Vouliagmeni: EH Settlement
| PK | C6801 |
| TITLE | Vouliagmeni: EH Settlement |
| WGS84 | 38.025156° N, 22.876086° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 38.025156, 22.876086 |
| LON/LAT | 22.876086, 38.025156 |
| DMS | 38° 1' 30.5616" N | , | 22° 52' 33.9096" E |
| W3W | willingly, raggedly, mythic |
| UTM | 34 S, 664666.22, 4210267.17 |
| EGSA87 | 401206, 4208915 |
| Elevation m | 1 |
| Elevation feet | 3.3 |
| Region | Megaris |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement
TYPE
1. Building. Wiseman [1978], 37 'Two or three structures of the 7th century B.C. above the EH site by the canal ... '2. Fortification. Wiseman [1978], 37 ' ... an earthworks was thrown up as a fortification.'
3. Lithics. BCH [1966], 749 ' ... ainsi qu'une grande quantité de céramique et d'éclats d'obsidienne.'
4. Settlement. Wiseman [1978], 37 'The settlement area, which is cut through by the canal connecting the lake and the sea, ... '
5. Settlement. Fossey [1969], 53 ' ... reported by Payne as 'a very small village doubtless inhabited by fishermen', ... '
6. Settlement. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 72 'Remains of an EH settlement have been partially excavated here, ... '
7. Settlement. AR[1972], 8 ' ... the Early Helladic settlement by Lake Vouliagmeni ... '
8. Sherds. BCH [1966], 749 ' ... au point où Payne a signalé des tessons HA (Perachora I, 9).'
9. Wall. BCH [1966], 749 'Plusieurs sols et des murs appartenant à la phase la plus ancienne ont été découverts ... '
SITE SIZE
- Wiseman [1978] p. 37, Size: 57000 sq. m. ' ... on the flat ground of the ridge covering an area about 570 m. x 100 m.'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
a. Fossey [1969]: 53, 'The other three (phases, RHC), all of the Early Helladic period, ... '
b. AR[1972]: 8, ' ... Early Helladic ... '
2. EH I: (3100 BC - 2700 BC)
a. Fossey [1969]: 69, 'It appears, ..., that at least three successive phases of occupation occurred covering the later part of E.H. I, the subsequent transitional phase, and possibly the beginning of E.H. II.'
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 72, 'EH I-II A'
c. Wiseman [1978]: 37, ' ... revealed three occupational phases, EHI - EHII, ... '
3. EH II: (2700 BC - 2200 BC)
a. Fossey [1969]: 69, 'Perhaps we are justified in seeing this deposit as late in the transitional phase or at the beginning of E.H. II..'
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 72, 'EH I-II A'
c. AR[1972]: 9, 'Three phases of Early Helladic II occupation were identified, ... '
d. BCH [1966]: , 'La première occupation du site semble dater du HA II ... '
e. Wiseman [1978]: 37, ' ... revealed three occupational phases, EHI - EHII, ... '
4. Archaic: (700 BC - 480 BC)
a. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 72, 'EH I-II A'
b. Wiseman [1978]: 37, 'Two or three structures of the 7th century B.C. above the EH site by the canal linking Lake Vouliagméni and the sea ... '
c. Wiseman [1978]: 37, ' ... and two or three buildings constructed in the 7th century B.C.'
NOTES
1. The EH horizon was divided by Fossey into three strata: X, Y, and Z. See Fossey [1969] 54, Fig. 1.
2. To confirm the location see the photograph at Fossey [1969], Plate 16 (a). The canal itself is F5484.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. BCH [1966]: Bulletin de correspondance hellénique, Volume 90. 1966., 'Site Helladique Ancien.', pg. 749.
Online here.
2. AR[1972]: Archaeological Reports, The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. (19) 1972., 'Perachora: Lake Vouliagmeni', pg. 8.
Online here.
3. Fossey [1969]: Fossey, J.M.. ‘The Prehistoric Settlement by Lake Vouliagmeni, Perachora’, The Annual of the British School at Athens (64) 53-69. 1969, '', pg. 53.
Online here.
4. 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., 'A 90 Lake Vouliagmeni near Perachora 2. West Side', pg. 72.
Online here.
5. Wiseman [1978]: Wiseman, James. The Land of the Ancient Corinthians. Paul Aströms Förlag, Göteborg, Sweden, '3. Lake Vouliagméni.', pg. 37.