The Amyklaion: Settlement
| PK | C6912 |
| TITLE | The Amyklaion: Settlement |
| WGS84 | 37.035615° N, 22.450024° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 37.035615, 22.450024 |
| LON/LAT | 22.450024, 37.035615 |
| DMS | 37° 2' 8.214" N | , | 22° 27' 0.0864" E |
| W3W | meanders, lyrically, portrayed |
| UTM | 34 S, 628961.05, 4099806.27 |
| EGSA87 | 362000, 4099658 |
| Elevation m | 191 |
| Elevation feet | 626.6 |
| Region | Laconia |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement
TYPE
1. Settlement. Cartledge [2002], 57 'There was a Bronze Age settlement here from EH times but this seems to have been temporarily interrupted at the close of the MH period. In LH IIIB a sanctuary was established, ...'2. Settlement. Simpson [1981], 103 '... the spread of potsherds on the southeast slopes and along the ridge stretching to west of the chapel indicates an extent of settlement about 200 m. east to west by 120 m. Habitation was probably continuous from MH although not all LH phases can be certified.'
3. Settlement. Simpson [1981], 103 ' ..., the spread of potsherds on the southeast slopes and along the ridge stretching to west of the chapel indicates an extent of settlement ... '
4. Settlement. Simpson [2009], 320 But Mycenaean habitation here had already been indicated by a spread of LH surface sherds, on the southeast slope of the hill and along the ridge to the west, ... '
5. Settlement. Simpson [2018], 304 'There was also a Mycenaean settlement at Ayia Kyriaki, ... '
6. Settlement. Ålin [1962], 92 'Besiedlung in FH, MH, SH, PG, G und späteren Zeiten.'
7. Town. Iliad, ' ..., and that held Amyclae and Helus, ... '
SITE SIZE
- Simpson [1981] p. 103, Size: 24000 sq. m. ' ... indicates an extent of settlement aboutt 200 m. east to west by 120 m.'
- Simpson [2009] p. 320, Size: 24000 sq. m. ' ... an area estimated as c. 200 m east to west by c. 120 m, Le. c. 24,000 m2 ... '
- Simpson [2018] p. 304, Size: 24000 sq. m. ' ...; the sherds extend over an area c. 200 m east to west by c. 120 m (c. 24,000 m2).'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
a. Cartledge [2002]: 57, 'There was a Bronze Age settlement here from EH times...'
2. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 103, 'Habitation was probably continuous from MH, ... '
3. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 103, 'Habitation was probably continuous from MH, although not all LH phases can be certified.'
b. Simpson [2018]: 304, ' ..., demonstrated by a considerable spread of LH sherds on the surface, ... '
4. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
a. Simpson [2009]: 322, 'On the southwest flank of the Ayia Kyriaki hill he (Spyropoulos, RHC) discovered walls, from 0.60 m to 1.20 m thick, of Mycenaean houses, of two building phases, LH IlIA and LH IIIB, ... '
b. Simpson [2018]: 304, ' ... Spyropoulos' excavations uncovered walls of Mycenaean houses, of two building phases, LH IIIA and LH IIIB, ... '
5. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Simpson [2009]: 322, 'On the southwest flank of the Ayia Kyriaki hill he (Spyropoulos, RHC) discovered walls, from 0.60 m to 1.20 m thick, of Mycenaean houses, of two building phases, LH IlIA and LH IIIB, ... '
b. Simpson [2018]: 304, ' ... Spyropoulos' excavations uncovered walls of Mycenaean houses, of two building phases, LH IIIA and LH IIIB, ... '
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Ålin [1962]: Ålin, Per. Das Ende der mykenischen Fundstätten auf dem griechischen Festland. Carl Bloms Boktryckeri A.-B., Lund, 1962., ''Ajia Kyriaki'', pg. 62.
2. Cartledge [2002]: Cartledge, Paul. Sparta and Lakonia; A regional history 1300-362 BC. Routledge, London and New York. 2002., '', pg. 57.
3. Iliad: Homer. Iliad. The Iliad with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924., '2.584', Online here.
4. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'E 5 The Amyklaion', pg. 103.
Online here.
5. Simpson [2009]: Simpson, Richard Hope. ‘The Mycenaean Settlements in the Sparta Plain and the Ancient Traditions’, Studi Micenei ed Egeo-Anatolici, 51 (2009), pp. 315-335, '', pg. 320.
Online here.
6. Simpson [2018]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece and Homeric Tradition. published online under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. 2018, 'Amyklai (Il. 2. 584)', pg. 302.
Online here.