Site details
Aphissou
| PK | C5065 |
| TITLE | Aphissou |
| WGS84 | 37.078788° N, 22.452966° E |
| Accuracy | Unknown |
| LAT/LON | 37.078788, 22.452966 |
| LON/LAT | 22.452966, 37.078788 |
| DMS | 37° 4' 43.6368" N | , | 22° 27' 10.6776" E |
| W3W | rock, regular, seagull |
| UTM | 34 S, 629150, 4104600 |
| EGSA87 | 362339, 4104444 |
| Elevation m | 217 |
| Elevation feet | 711.9 |
| Region | Laconia |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Sherds
TYPE
1. Sherds. Laconia I, 82 '...there are ancient sherds (in moderate quantity).'2. Sherds. Banou [1996], 26 '... hat das englisch-dänische Projekt "Laconia Survey" MH und SH III Keramik gefunden.'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
a. Banou [1996]: 26, '...MH und SH III Keramik gefunden.'
2. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
a. Banou [1996]: 26, '...MH und SH III Keramik gefunden.'
NOTES
1. The marker is placed notionally between Aphissou and the Menelaion.
2. This site has extent. Laconia I, 82 says 'Around the hamlet and to the south, in the low ground between it and the hills of the Menelaion, there are ancient sherds (in moderate quantity).'
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Banou [1996]: Banou, Emilia. Beitrag zum Studium Lakoniens in der mykenischen Zeit. Albert-Ludwigs-Universität zu Freiburg. 1996, '3. Amphissou', pg. 26.
2. Laconia I: Waterhouse, Helen and R. Hope Simpson. ‘Prehistoric Laconia: Part I’, The Annual of the British School at Athens, Vol. 55, pp.67-107, 1960, 'Aphissou', pg. 82.
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