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Atalanti: Skala

PKC1623
TITLEAtalanti: Skala
WGS84 38.671327° N, 23.063022° E
Accuracy 10 m.

LAT/LON 38.671327, 23.063022
LON/LAT 23.063022, 38.671327

DMS 38° 40' 16.7772" N,23° 3' 46.8792" E

W3Wisomers, submitted, online
UTM34 S, 679473, 4282324
EGSA87 418341, 4280434

Elevation m6
Elevation feet 19.7
RegionLocris
SubregionOpuntia





GENERAL SITE TYPE  Settlement

TYPE

1.    hab.   Simpson [1981], 80    'This site ... is a very low mound ...'
2.    Mound.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 262    'This site, discovered by D.H. French, is a low mound ... '
3.    Settlement.   Kramer-Hajos [2008], 41    'Site type: settlement mound, ...'
4.    Sherds.   Fossey [1990], 75    ' ..., only surface sherds of the following periods: EH III (Ayia Marina and Dark-on-Light), MH (Grey Minyan), LH IIIB.'


SITE SIZE

- Simpson [1981]  p. 80,  Size: 7200 sq. m.  'The dimensions of the mound are about 150 m. east to west by 60 m.'

- Kramer-Hajos [2008]  p. 41,  Size: 9000 sq. m.  'It measures ca. 150 m. east-west by ca. 60 m north-south ...'

- Simpson and Dickinson [1979]  p. 262,  Size: 9000 sq. m.  ' ..., is a low mound c. 150 m. E-W by 60 m., ... '

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. EH III: (2200 BC - 2000 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 80, 'EH III MH LH IIIB'
    b.    Kramer-Hajos [2008]: 41, '...; French mentions only EH III, MH, and LH IIIB, ...'
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 262, 'EH III MH LH IIIB'
    d.    Fossey [1990]: 75, ' ...: EH III (Ayia Marina and Dark-on-Light), MH (Grey Minyan), LH IIIB.'

2. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 80, 'EH III MH LH IIIB'
    b.    Kramer-Hajos [2008]: 41, '...; French mentions only EH III, MH, and LH IIIB, ...'
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 262, 'EH III MH LH IIIB'
    d.    Fossey [1990]: 75, ' ...: EH III (Ayia Marina and Dark-on-Light), MH (Grey Minyan), LH IIIB.'

3. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Kramer-Hajos [2008]: 41, 'It has sherds dating from the Neolithic through the LH era ...;'

4. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 80, 'EH III MH LH IIIB', 'Mycenaean pottery of the LH IIIB period is recorded among the surface finds.'
    b.    Kramer-Hajos [2008]: 41, '...; French mentions only EH III, MH, and LH IIIB, ...'
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 262, 'EH III MH LH IIIB'
    d.    Fossey [1990]: 75, ' ...: EH III (Ayia Marina and Dark-on-Light), MH (Grey Minyan), LH IIIB.'

NOTES

1.  For additional reading: Fossey, J.M. The Ancient Topography of Opuntian Lokris, Amsterdam, 1990, p. 75.

2.  Fossey [1990] 75 identifies this site with anc. Kalliaros. (Il. ii.531)

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1.  Fossey [1990]:  Fossey, John M.. The Ancient Topography of Opountian Locris. J.C. Gieben, Publisher. Amsterdam 1990, '15. Skala Atalandis (= anc. Kalliaros?)', pg. 75.

2.  Kramer-Hajos [2008]:  Kramer-Hajos, Margaretha. Beyond the Palace: Mycenaean East Lokris. BAR International Series. No. 1781. 2008., 'Atalanti - Skala (Skala Atalantis)', pg. 41.

3.  Simpson [1981]:  Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'C 66 Atalanti: Skala', pg. 80. 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 71 Atalandi: Skala', pg. 262. Online here.

Nearest shoreline

The closest shoreline to C1623 is at 38.67572° N, 23.06821° E, a straight-line distance of 664.9 m.