Site details
Mycenae: House of the Shields
| PK | C6589 |
| TITLE | Mycenae: House of the Shields |
| WGS84 | 37.73005065° N, 22.75486367° E |
| Accuracy | 10 m. |
| LAT/LON | 37.73005065, 22.75486367 |
| LON/LAT | 22.75486367, 37.73005065 |
| DMS | 37° 43' 48.1823" N | , | 22° 45' 17.5092" E |
| W3W | pelicans, juiciest, blogs |
| UTM | 34 S, 654642, 4177314 |
| EGSA87 | 390129, 4176306 |
| Elevation m | 218 |
| Elevation feet | 715.2 |
| Region | Argolid |
GENERAL SITE TYPE House
TYPE
1. House. Iakovidis et al. [2003], 53 'The house consists of two parallel rooms at the S running N-S and a third room running E-W ... 'PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
a. Iakovidis et al. [2003]: 53, ' .... though sherd evidence from MH on was found.'
2. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Iakovidis et al. [2003]: 53, 'The fill of the East Terrace gives a date of very Early LH IIIB for the construction of the house.'
b. Iakovidis et al. [2003]: 53, 'It was destroyed by fire in Mid LH IIIB along with the others of this group.'
3. Protogeometric: (1100 BC - 900 BC)
a. Iakovidis et al. [2003]: 53, 'Protogeometric and Geometric graves had been cut into the debris ... '
4. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
a. Iakovidis et al. [2003]: 53, 'Protogeometric and Geometric graves had been cut into the debris ... '
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., 'D4F - MH-Hell; The House of Shields', pg. 53.