Tegea: Alea: Temple of Athena
| PK | C529 |
| TITLE | Tegea: Alea: Temple of Athena |
| WGS84 | 37.455491° N, 22.420358° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 37.455491, 22.420358 |
| LON/LAT | 22.420358, 37.455491 |
| DMS | 37° 27' 19.7676" N | , | 22° 25' 13.2888" E |
| W3W | woods, removable, confinement |
| UTM | 34 S, 625623, 4146350 |
| EGSA87 | 360138, 4146287 |
| Elevation m | 672 |
| Elevation feet | 2204.7 |
| Region | Arcadia |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement
TYPE
1. Artifacts. AR[1990], 26 ' ... and several bronze votives (pins, needles, rings etc.) from 8th-6th Cts BC was encountered, ... '2. Artifacts. Simpson [2018], 338 ' ... fragments of a Mycenaean figurine ... '
3. Artifacts. Simpson [1965], 40 'There is also a spindle whorl of Mycenaean type, displayed in the 'Geometricc' case.'
4. Artifacts. BSA [1961], 130
5. Artifacts. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 76 ' ...; other finds on display in the Tegea Museum are a spindle whorl and a Psi figurine ... '
6. Cult. AR[1994], 14 ' " ..., must probably be understood as an early votive pit carrying evidence for cult activity ... " '
7. Pottery. Simpson [2018], 338 ' ... LH IIIB stirrup-jars ... ', ' ... a Mycenaean horse crater ... '
8. Pottery. Simpson [1965], 40 ' ..., some Mycenaean pottery was found, ... '
9. Settlement. Ålin [1962], 74 ' ..., antike Siedlung ... '
10. Settlement. Simpson [2018], 338 'It is therefore now established that there was a prehistoric settlement here (of unknown size) before the establishment of the shrine of Athena Alea, ... '
11. Sherds. AR[1990], 26 ' ..., with pottery fragments (mostly undecorated) from LG to C bg ware and ... '
12. Sherds. BCH [1901], 256 '...est trés riche en petits bronzes d'une belle patine vert-clair.','...abondants fragments céramiques, de style géométrique et mycénien.'
13. Sherds. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 76 'A few LH vase fragments, including parts of two stirrup-jars, ... '
14. Sherds. Howell [1970], 92 'During Mendel's excavation of the temple (1900-2), abundant sherds of the Geometric and Mycenaean? styles were found in the region of the pronaos, together with bronzes.'
15. Sherds. Simpson [1981], 85 'A few fragments of Mycenaean vases, including parts of two stirrup jars .. Also .. a spindle whorl and a Psi figurine...'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
a. Howell [1970]: 92, 'During Mendel's excavation of the temple (1900-2), abundant sherds of the Geometric and Mycenaean? styles were found in the region of the pronaos, together with bronzes.'
b. Ålin [1962]: 74, ' ... auch mykenische und geometrische Scherben gefunden.'
2. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
a. BSA [1961]: 130,
b. Mendel [1901]: 256, ...de style géométrique et mycénien.
3. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 85, LH IIIB PG G A C H
b. BSA [1961]: 130,
c. Simpson [1965]: 40, 'LH IIIB-C:1 ... '
d. Mendel [1901]: 256, ...de style géométrique et mycénien.
e. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 76, 'LH IIIB PG G A ... '
f. Simpson [2018]: 338, ' ... two fragments from LH IIIB stirrup-jars ... '
4. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
a. BSA [1961]: 130,
b. Mendel [1901]: 256, ...de style géométrique et mycénien.
c. Ålin [1962]: 74, ' ... obere Teil einer Bügekanne, wahrscheinlich aus IIIC, im Museum von Tegea.'
5. LH IIIC1: (1190 BC - 1130 BC)
a. Simpson [1965]: 40, 'LH IIIB-C:1 ... '
6. Protogeometric: (1100 BC - 900 BC)
a. Simpson [1965]: 40, ' ... PG ... '
b. Mendel [1901]: 256,
c. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 76, 'LH IIIB PG G A ... '
d. Simpson [2018]: 338, ' ... and large quantities of Protogeometric and early Geometric ... '
7. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
a. Simpson [1965]: 40, ' ... PG G ... '
b. Mendel [1901]: 256, '...de style géométrique et mycénien.', 'Tous ces bronzes apartiennent à l'époque archaïque, et au genre qu'on a appelé bronzes géometriques.'
c. Ålin [1962]: 74, ' ... auch mykenische und geometrische Scherben gefunden.'
d. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 76, 'LH IIIB PG G A ... '
e. AR[1990]: 26, 'Heavy, precisely stratified and easily accessible layers from the A and G periods are visible ... '
f. AR[1994]: 14, ' " ... carrying evidence for cult activity at the site back into at least the 9th Ct BC." '
g. Simpson [2018]: 338, ' ... and large quantities of Protogeometric and early Geometric ... '
8. Archaic: (700 BC - 480 BC)
a. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 76, 'LH IIIB PG G A ... '
b. AR[1990]: 26, 'Heavy, precisely stratified and easily accessible layers from the A and G periods are visible ... '
c. Simpson [1965]: 40, ' ... PG G A ... '
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. AR[1990]: Archaeological Reports, The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. (37) 1990-1991., 'Tegea.', pg. 26.
Online here.
2. AR[1994]: Archaeological Reports, The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. (41) 1994., 'Tegea.', pg. 13.
Online here.
3. BSA [1961]: Annual of the British School at Athens, Athens, Greece. (56) 1961., '', pg. 130.
Online here.
4. Ålin [1962]: Ålin, Per. Das Ende der mykenischen Fundstätten auf dem griechischen Festland. Carl Bloms Boktryckeri A.-B., Lund, 1962., 'Tegea', pg. 74.
5. Howell [1970]: Howell, R.. ‘A Survey of Eastern Arcadia in Prehistory’, The Annual of the British School at Athens. 65. November, 1970. 79-127., '26. Alea (Tegea, Piali) - Temple of Athena', pg. 92.
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6. Mendel [1901]: Mendel, Gustave. ‘Fouilles de Tégée : rapport sommaire sur la campagne de 1900-1901’, Bulletin de correspondance hellénique, (25), pp. 241-281. 1901., '', pg. 256.
Online here.
7. Simpson [1965]: Simpson, R. Hope. A Gazetteer and Atlas of Mycenaean Sites. London, Institute of Classical Studies, 1965., ''89 Temple of Athena (Tegea)'', pg. 40.
8. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'D 1 Alea: Ancient Tegea, the Temple of Athena', pg. 85.
Online here.
9. Simpson [2018]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece and Homeric Tradition. published online under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. 2018, 'Tegea (Il. 2. 607)', pg. 338.
Online here.
10. 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 1 Alea: Ancient Tegea, the Temple of Athena', pg. 76.
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