Site details
Hypsele
| PK | C5794 |
| TITLE | Hypsele |
| WGS84 | 37.842303° N, 24.794681° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 37.842303, 24.794681 |
| LON/LAT | 24.794681, 37.842303 |
| DMS | 37° 50' 32.2908" N | , | 24° 47' 40.8516" E |
| W3W | prevent, later, themselves |
| UTM | 35 S, 305953, 4190610 |
| EGSA87 | 569772, 4188328 |
| Elevation m | 130 |
| Elevation feet | 426.5 |
| Region | Cyclades |
| Subregion | Andros |
GENERAL SITE TYPE hab
TYPE
1. hab. Televantou [2012], 83 'On the west coast of Andros there are two large fortified cities of the Geometric period, at Hypsele and at Zagora...'PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Late Protogeometric: (950 BC - 925 BC)
a. Televantou [2012]: 83, 'The site ... extends over the top of the Hypsele hill ...and according to the available evidence was founded at least as early as the Sub-Protogeometric/Middle Geometric period (9th - mid-8th century BC).'
2. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
a. Televantou [2012]: 83, 'The site ... extends over the top of the Hypsele hill ...and according to the available evidence was founded at least as early as the Sub-Protogeometric/Middle Geometric period (9th - mid-8th century BC).'
3. Archaic: (700 BC - 480 BC)
a. Televantou [2012]: 86, 'It (the temple, RHC) operated with modifiations, renovations, and extensions until the second quarter of the 5th century BC, ...', 'During the Archaic period (lte 7th - early 6th century BC) the sanctuary was fully renovated and expanded ...'
NOTE
1. See the informative photos and diagrams in Televantou [2012]., Plates 10-13.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Televantou [2012]: Televantou, Christina A.. ‘Hypsele on Andros: The Geometric Phase’, Mediterranean Archaeology (25), pp. 88-87, 2012., '', pg. 83.
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