Site details

Livadaki/Tchiflik of Tsair/Tsaïr

PK	C1671
TITLE	Livadaki∕Tchiflik of Tsair∕Tsaïr
WGS84	40.51178° N, 22.979081° E
Accuracy	200 m.

LAT/LON	40.51178, 22.979081
LON/LAT	22.979081, 40.51178

DMS

40° 30' 42.408" N

22° 58' 44.6916" E

W3W	festivities, codes, prodding
UTM	34 T, 667671.1, 4486443.84
EGSA87	413359, 4484777

Elevation m	3
Elevation feet	9.8
Region	Macedonia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Sherds

TYPE

1.    Mound.   Rey [1917-19], 131    'Toumba'
2.    Mound.   French [1967], 19    'Topography: mound in plain; inside perimeter of airfield.'
3.    Sherds.   Simpson [1981], 180    'Some Mycenaean surface sherds were found at Tsair, on a small tumulus in the plain, about 8 km. to south of Salonica.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Early Bronze Age: (3200 BC - 2100 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 180, 'EB LB LH III'

2. Late Bronze Age: (1570 BC - 1200 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 180, 'EB LB LH III'

3. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 180, 'EB LB LH III'

NOTES

1.  A photograph of the mound taken in 1917 is in Rey [1917] 131, Fig. 105.

2.  The position is based on following the directions in Rey [1917] 131 and, in particular, relying on a correct positioning of Gona (C1652). I cannot identify a mound in the general area. Is it possible that the mound of Tsaïr was destroyed or heavily damaged in the construction of the airport?

3.  The Mycenaean Atlas Project would like to thank Dr. Stratos Nanoglou of the University of Thessalonika for making available a copy of French [1967] which would have been otherwise difficult to obtain.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. French [1967]: French, D.H.. Index of Prehistoric Sites in Central Macedonia and Catalogue of Sherd Material in The University of Thessaloniki. Athens, 'Livadhi (Tsair) V 5', pg. 19.

2. Rey [1917-19]: Rey, Leon. ‘VIII. - Vallée de la Vassilika’, Bulletin de Correspondance Hellénique (41-43) 127-161. 1917-19., '5. - Tsair (Toumba. Fig. 105)', pg. 131. Online here.

3. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'L 21 Livadhi (Tsair)', pg. 180. DH French, CM No. V 5
Online here.