Site details
Pallantion (Besiri)
| PK | C1722 |
| TITLE | Pallantion (Besiri) |
| WGS84 | 37.451912° N, 22.340278° E |
| Accuracy | 200 m. |
| LAT/LON | 37.451912, 22.340278 |
| LON/LAT | 22.340278, 37.451912 |
| DMS | 37° 27' 6.8832" N | , | 22° 20' 25.0008" E |
| W3W | qualify, dredged, arrangement |
| UTM | 34 S, 618546, 4145850 |
| EGSA87 | 353048, 4146012 |
| Elevation m | 673 |
| Elevation feet | 2208 |
| Region | Arcadia |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Sherds
TYPE
1. Sherds. Howell [1970], 94 '... and cites as an example a hand-made vessel of coarse fabric, with incised decoration on the shoulder. ... the coarse fabric and incised decoration are characteristics found in Middle Helladic 'Adriatic ware'. Pithos burials are also common in Middle Helladic times.'PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
a. Howell [1970]: 94, '... and cites as an example a hand-made vessel of coarse fabric, with incised decoration on the shoulder. ... the coarse fabric and incised decoration are characteristics found in Middle Helladic 'Adriatic ware'. Pithos burials are also common in Middle Helladic times.'
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Howell [1970]: Howell, R.. ‘A Survey of Eastern Arcadia in Prehistory’, The Annual of the British School at Athens. 65. November, 1970. 79-127., '34. Pallantion (Besiri)', pg. 94.
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