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Koroneia (Palaiokoroneia)

PK	C2842
TITLE	Koroneia (Palaiokoroneia)
WGS84	38.392287° N, 22.956706° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	38.392287, 22.956706
LON/LAT	22.956706, 38.392287

DMS

38° 23' 32.2332" N

22° 57' 24.1416" E

W3W	reworked, apprentice, humbles
UTM	34 S, 670882, 4251154
EGSA87	408741, 4249569

Elevation m	239
Elevation feet	784.1
Region	Boeotia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement

TYPE

1.    Settlement.   Simpson [2018], 187    'The site was probably inhabited in Mycenaean times. Its position conforms to the pattern of the known Mycenaean settlements around Lake Kopais.'
2.    Settlement.   Iliad,     ' ... that dwelt in Coroneia and grassy Haliartus, ... '
3.    Settlement.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 243    'The acropolis of ancient Koroneia ... '
4.    Sherds.   Fossey [1988], 326    'Pottery and Small Finds; ..., MH, LH III (including A or B), Geometric (including LG), Archaic ... '
5.    Sherds.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 243    'Prehistoric sherds have been found recently on the surface ... but the structures observed ... appear to be C or later.'
6.    Sherds.   Simpson [1981], 66    'Prehistoric sherds of several periods have been found on the surface recently ...'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Fossey [1988]: 326, 'Neolithic, MH, LH III (including A or B), Geometric (including LG), ...'
    b.    Simpson [1981]: 66, 'N MH LH A C H'
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 242, 'N MH LH A C H'

2. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 66, 'N MH LH A C H'
    b.    Simpson [2018]: 187, ' ..., but Fossey found Neolithic and LH sherds here ... '
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 242, 'N MH LH A C H'

3. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Fossey [1988]: 326, 'Neolithic, MH, LH III (including A or B), Geometric (including LG), ...'

4. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Fossey [1988]: 326, 'Neolithic, MH, LH III (including A or B), Geometric (including LG), ...'

5. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
    a.    Fossey [1988]: 326, 'Neolithic, MH, LH III (including A or B), Geometric (including LG), ...'

6. Late Geometric: (760 BC - 700 BC)
    a.    Fossey [1988]: 326, 'Neolithic, MH, LH III (including A or B), Geometric (including LG), ...'

7. Archaic: (700 BC - 480 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 242, 'N MH LH A C H'

NOTE

1. Additional bibliography: Euphrosyne (6), 1973-4, p. 9. Site contributed by Professor Sarah Murray, University of Toronto.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Fossey [1988]: Fossey, John M.. Topography and Population of Ancient Boiotia. Ares publishers Inc., Chicago, Illinois. 1988., 'Pottery and Small Finds', pg. 326.

2. Iliad: Homer. Iliad. The Iliad with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924., '2.503', Online here.

3. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'C 18 Ancient Koroneia', pg. 66. Online here.

4. Simpson [2018]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece and Homeric Tradition. published online under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. 2018, 'Koroneia (Il. 2. 503)', pg. 186. Online here.

5. 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 19 Ancient Koroneia', pg. 242. Online here.