Frantzis: Settlement
| PK | C6721 |
| TITLE | Frantzis: Settlement |
| WGS84 | 38.845676° N, 22.393129° E |
| Accuracy | 200 m. |
| LAT/LON | 38.845676, 22.393129 |
| LON/LAT | 22.393129, 38.845676 |
| DMS | 38° 50' 44.4336" N | , | 22° 23' 35.2644" E |
| W3W | tramps, freights, snood |
| UTM | 34 S, 620897.66, 4300573.3 |
| EGSA87 | 360403, 4300591 |
| Elevation m | 136 |
| Elevation feet | 446.2 |
| Region | Malis |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement
TYPE
1. Settlement. Karantzali [2013], 151 ' ..., and thus was a natural site for the establishment of a prehistoric settlement ... '2. Settlement. Dakoronia [1991], 47 'The ancient town must have been located south of the modern village, for great amounts of sherds dating to Classical and Hellenistic times are visible in the fields, ... '
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. LH IIB: (1470 BC - 1410 BC)
a. Karantzali [2013]: 146, 'The ... pottery sequence can be observed ... from LH IIB/IIIA1 ... '
2. LH IIIA1: (1410 BC - 1375 BC)
a. Karantzali [2013]: 146, 'The ... pottery sequence can be observed ... from LH IIB/IIIA1 ... '
3. LH IIIA2: (1375 BC - 1320 BC)
a. Karantzali [2013]: 146, ' ... shows some persistence of the previous LH IIIA2 shapes and stylistic tendencies ... '
4. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Karantzali [2013]: 146, ' ... well into the LH IIIB period.'
5. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
a. Karantzali [2013]: 146, ' ... shapes and techniques seem to continue in LH IIIC Early.'
NOTE
1. Of the location of this site Karantzali [2013] 139 says this: "It is only in the SE sector of the village, named by the villagers 'Kotronakia' (meaning 'little stones'), that the remains of a prehistoric establishment came to light in 2005. Originally, the small hill was surrounded by a river on its N and NW sides. Over the years the river transformed into a mountain torrent, and then in modern times into a communal street." The marked location seems best to fit this description.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Dakoronia [1991]: Dakoronia, F.. ‘Late Helladic III, Submycenaean and Protogeometric Finds in the Spercheios Valley’, In Kase [1991] pp. 70-73, 'FRANTZI', pg. 47.
2. Graziadio et al. [2013]: Graziado, Giampaolo and Riccardo Guglielmino, Valeria Lenuzza, Salvatore Vitale. Philike Sunaulia; Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology for Mario Benzi. BAR International Series 2460. 2013., '', pg. 139.
3. Karantzali [2013]: Karantzali, Efi. ‘Mycenaeans within the Spercheios Valley: The inhabitations at Frantzis and Lygaria’, In Graziadio et al., eds. [2013] pp. 139-153. BAR International Series 2460. 2013., '', pg. 139.
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4. Kase [1991]: Kase, E.W. . The Great Isthmus Corridor Route: Explorations of the Phokis-Doris Expedition. Dubuque, Iowa : Kendall/Hunt Pub. Co., 1991., '',