Site details

Kiapha Thiti: Wall

PK	C1558
TITLE	Kiapha Thiti: Wall
WGS84	37.853407° N, 23.835453° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	37.853407, 23.835453
LON/LAT	23.835453, 37.853407

DMS

37° 51' 12.2652" N

23° 50' 7.6308" E

W3W	tailbone, undoubtedly, parity
UTM	34 S, 749465, 4193340
EGSA87	485376, 4189276

Elevation m	164
Elevation feet	538.1
Region	Attica

GENERAL SITE TYPE Wall

TYPE

1.    Wall.   Hagel [1986],     'On the lowest man-made terrace are footings for a large wall cut into the bedrock which stretches over 150 m along the ridge and varies in thickness from 2 to 6 m. A long ramp leads up to a gate. The wall dates from the early Mycenaean period and was felt by excavators to have no parallels on the Greek mainland, with the possible exception of the fortifications at Malthi near the village of Dorion in Messenia.'
2.    Wall.   Privitera [2013], 119    'La scoperta più importante degli scavi tedeschi è rappresentata dal muro di cinta dell'Unterburg, cd. Untere Ringmauer ...'
3.    Wall.   Simpson [1981], 48    'Some thick wall foundations on the northwest may possibly be the remains of fortifications.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Middle Helladic III: (1775 BC - 1700 BC)
    a.    Privitera [2013]: 120, As shown in fig. 66.

2. Late Helladic I: (1700 BC - 1635 BC)
    a.    Hagel [1986]: , 'The wall dates from the early Mycenaean period and was felt by excavators to have no parallels on the Greek mainland, with the possible exception of the fortifications at Malthi near the village of Dorion in Messenia.'

3. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)
    a.    Privitera [2013]: 120, As shown in fig. 66.

4. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Ålin [1962]: 113, ? ' ... spätmykenische Gräber ... '

NOTE

1. A nice diagram in Privitera [2013], 120, fig. 66 shows the entire system of walls including this Unterburg wall.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Hagel [1986]: Hagel, Dietmar K.. Portal to the Past; Digital Archive of Archaeological Projects and Research; Canadian institute in Greece, 'Kiapha Thiti Excavation Project', Online here. Online here.

2. Privitera [2013]: Privitera, Santo. Principi, Pelasgi, e pescatori: L'Attica nella Tarda Eta del Bronzo. . Paestum: Pandemos. 2013., '15. Vari - Kiapha Thiti', pg. 119.

3. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'B 21 Vari: Kitsi and Vourvatsi', pg. 48. Online here.