Site details

Raphina

PK	C1524
TITLE	Raphina
WGS84	38.017998° N, 24.014821° E
Accuracy	50 m.

LAT/LON	38.017998, 24.014821
LON/LAT	24.014821, 38.017998

DMS

38° 1' 4.7928" N

24° 0' 53.3556" E

W3W	babysitters, seedless, chewing
UTM	35 S, 237944, 4212019
EGSA87	501152, 4207525

Elevation m	7
Elevation feet	23
Region	Attica

GENERAL SITE TYPE Hab

TYPE

1.    hab.   PAE[1951], 78
2.    hab.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 217    The hab is EH II, the later periods are represented by sherds only.
3.    Settlement.   Ålin [1962], 110    'Theocharis hat hier von 1951 - 55 Siedlungsreste ausgegraben.'
4.    Settlement.   Simpson [1981], 50    'The centre of the prehistoric settlement at Raphina seems to have been the low hill on the north side of the bay and to west of the harbour, but house remains have also been found along the shore.'
5.    Settlement.   Privitera [2013], 150    '...di un insediamento dell'AE II, frequentato anche tra il ME e il TE IIIB.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
    a.    Ålin [1962]: 110, 'Auf einem Hügel am Ufer wurde Besiedlung in FH, MH uns SH Zeit festgestellt.'

2. EH II: (2700 BC - 2200 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 50, 'EH II EH III? MH LH II-III(A-B)'
    b.    Privitera [2013]: 150, '...entro un'abitazione dell'AE II; ...'
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 217, 'Its most important period seems to have been EH II, ...'

3. EH III: (2200 BC - 2000 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 50, 'EH II EH III? MH LH II-III(A-B)'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 217, '...; bothroi dug into a house on the hill contained pottery likely to be EH III or early MH, ...'

4. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 50, 'EH II EH III? MH LH II-III(A-B)'
    b.    Ålin [1962]: 110, 'Auf einem Hügel am Ufer wurde Besiedlung in FH, MH uns SH Zeit festgestellt.'

5. Middle Helladic I: (2000 BC - 1900 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 217, '...; bothroi dug into a house on the hill contained pottery likely to be EH III or early MH, ...'

6. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Ålin [1962]: 110, 'Auf einem Hügel am Ufer wurde Besiedlung in FH, MH uns SH Zeit festgestellt.'

7. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 50, 'EH II EH III? MH LH II-III(A-B)'

8. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 50, 'EH II EH III? MH LH II-III(A-B)'
    b.    Privitera [2013]: 150, '...frammenti ceramici databili al TE IIIA-B, ...'

9. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 50, 'EH II EH III? MH LH II-III(A-B)'
    b.    PAE[1951]: 78,
    c.    Privitera [2013]: 150, '...frammenti ceramici databili al TE IIIA-B, ...'
    d.    Ålin [1962]: 110, 'Die abgebildeten Scherben dürften in IIIB zu datieren sein, ... '

NOTE

1. Simpson and Dickinson [1979] 217 say 'The centre of this site seems to have been a low hill on the N side of the bay and to W of the harbour, ...' Privitera [2013] 150 describes the site as '...lungo il litorale sabbioso posto a sud del porto di Rafina...' Simpson and Dickinson say 'north'; Privitera says 'south'. I have followed Privitera.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. PAE[1951]: Praktika tes en Athenais Arkhaiologikes Hetaireias. 1951., '', pg. 78.

2. Ålin [1962]: Ålin, Per. Das Ende der mykenischen Fundstätten auf dem griechischen Festland. Carl Bloms Boktryckeri A.-B., Lund, 1962., 'Rafina', pg. 110.

3. Privitera [2013]: Privitera, Santo. Principi, Pelasgi, e pescatori: L'Attica nella Tarda Eta del Bronzo. . Paestum: Pandemos. 2013., '34. Raphina', pg. 150.

4. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'B 38 Raphina', pg. 50. 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 45 Raphina', pg. 217. Online here.