Palaio Phalero
| PK | C1551 |
| TITLE | Palaio Phalero |
| WGS84 | 37.939923° N, 23.694023° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 37.939923, 23.694023 |
| LON/LAT | 23.694023, 37.939923 |
| DMS | 37° 56' 23.7228" N | , | 23° 41' 38.4828" E |
| W3W | forum, ozone, snares |
| UTM | 34 S, 736742.33, 4202572.84 |
| EGSA87 | 472965, 4198906 |
| Elevation m | -5 |
| Elevation feet | -16.4 |
| Region | Attica |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Cem
TYPE
1. Cem. BCH Online, 4561 'In an area of ca. 3000 m2 (where an artificial hill and the channel will be built), a further part of the large ancient cemetery previously excavated by the Greek Archaeological Service at the beginning of the twentieth century was revealed'2. Cem. Archaeology Newsroom [2016], ' ... the Phaleron necropolis ... '
3. Chamber Tomb. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 205 'Chamber tombs have been found in the neighbourhood of Old Phaleron, ... '
4. Chamber Tomb. Simpson [1981], 44 'Chamber tombs have been found in the neighbourhood of Old Phaleron, some at Kalamaki.'
5. Sherds. Stubbings [1947], 8 'Phaleron: sherds (Fimmen, p. 8).'
6. Sherds. Fimmen [1921], 8 'Mykenische Scherbenfunde ...'
7. Sherds. Ålin [1962], 103 'Reisinger fand hier 1913 mykenische Scherben.'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
a. Fimmen [1921]: 8, 'Mykenische...'
b. Stubbings [1947]: 8, ' ..., the following minor Mycenaean sites in Attica are recorded.'
c. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 205, 'LG graves have also been found.', 'LH IIIA2 G'
2. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
a. Ålin [1962]: 103, 'Sie sind in IIIA zu datieren.'
3. LH IIIA1: (1410 BC - 1375 BC)
a. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 205, 'LH IIIA2 G'
4. LH IIIA2: (1375 BC - 1320 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 43, 'LH IIIA2 G'
5. Archaic: (700 BC - 480 BC)
a. BCH Online: 4561, 'The cemetery was in use from the late eighth to the early fifth century BC, and by virtue of its size, density and long period of use was one of the most significant Archaic cemeteries in Attica.'
b. Archaeology Newsroom [2016]: , 'The findings are thought to be from the period between 750 and 480 BC, ... '
NOTES
1. Alin [1962] 103, fn. 35 refers to a cup in the Karlsruhe Museum that comes from Phaleron. The cup is item 8 in the plate here. The description that accompanies this cup says:
'8. Fussbecher aus Phaleron, 1898. B 2778. H. 0,13. Dm. 0,14. Gelber Ton, rotverbrannter Firnis. Auf der oben durch den Firnisstreifen am Rande und unten durch drei dunne Linien eingefassten Henkelzone Reihe von kurzen Wellenlinien. Der Fuss ist gestreift. 14. Jahrh.'
2. Thanks to Dr. Alex Knodell of Carleton College for this location.
3. For more see the article on Phaleron by Stella Chryssoulaki and Ioannis Pappas which is here.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. BCH Online: Archaeology in Greece Online/Chronique des fouilles en ligne, 'Phaleron Delta - 2013', no. 4561.
Online here.
2. Ålin [1962]: Ålin, Per. Das Ende der mykenischen Fundstätten auf dem griechischen Festland. Carl Bloms Boktryckeri A.-B., Lund, 1962., 'Phaleron', pg. 103.
3. Fimmen [1921]: Fimmen, Dietrich. Die Kretisch-Mykenische Kultur. Verlag und Druck von B.G. Teubner, Leipzig und Berlin. 1921., 'Phaleron', pg. 8.
Mycenaean sherds found, reported by von Reisinger 1913
Online here.
4. Archaeology Newsroom [2016]: null. ‘Skeletons from the Phaleron necropolis to be scrutinized’, archaeology & arts, July 12, 2016, 'Skeletons from the Phaleron necropolis to be scrutinized', Online here.
5. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'B 4 Palaion Phaleron', pg. 43.
Online here.
6. 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 13 Palaion Phaleron', pg. 205.
Online here.
7. Stubbings [1947]: Stubbings, F.H.. ‘The Mycenaean Pottery of Attica’, The Annual of the British School at Athens, Vol 42, pp. 1-75, 1947., 'Phaleron', pg. 8.
Online here.