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Krisa (Ancient)

PKC1605
TITLEKrisa (Ancient)
WGS84 38.465518° N, 22.462334° E
Accuracy Exact

LAT/LON 38.465518, 22.462334
LON/LAT 22.462334, 38.465518

DMS 38° 27' 55.8648" N,22° 27' 44.4024" E

W3Wcapillary, ceramics, chins
UTM34 S, 627576, 4258480
EGSA87 365702, 4258300

Elevation m121
Elevation feet 397
RegionPhocis





GENERAL SITE TYPE  Hab

TYPE

1.    hab.   Van Effenterre and Jannoray [1937], 315    
2.    hab.   Ålin [1962], 130    '... Akropolishügel...'
3.    hab.   Simpson [1981], 77    'The site was probably inhabited continuously from the Middle Helladic to the LH IIIB periods ...'
4.    Settlement.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 257    'The LH III buildings are substantial, some containing column-bases.'
5.    Settlement.   Phialon [2011], 45    ' ..., ainsi que la durée d'occupation de l'habitat témoignent de l'importance régionale du site.'
6.    Sherds.   Van Effenterre and Jannoray [1938], 110    'La Céramique helladique récente'
7.    Wall.   Simpson [1981], 77    'They are built of very massive blocks (one recorded by Frazer, ..., was almost three metres in length and about 1.60 m. high) ...'
8.    Wall.   Van Effenterre and Jannoray [1937], 323    'L'enceinte.','C'est à la fin de l'époque mycénienne qu'appartient la construction de l'enceinte de Krisa ...'
9.    Wall.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 257    ' ... a large fortification wall of huge blocks in Cyclopean style ... '


SITE SIZE

- Simpson [1981]  p. 77,  Size:  sq. m.  Simpson gives no size but says '...the Mycenaean settlement...does not appear to have covered all of the area enclosed by its fortifications, ...'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 77, 'MH LH I/II LH IIIA1-B C H'
    b.    Ålin [1962]: 131, 'Besiedlung in MH, SH und byzantinische Zeit.'
    c.    Van Effenterre and Jannoray [1937]: 301, 'Les habitations mésohelladiques'
    d.    Van Effenterre and Jannoray [1938]: 111, La céramique mésohelladique
    e.    Phialon [2011]: 44, ' ...: deux niveau HM, ... '
    f.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 257, 'It was probably inhabited continuously from MH to LH IIIB ... ',' ... four excavated building-strata, two are attributable to late MH'

2. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Ålin [1962]: 131, 'Besiedlung in MH, SH und byzantinische Zeit.'
    b.    Van Effenterre and Jannoray [1937]: 315, 'Les constructions mycéniennes'

3. Late Helladic I: (1700 BC - 1635 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 77, 'MH LH I/II LH IIIA1-B C H'
    b.    Van Effenterre and Jannoray [1938]: 110, 'I. Période Prémycénienne (1)'
    c.    Phialon [2011]: 44, '... , dont le plus récent est probablement encore occupé à l'HR I-II, ... '
    d.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 257, ' ... LH I/II ... '

4. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 77, 'MH LH I/II LH IIIA1-B C H'
    b.    Van Effenterre and Jannoray [1938]: 110, 'I. Période Prémycénienne (1)'
    c.    Phialon [2011]: 44, '... , dont le plus récent est probablement encore occupé à l'HR I-II, ... '
    d.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 257, ' ... LH I/II ... '

5. LH IIB: (1470 BC - 1410 BC)
    a.    Phialon [2011]: 45, ' ..., peut-être occupé depuis l'HR II B, ... '

6. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Van Effenterre and Jannoray [1938]: 135, 'II. Période Mycéniene'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 257, 'The LH III buildings are substantial, ... '

7. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Van Effenterre and Jannoray [1937]: 315,
    b.    Ålin [1962]: 130, '...ein ältere Schicht mit Scherben aus IIIA gefunden, ...'
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 257, 'It was probably inhabited continuously from MH to LH IIIB ... '

8. LH IIIA1: (1410 BC - 1375 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 77, 'MH LH I/II LH IIIA1-B C H'
    b.    Phialon [2011]: 45, ' ..., un niveau HR III A1, ... '
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 257, ' ..., the third (building layer, RHC) to LH IIIA1, ... '

9. LH IIIA2: (1375 BC - 1320 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 77, 'MH LH I/II LH IIIA1-B C H'

10. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 77, 'MH LH I/II LH IIIA1-B C H','The site appears to have been destroyed and abandoned by the end of the LH IIIB period.'
    b.    Van Effenterre and Jannoray [1937]: 315,
    c.    Ålin [1962]: 131, '... ein Bügelkanne aus IIIB ...', 'Angesichts der Tatsache, dass die IIIB-Keramik völlig dominiert, und dass die Bodenbestände auch hauptsächlich aus IIIB stammen, ...'
    d.    Phialon [2011]: 45, 'La destruction finale de l'habitat mycénien par incendie remonte à l'HR III B, ... '
    e.    Phialon [2011]: 45, ' ..., et un niveau HR III B.'
    f.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 257, 'It was probably inhabited continuously from MH to LH IIIB ... ', ' ..., the fourth (building layer, RHC) to LH IIIB ... '
    g.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 257, 'In LH IIIB a large fortification wall of huge blocks in Cyclopean style was built ... '

11. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Phialon [2011]: 45, 'Quelques tessons HR III C ont toutefois été identifiés.'

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1.  Ålin [1962]:  Ålin, Per. Das Ende der mykenischen Fundstätten auf dem griechischen Festland. Carl Bloms Boktryckeri A.-B., Lund, 1962., 'Krisa', pg. 130.

2.  Phialon [2011]:  Phialon, Laetitia. L'Émergence de la Civilisation Mycénienne en Grèce Centrale. Peeters, Leuven - Liege. Belgium. 2011., 'I.2.2.7. Krisa (ou Chryso-Haghios Georghios)', pg. 44.

3.  Simpson [1981]:  Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'C 51 Chryso: Ancient Krisa', pg. 77. Online here.

4.  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., 'G 56 Chryso: Ancient Krisa', pg. 257. Online here.

5.  Van Effenterre and Jannoray [1937]:  Van Effenterre, Henri and Jean Jannoray. ‘Fouilles de Krisa (Phocide)’, Bulletin de correspondance hellénique, (61:1), 299-326. 1937., '', pg. 315. Online here.

6.  Van Effenterre and Jannoray [1938]:  Van Effenterre, Henri and Jean Jannoray. ‘Fouilles de Krisa (Phocide)’, Bulletin de correspondance hellénique, (62:1), pp. 110-148. 1938., '', pg. 110. Online here.

Nearest shoreline

The closest shoreline to C1605 is at 38.42861° N, 22.45214° E, a straight-line distance of 4 km and 204 m.