Skala Oropou: Mound
| PK | C1542 |
| TITLE | Skala 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 |
| W3W | shortens, deforms, pocketbook |
| UTM | 34 S, 745600, 4244602 |
| EGSA87 | 483170, 4240598 |
| Elevation m | 24 |
| Elevation feet | 78.7 |
| Region | Attica |
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.