Site details

Mycenae: House of the Sphinxes

PK	C6583
TITLE	Mycenae: House of the Sphinxes
WGS84	37.72954082° N, 22.75476825° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	37.72954082, 22.75476825
LON/LAT	22.75476825, 37.72954082

DMS

37° 43' 46.347" N

22° 45' 17.1657" E

W3W	defying, stewardess, gasps
UTM	34 S, 654634, 4177257
EGSA87	390120, 4176250

Elevation m	213
Elevation feet	698.8
Region	Argolid

GENERAL SITE TYPE House

TYPE

1.    House.   Iakovidis et al. [2003], 53    'As preserved the house is a long relatively narrow stretch of basement rooms ... '

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Iakovidis et al. [2003]: 54, 'The house was destroyed by a violent fire dated clearly by the fine ware pottery from Room 1 to Mid LH IIIB.'

2. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Iakovidis et al. [2003]: 54, 'Scattered sherds of LH IIIC were recovered from the upper levels ... '

3. Protogeometric: (1100 BC - 900 BC)
    a.    Iakovidis et al. [2003]: 54, ' ... and a Protogeometric tomb had been cut into debris at the South end.'

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Iakovidis et al. [2003]: Iakovidis, Spyros, and Elizabeth B. French, Kim Shelton, Charalambos Ioannides, Anton Jansen, John Lavery. Archaeological Atlas of Mycenae. The Archaeological Society at Athens Library, no. 229. 2003., 'The House of the Sphinxes', pg. 53. Part of the West House Group designated 'D4F - MH-Hell'.