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Kato Souli: Cemetery Complex

PKC5025
TITLEKato Souli: Cemetery Complex
WGS84 38.163544° N, 24.0172° E
Accuracy Exact

LAT/LON 38.163544, 24.0172
LON/LAT 24.0172, 38.163544

DMS 38° 9' 48.7584" N,24° 1' 1.92" E

W3Wcomments, heaven, carload
UTM35 S, 238673, 4228166
EGSA87 501358, 4223674

Elevation m9
Elevation feet 29.5
RegionAttica





GENERAL SITE TYPE  cem

TYPE

1.    Cem.   BCH Online, 2123    '...was a cemetery of the Archaic period to the third century BC.'
2.    hab.   AR[2010], 43    ' '


PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
    a.    AR[2010]: 43, 'To the Early Helladic period date two pits and two houses (B1 and B2) ...'

2. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
    a.    AR[2010]: 43, 'Large quantities of Geometric pottery were found at three points ...'

3. Late Geometric: (760 BC - 700 BC)
    a.    AR[2010]: 44, 'Two hundred metres south of the first cemetery were a further 26 tombs, mostly enchytrismoi and cremations of the Late Geometric period to the fifth century.'

4. Archaic: (700 BC - 480 BC)
    a.    BCH Online: 2123, '...of the Archaic period to the third century BC.'
    b.    AR[2010]: 44, 'Along the length of the road to Kato Souli, to the north of the marsh, was a cemetery of the Archaic period ...'

5. Classical: (480 BC - 323 BC)
    a.    BCH Online: 2123, '...of the Archaic period to the third century BC.'

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1.  BCH Online:  Archaeology in Greece Online/Chronique des fouilles en ligne, 'Marathon, Kato Souli - Schinias. Olympic rowing facility', no. 2123. Online here. Online here.

2.  AR[2010]:  Archaeological Reports, The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. (57) 2010., 'Marathon', pg. 43. Online here.

Nearest shoreline

The closest shoreline to C5025 is at 38.14025° N, 24.02994° E, a straight-line distance of 2 km and 822 m.