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Skala Oropou: Mound

PKC1542
TITLESkala Oropou: Mound
WGS84 38.315918° N, 23.809185° E
Accuracy 50 m.

LAT/LON 38.315918, 23.809185
LON/LAT 23.809185, 38.315918

DMS 38° 18' 57.3048" N,23° 48' 33.066" E

W3Wshortens, deforms, pocketbook
UTM34 S, 745600, 4244602
EGSA87 483170, 4240598

Elevation m24
Elevation feet 78.7
RegionAttica





GENERAL SITE TYPE  Pottery

TYPE

1.    Building.   BCH [1996], 1136    ' ... vestiges architecturaux ... '
2.    Building.   AR[1995], 6    ' ... remains of Myc structures were found.'
3.    Mound.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 221    'The site is a low mound on the E side of Nea Palatia near Skala Oropou, ... '
4.    Sherds.   Simpson [1981], 52    'Prehistoric sherds have been found on a low mound... A few LH III sherds were found with earlier prehistoric pottery.'
5.    Sherds.   Phialon [2011], 132    ' ..., et des tessons HM et HI II A ont été repérés à Skala Oropou-Sohoria.'


PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. EH III: (2200 BC - 2000 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 221, ' ... and a few EH III and LH III sherds.'

2. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    BCH [1996]: 1136, ' ... vestiges ... de l'HM/HR I ... '
    b.    AR[1995]: 6, ' ... levels containing MH (grey Minyan) and LH I sherds.'
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 221, 'MH Grey Minyan and Matt-painted were found ... '
    d.    Phialon [2011]: 132, ' ..., et des tessons HM et HR II A ont été repérés ... '

3. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    BCH [1996]: 1136, ' ... vestiges ... de l'HM/HR I ... '

4. Late Helladic I: (1700 BC - 1635 BC)
    a.    AR[1995]: 6, ' ... levels containing MH (grey Minyan) and LH I sherds.'

5. LH IIA: (1635 BC - 1470 BC)
    a.    Phialon [2011]: 132, ' ..., et des tessons HM et HR II A ont été repérés ... '

6. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 52, 'A few LH III sherds were found ...'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 221, ' ... and a few EH III and LH III sherds.'
    c.    Phialon [2011]: 133, 'HR III', Artifacts

7. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    AR[1995]: 6, 'At the A. Lechouriti plot, pottery was developed LH IIIB.'

8. LH IIIB2: (1250 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    AR[1995]: 6, 'At that of Pan. Boutsa the pottery was LH IIIB2, ... '

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1.  BCH [1996]:  Bulletin de correspondance hellénique. Volume 120. 1996., 'Palaios Oropos.', pg. 1136. Online here.

2.  AR[1995]:  Archaeological Reports, The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. (42) 1995-1996., 'Palaios Oropos.', pg. 6. Online here.

3.  Phialon [2011]:  Phialon, Laetitia. L'Émergence de la Civilisation Mycénienne en Grèce Centrale. Peeters, Leuven - Liege. Belgium. 2011., 'I.3.1.15. Les côtes du golfe sud de l'Eubée', pg. 132.

4.  Simpson [1981]:  Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'B 45 Skala Oropou: Ayioi Anargyroi etc.', pg. 52. 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 57 Skala Oropou', pg. 221. Online here.

Nearest shoreline

The closest shoreline to C1542 is at 38.32233° N, 23.81417° E, a straight-line distance of 908.8 m.