LON/LAT | 23.879093, 38.187173 |
| DMS | 38° 11' 13.8228" N | , | 23° 52' 44.7348" E |
| W3W | crickets, orange, traipsed |
| UTM | 34 S, 752158, 4230501 |
| EGSA87 | 489263, 4226302 |
| Elevation m | 356 |
| Elevation feet | 1168 |
| Region | Attica |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement
TYPE
1. Pottery. Ober [1987], 203 'The considerable amounts of Gray Minyan ware ... '2. Settlement. Privitera [2013], 156 ' ... si trova l'acropoli di Kotroni, area di rinvenimento di superficie di numerosi frammenti ceramici ... '
3. Settlement. Simpson [1981], 51 'The prominent acropolis hill of Kotroni, on the northwest edge of the lake of Marathon, dominates a route from Attica to Boeotia.'
4. settlement. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 220 'The fine and large acropolis of Kotroni on the NW edge of Marathon Lake ... '
5. Settlement. Ober [1987], 203 ' ... suggest a significant settlement in the Middle Helladic period.'
6. Settlement. Ålin [1962], 111 'Die Burgruine auf dem Berg wurde 1894 von Wide und Kjellberg untersucht.'
7. Settlement. Wide [1896], 385 'Im südwestlichen Teil der Ebene lag auf einem hohen, von Eichen bewachsenen Berg, der heute Kotróni genannt wird, die alte, sagenberühmte Burg von Aphidna, deren Lage von Finlay festgestellt worden ist.'
8. sherds. Stubbings [1947], 8 ' ... a few L.H. III sherds ... '
SITE SIZE
- Simpson [1981] p. 51, Size: sq. m. No size given, "...large upper surface of the hill."
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 51, 'MH LH II-IIIB C'
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 220, ' ...; MH and LH sherd material was widespread on the surface.'
c. Ober [1987]: 203, 'The considerable amounts of Gray Minyan ware in both the ASCS and DAI collections suggest a significant settlement in the Middle Helladic period.'
2. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
a. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 220, ' ...; MH and LH sherd material was widespread on the surface.'
b. Ålin [1962]: 111, 'Auf den Terrassen unterhalb der Burgmauer fanden sich mykenische Scherben.'
c. Wide [1896]: 388, ' ..., unterhalb der Burgmauer verschiedene mykenische Thonscherben.'
d. Ober [1987]: 203, 'Nos. 6-11 indicate Mycenaean occupation, confirming the report of S. Wide ("Aphidna in Nordattika," AM 21, 1896 [pp. 385-409], p. 388) that Mycenaean material was present at the site (e (questioned by McCredie, FMCA, p. 82, note 169). ).'
3. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 51, 'MH LH II-IIIB C'
b. Privitera [2013]: 156, ' ... frammenti ceramici del ME e del TE II - TE IIIB ... '
4. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
a. Stubbings [1947]: 8, 'Aphidna: a few L.H. III sherds'
5. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 51, 'MH LH II-IIIB C'
b. Privitera [2013]: 156, ' ... frammenti ceramici del ME e del TE II - TE IIIB ... '
6. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 51, 'MH LH II-IIIB C'
b. Privitera [2013]: 156, ' ... frammenti ceramici del ME e del TE II - TE IIIB ... '
7. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
a. Ober [1987]: 203, 'The site was probably reoccupied (although continuous occupation is a possibility) by the Geometric period ... '
NOTES
1. With reference to the size of the habitation on the hill of Kotroni a rough drawing exercise in Google Earth yields a possible figure of about 40,000 square meters.
2. Dr. Ober's reference to 'McCredie FMCA' is to J.R. McCredie, Hesperia, Suppl. XI, Fortified Military Camps in Attica, Princeton 1966. Online here.
The reference to Sam Wide is to Wide, Sam, 'Aphidna in Nordattika' in Mitteilungen des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts, Athenische Abteilung, no. 21, 1896. Online here.
His references to the ASCS and DAI are to the Antiquities Collections of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens and to the German Archaeological Institute at Athens, respectively.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Ålin [1962]: Ålin, Per. Das Ende der mykenischen Fundstätten auf dem griechischen Festland. Carl Bloms Boktryckeri A.-B., Lund, 1962., 'Kotroni', pg. 111.
2. Ober [1987]: Ober, Josiah. ‘Pottery and Miscellaneous Artifacts from Fortified Sites in Northern and Western Attica’, Hesperia: The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens (56:2) 197-227., '3. Kotroni/Aphidna', pg. 202.
Online here.
3. Privitera [2013]: Privitera, Santo. Principi, Pelasgi, e pescatori: L'Attica nella Tarda Eta del Bronzo. . Paestum: Pandemos. 2013., '40. Aphidna - Kotroni', pg. 156.
4. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'B 44 Ancient Aphidna', pg. 51.
Online here.
5. 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., 'F 54 Ancient Aphidna', pg. 220.
Online here.
6. Stubbings [1947]: Stubbings, F.H.. ‘The Mycenaean Pottery of Attica’, The Annual of the British School at Athens, Vol 42, pp. 1-75, 1947., '', Online here.
7. Wide [1896]: Wide, Sam. ‘Aphidna in Nordattika’, Mittheilungen des Kaiserlich Deutschen Archaeologischen Instituts; Athenische Abtheilung, Band XXI, pp. 385-409. 1896., 'Aphidna in Nordattika', pg. 385.
Online here.