Site details

Choirospelia

PK	C617
TITLE	Choirospelia
WGS84	38.618014° N, 20.655085° E
Accuracy	20 m.

LAT/LON	38.618014, 20.655085
LON/LAT	20.655085, 38.618014

DMS

38° 37' 4.8504" N

20° 39' 18.306" E

W3W	miracle, chums, roof
UTM	34 S, 469973, 4274445
EGSA87	208620, 4279410

Elevation m	134
Elevation feet	439.6
Region	Ionian Islands
Subregion	Lefkada

GENERAL SITE TYPE Pottery

TYPE

1.    Artifacts.   BSA [1932], 230
2.    Hab.   Dorpfeld [1927], 266    '..., dass die Hühle im III. und II. Jahrtausend von Menschen bewohnt war.'
3.    Sherds.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 185    'The LH sherds from this cave in the S of the island were of good quality.'
4.    Sherds.   Souyoudzoglou-Haywood [1999], 17    'Dorpfeld's excavations also produced evidence of the use of the cave in the Bronze Age, namely a little EBA glazed pottery, and a fair amount of coarseware including sherds with applied or relief coils and bands. The cave also yielded some LBA to Mycenaean-style pottery, including two three (sic.) kylix bases and a previously unpublished spout of a stirrup jar'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. EH III: (2200 BC - 2000 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 185, 'N EH III? MH LH IIIA2-B ... '

2. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 185, 'N EH III? MH LH IIIA2-B ... '

3. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Souyoudzoglou-Haywood [1999]: 17,
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 185, 'The LH sherds from this cave ... '

4. Late Bronze Age: (1570 BC - 1200 BC)
    a.    Souyoudzoglou-Haywood [1999]: 17,

5. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    BSA [1932]: 230,

6. LH IIIA2: (1375 BC - 1320 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 185, 'N EH III? MH LH IIIA2-B ... '

7. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    BSA [1932]: 230,
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 185, 'N EH III? MH LH IIIA2-B ... '

NOTE

1. alternatively Hirospilia or Pig Cave

rhc

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. BSA [1932]: Annual of the British School at Athens, Athens, Greece. (33) 1932/1933., '', pg. 230. Online here.

2. Dorpfeld [1927]: Dörpfeld, Wilhelm. Alt-Ithaka: ein Beitrag zur Homer-Frage; Studien und Ausgrabungen auf der Insel Leukas-Ithaka, Erster Band. Munich, 1927, '3. Die Hohle Choirospilia', pg. 266. Online here.

3. 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., 'E 12 Leukas: Choirospilia', pg. 185. Online here.

4. Souyoudzoglou-Haywood [1999]: Souyoudzoglou-Haywood, Christina. The Ionian Islands in the Bronze Age and Early Iron Age; 3000-800 B.C.. Liverpool University Press. 1999. , 'Evgiros (Choirospelia) (2)', pg. 17. Online here.