| PK | C288 |
| TITLE | Agrapidochori: Armatova Hill: MH Settlement: Area A |
| WGS84 | 37.901435° N, 21.520316° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 37.901435, 21.520316 |
| LON/LAT | 21.520316, 37.901435 |
| DMS | 37° 54' 5.166" N | , | 21° 31' 13.1376" E |
| W3W | frostbite, newsy, violas |
| UTM | 34 S, 545743.59, 4195006.72 |
| EGSA87 | 281833, 4197491 |
| Elevation m | 101 |
| Elevation feet | 331.4 |
| Region | Elis |
TYPE
1. Artifacts. AD[1965], 217
2. Cem. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 93 'A simple interment at the E end of the hill...', 'Three tumuli at the SE edge, ...'
3. Lithics. Coleman and Abramovitz [1986], 15 'A ground-stone axe (A47) and flaked-stone objects of flint, chert, and obsidian (A48-A63) were the only other Middle Helladic finds besides pottery.','During the excavations many artifacts of chert or flint and obsidian were noted, ... '
4. Mound. Boyd [2001], 193 'possible burial mounds, cist graves.'
5. Pottery. Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015], 'The principal deposit of G pottery in the Elis region comes from a well at Agrapidochori.'
6. Pottery. Coleman and Abramovitz [1986], 11 ' ... the pottery found immediately above sterile earth in Trenches A1-A8 was of Middle Helladic date.','All the prehistoric pottery found appears to be handmade, and all may be assigned to the Middle Helladic period'
7. Settlement. Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015], 'Type: Settlement'
8. Settlement. Coleman and Abramovitz [1986], 3 'The center of ancient habitation was the low, flat-topped hill Armatova ... '
9. Sherds. BCH [1968], 833 '...a mis au jour un puits contenant de la céramique de la fin de l'epoque géometrique ... et du début de l'archaisme.'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
a. Boyd [2001]: 193, 'middle Helladic'
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 93, 'A simple interment, ..., is certainly MH; ...'
c. Coleman and Abramovitz [1986]: 5, 'The earliest remains yet identified at Armatova or its vicinity are those of a small and very badly preserved Middle Helladic settlement at the eastern end of the hill ... '
2. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
a. AD[1965]: 216,
b. BCH [1968]: 833, '...a mis au jour un puits contenant de la céramique de la fin de l'epoque géometrique ... et du début de l'archaisme.'
c. Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015]: , 'Chronological Period: From G to EA'
d. Coleman and Abramovitz [1986]: 5, 'The hilltop Armatova was again the focus of human activity in the latest phase of the Geometric period ... '
3. Archaic: (700 BC - 480 BC)
a. BCH [1968]: 833, '...a mis au jour un puits contenant de la céramique de la fin de l'epoque géometrique ... et du début de l'archaisme.'
4. Early Archaic: (700 BC - 600 BC)
a. Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015]: , 'Chronological Period: From G to EA'
1. BCH [1968]: Bulletin de correspondance hellénique, Volume 92. 1968., 'Armatova', pg. 832.
Sites in this report are to the W side of the Armatova hill.
Online here.
2. AD[1965]: Archaiologikon Deltion, Athens, Greece, v. 20, '', pg. 217.
Author: P.G. Thémelis
3. Boyd [2001]: Boyd, Michael John. Middle Helladic And Early Mycenaean Mortuary Practices In The Southern And Western Peloponnese. 2001, '51: Armatova', pg. 193.
Online here.
4. Coleman and Abramovitz [1986]: Coleman, John E., Katherine Abramovitz. Excavations at Pylos in Elis (1986). Hesperia Supplements, Vol. 21., 'II The Finds; Part A. Middle Helladic', pg. 11.
Online here.
5. Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015]: Mazarakis Ainian, Alexander . Η Κοινωνική Αρχαιολογία του Ελληνικού Κόσμου κατά την Πρώιμη Εποχή του Σιδήρου και την Πρώιμη Αρχαϊκή περίοδο (The Aristeia Project: The Social Archeology of the Greek World during the Early Iron Age and the Early Archaic period), 'Ancient Pylos', Online here.
6. 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., 'B 66 Agrapidochori: Armatova', pg. 93.
Online here.