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Spata Magoula

PK	C1564
TITLE	Spata Magoula
WGS84	37.958342° N, 23.909987° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	37.958342, 23.909987
LON/LAT	23.909987, 37.958342

DMS

37° 57' 30.0312" N

23° 54' 35.9532" E

W3W	tourism, scarcely, nuttier
UTM	34 S, 755661, 4205188
EGSA87	491944, 4200909

Elevation m	157
Elevation feet	515.1
Region	Attica

GENERAL SITE TYPE Hab

TYPE

1.    Cem.   BCH [1878], 185
2.    Chamber Tomb.   Stubbings [1947], 2    'Here two chamber-tombs cut in the soft limestone hillside were excavated by the Greek archaeologist Stamatakis.'
3.    Chamber Tomb.   Ålin [1962], 109    'An einem Hügelhang grub Stamatakis 1877 2 Kammergräber aus.'
4.    Chamber Tomb.   Privitera [2013], 127    '..., P. Stamatakis esplorò due tombe a camera, ...'
5.    Chamber Tomb.   Phialon [2011], 136    ' ..., une tombe a chambre triple a été découverte, déjà pillée, à Spata-magoula.'
6.    hab.   Simpson [1981], 50    '...prehistoric sherds, including Mycenaean, were observed thinly spread over much of the surface, for an extent of about 200 m. northwest to southeast by 100 m.'
7.    Settlement.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 215    'Remains of a prehistoric settlement have been found on the low rounded hill of Magoula ... '
8.    Sherds.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 215    'EH II, MH, and LH III sherds are thinly spread over its surface ... '

SITE SIZE

- Simpson [1981]  p. 50,  Size: 20000 sq. m.  '...for an extent of about 200 m. northwest to southeast by 100 m.'

- Simpson and Dickinson [1979]  p. 215,  Size: 20000 sq. m.  ' ... for an extent of c. 200 m. NW-SE by 100 m.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. EH II: (2700 BC - 2200 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 50, 'EH II MH LH IIIA1-B LH IIIC? G'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 215, ' ... EH II MH LH IIIA1-B LH IIIC? G', 'EH II, MH, and LH III sherds ... '

2. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 50, 'EH II MH LH IIIA1-B LH IIIC? G'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 215, ' ... EH II MH LH IIIA1-B LH IIIC? G', 'EH II, MH, and LH III sherds ... '

3. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Stubbings [1947]: 2, '...Mycenaean pottery...'

4. LH IIB: (1470 BC - 1410 BC)
    a.    Privitera [2013]: 129, 'La cronologia d'uso della grande tomba di Spata, ..., è compresa tra il TE IIB/IIIA1 e il TE IIIC middle.'
    b.    Phialon [2011]: 136, 'La mobilier trouvé dans le dromos témoigne de sa longue utilisation (HR II B/III A1 à HR IIIC) ...'
    c.    Privitera [2013]: 129, ' ... due distinti periodi di utilizzo della tomba, rispettivamente nel TE IIB/IIIA1 e il TE IIIB - TE IIIC; ... '

5. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Stubbings [1947]: 2, 'The pots, of L.H. III date, were the least spectacular of the finds.'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 215, ' ..., EH II, MH, and LH III sherds ... '

6. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    BCH [1878]: 185,
    b.    Ålin [1962]: 109, ' ..., mit IIIA und IIIC weniger gut vertreten.'

7. LH IIIA1: (1410 BC - 1375 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 50, 'EH II MH LH IIIA1-B LH IIIC? G'
    b.    Privitera [2013]: 129, 'La cronologia d'uso della grande tomba di Spata, ..., è compresa tra il TE IIB/IIIA1 e il TE IIIC middle.'
    c.    Phialon [2011]: 136, 'La mobilier trouvé dans le dromos témoigne de sa longue utilisation (HR II B/III A1 à HR IIIC) ...'
    d.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 215, ' ... EH II MH LH IIIA1-B LH IIIC? G', ' ...: a piriform jar is LH IIIA1 ... '
    e.    Privitera [2013]: 129, ' ... due distinti periodi di utilizzo della tomba, rispettivamente nel TE IIB/IIIA1 e il TE IIIB - TE IIIC; ... '

8. LH IIIA2: (1375 BC - 1320 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 50, 'EH II MH LH IIIA1-B LH IIIC? G'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 215, ' ..., other vases are LH IIIA2-B, ... '

9. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 50, 'EH II MH LH IIIA1-B LH IIIC? G'
    b.    BCH [1878]: 185,
    c.    Ålin [1962]: 109, 'Diese sind hauptsächlich in IIIB zu datieren, ... ', ' ... und ein Rhytonfragment sind aus IIIB.'
    d.    Phialon [2011]: 136, 'La mobilier trouvé dans le dromos témoigne de sa longue utilisation (HR II B/III A1 à HR IIIC) ...'
    e.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 215, ' ... EH II MH LH IIIA1-B LH IIIC? G', ' ..., other vases are LH IIIA2-B, ... ', ' ... possible LH IIB, ... '
    f.    Privitera [2013]: 129, ' ... due distinti periodi di utilizzo della tomba, rispettivamente nel TE IIB/IIIA1 e il TE IIIB - TE IIIC; ... '

10. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 50, 'EH II MH LH IIIA1-B LH IIIC? G'
    b.    BCH [1878]: 185,
    c.    Privitera [2013]: 129, 'La cronologia d'uso della grande tomba di Spata, ..., è compresa tra il TE IIB/IIIA1 e il TE IIIC middle.'
    d.    Ålin [1962]: 109, 'Aus IIIC sind darunter eine 2-henkelige Amphora der Granary Klasse, ... '
    e.    Phialon [2011]: 136, 'La mobilier trouvé dans le dromos témoigne de sa longue utilisation (HR II B/III A1 à HR IIIC) ...'
    f.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 215, ' ... EH II MH LH IIIA1-B LH IIIC? G'
    g.    Privitera [2013]: 129, ' ... due distinti periodi di utilizzo della tomba, rispettivamente nel TE IIB/IIIA1 e il TE IIIB - TE IIIC; ... '

11. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 215, ' ... EH II MH LH IIIA1-B LH IIIC? G'

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. BCH [1878]: Bulletin de correspondance hellénique. Volume 2, 1878., '', pg. 185. Online here.

2. Ålin [1962]: Ålin, Per. Das Ende der mykenischen Fundstätten auf dem griechischen Festland. Carl Bloms Boktryckeri A.-B., Lund, 1962., 'Spata', pg. 109.

3. Phialon [2011]: Phialon, Laetitia. L'Émergence de la Civilisation Mycénienne en Grèce Centrale. Peeters, Leuven - Liege. Belgium. 2011., 'I.3.1.19. La plaine au nord du Mérenta', pg. 136.

4. Privitera [2013]: Privitera, Santo. Principi, Pelasgi, e pescatori: L'Attica nella Tarda Eta del Bronzo. . Paestum: Pandemos. 2013., '22. Spata - Magoula', pg. 127.

5. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'B 35 Spata Magoula', pg. 50. 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 42 Spata Magoula', pg. 215. 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., 'Spata', pg. 2. '...the first discovery of Mycenaean pottery in Attica was made at Spata, in the Mesogeia, in 1877.'
Online here.