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Krinai: Litharakia 1

PK	C1986
TITLE	Krinai: Litharakia 1
WGS84	37.9584° N, 22.744889° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	37.9584, 22.744889
LON/LAT	22.744889, 37.9584

DMS

37° 57' 30.24" N

22° 44' 41.6004" E

W3W	jeeps, helper, briefing
UTM	34 S, 653289, 4202635
EGSA87	389591, 4201655

Elevation m	84
Elevation feet	275.6
Region	Corinthia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement

TYPE

1.    Settlement.   Lolos [2011], 442    'Site Function Settlement'
2.    Settlement.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 69    'The prehistoric settlement ... occupies the E tip of a long and low rounded hill called Litharakia in the district named Braibey, ...'
3.    Settlement.   Simpson [1981], 36    'The prehistoric settlement occupied the eastern tip of a long and low rounded hill, ..., called Litharakia.'
4.    Sherds.   Morgan [1999], 477    'Scatter of sherds at the east end of the long hill of Litharakia ... '

SITE SIZE

- Lolos [2011]  p. 441,  Size: 20000 sq. m.  'Surface Area Ca. 20,000 m²'

- Simpson and Dickinson [1979]  p. 69,  Size: 25000 sq. m.  '...(c. 250 m. ENE to WSW by 100 m.)...'

- Simpson [1981]  p. 36,  Size: 25000 sq. m.  '..., about 250 m. east-northeast to west-southwest by 100 m., ...'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. EH I: (3100 BC - 2700 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 69, 'EH I-III MH LH IIIA2-B'
    b.    Simpson [1981]: 36, 'EH I-III MH LH IIIA2-B'

2. EH II: (2700 BC - 2200 BC)
    a.    Lolos [2011]: 442, 'Middle Neolithic, EH II, late MH, LH I-IIIC, Protocorinthian'
    b.    Lolos [2011]: 442, 'Middle Neolithic, EH II, late MH, LH I-IIIC, Protocorinthian'
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 69, 'EH I-III MH LH IIIA2-B'
    d.    Simpson [1981]: 36, 'EH I-III MH LH IIIA2-B'

3. EH III: (2200 BC - 2000 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 69, 'EH I-III MH LH IIIA2-B'
    b.    Simpson [1981]: 36, 'EH I-III MH LH IIIA2-B'

4. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Lolos [2011]: 442, 'Middle Neolithic, EH II, late MH, LH I-IIIC, Protocorinthian'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 69, 'EH I-III MH LH IIIA2-B'
    c.    Simpson [1981]: 36, 'EH I-III MH LH IIIA2-B'

5. Late Helladic I: (1700 BC - 1635 BC)
    a.    Lolos [2011]: 442, 'Middle Neolithic, EH II, late MH, LH I-IIIC, Protocorinthian'

6. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)
    a.    Lolos [2011]: 442, 'Middle Neolithic, EH II, late MH, LH I-IIIC, Protocorinthian'

7. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Lolos [2011]: 442, 'Middle Neolithic, EH II, late MH, LH I-IIIC, Protocorinthian'

8. LH IIIA2: (1375 BC - 1320 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 69, 'EH I-III MH LH IIIA2-B'
    b.    Simpson [1981]: 36, 'EH I-III MH LH IIIA2-B'
    c.    Morgan [1999]: 477, 'LH IIIA2-B'

9. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Lolos [2011]: 442, 'Middle Neolithic, EH II, late MH, LH I-IIIC, Protocorinthian'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 69, 'EH I-III MH LH IIIA2-B'
    c.    Morgan [1999]: 477, 'LH IIIA2-B'

10. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Lolos [2011]: 442, 'Middle Neolithic, EH II, late MH, LH I-IIIC, Protocorinthian'

11. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
    a.    Morgan [1999]: 477, 'One Geometric sherd was found among the prehistoric scatter.'

NOTE

1. My implementation of the conversion from GGRS to WGS84 is here.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Lolos [2011]: Lolos, Yannis A.. Land of Sikyon: Archaeology and History of a Greek City-State. Hesperia supplements, 39. Princeton: American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 2011., 'HS-39 Krinai: Litharakia 1', pg. 441.

2. Morgan [1999]: Morgan, Catherine. Isthmia VIII; The Late Bronze Age Settlement and Early Iron Age Sanctuary . The American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Princeton, New Jersey, '46 Krines (Braibey)', pg. 477.

3. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'A 69 Krines: Braibey', pg. 36. 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., 'A 75 Krines: Braibey', pg. 69. Online here.