Site details

Agora: Tomb: A.18:4

PK	C1857
TITLE	Agora: Tomb: A.18:4
WGS84	37.973613° N, 23.720623° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	37.973613, 23.720623
LON/LAT	23.720623, 37.973613

DMS

37° 58' 25.0068" N

23° 43' 14.2428" E

W3W	scatter, soaks, pads
UTM	34 S, 738971, 4206380
EGSA87	475314, 4202637

Elevation m	80
Elevation feet	262.5
Region	Attica

GENERAL SITE TYPE Cem

TYPE

1.    Pit Grave.   Mountjoy [1995], 52    'Two child burials have been found in the rectangular pit Tomb VI in the Agora....'
2.    Pit Grave.   Immerwahr [1971], 181    'A rough rectangular cutting in soft stereo ..., lying under the western wall of a Geometric house, ...'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. LH IIB: (1470 BC - 1410 BC)
    a.    Mountjoy [1995]: 53, 'It had been constructed in LHIIB and ... '

2. LH IIIA1: (1410 BC - 1375 BC)
    a.    Mountjoy [1995]: 53, ' ... and much used in LHIIIA1.'

3. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Immerwahr [1971]: 181, 'Myc. III C:1'
    b.    Mountjoy [1995]: 53, 'The LHIIIC Early burial, Burial XIII, was one of six or seven burials made at a higher level ... ''

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Immerwahr [1971]: Immerwahr, Sara A.. The Athenian Agora; Vol XIII; The Neolithic and Bronze Ages. The American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Princeton, New Jersey. 1971., 'Grave VI: Pit Grave with Burial of Two Children (A 18:4)', pg. 181. Online here.

2. Mountjoy [1995]: Mountjoy, Penelope A.. Mycenaean Athens. Paul Åströms Förlag, Jonsered, Sweden. 1995., 'The North Lower Town', pg. 52.