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Lefkandi: Pirgos

PKC5243
TITLELefkandi: Pirgos
WGS84 38.401588° N, 23.648468° E
Accuracy Unknown

LAT/LON 38.401588, 23.648468
LON/LAT 23.648468, 38.401588

DMS 38° 24' 5.7168" N,23° 38' 54.4848" E

W3Wlaidback, consumed, wardrobe
UTM34 S, 731274, 4253695
EGSA87 469156, 4250145

Elevation m2
Elevation feet 6.6
RegionEuboea





GENERAL SITE TYPE  Sherds

TYPE

1.    Sherds.   Sackett et al. [1966], 61    '...local reports of the discovery of pithoi in the surrounding fields...', 'A few Protogeometric and Geometric sherds were also found.'


PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Protogeometric: (1100 BC - 900 BC)
    a.    Sackett et al. [1966]: 61, 'A few Protogeometric and Geometric sherds were also found.'

2. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
    a.    Sackett et al. [1966]: 61, 'A few Protogeometric and Geometric sherds were also found.'

NOTE

1.  Placed notionally at the mouth of the Lilas. I cannot locate the '... remains of a Medieval tower...'

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1.  Sackett et al. [1966]:  Sackett, L.H., and V. Hankey, R.J. Howell, T.W. Jacobsen, M.R. Popham. ‘Prehistoric Euboea: Contributions toward a Survey’, The Annual of the British School at Athens, 61, pp. 33-112, [1966], '51. Lefkandi: Pirgos.', pg. 61. Online here.

Nearest shoreline

The closest shoreline to C5243 is at 38.40031° N, 23.65006° E, a straight-line distance of 198.5 m.