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Axioupolis: Early Iron Age Tombs
| PK | C7023 |
| TITLE | Axioupolis: Early Iron Age Tombs |
| WGS84 | 40.984775° N, 22.539594° E |
| Accuracy | Unknown |
| LAT/LON | 40.984775, 22.539594 |
| LON/LAT | 22.539594, 40.984775 |
| DMS | 40° 59' 5.19" N | , | 22° 32' 22.5384" E |
| W3W | lengthening, construction, petulant |
| UTM | 34 T, 629514.21, 4538208.34 |
| EGSA87 | 376998, 4537808 |
| Elevation m | 42 |
| Elevation feet | 137.8 |
| Region | Macedonia |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Cem
TYPE
1. Artifacts. Leekley and Efstratiou [1980], 79 ' ... quantities of amber beads were recovered, also bronze spiral hair ornaments, pendants and rings.', ' ... an iron spearhead was found implanted upright in the soil ... '2. Artifacts. Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015], ' ..., 4 deposits with bronze jewellery not associated with graves were found outside of the graves, ... '
3. Cem. Leekley and Efstratiou [1980], 78 'Early Iron Age tombs were discovered during military operations in 1918 ... '
4. Cem. Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015], 'In total, 49 inhumations (33 cist graves, 16 enchytrismoi in pithos and pyravnos) and 1 secondary cremation in urn were found.'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Early Iron Age: (1200 BC - 960 BC)
a. Leekley and Efstratiou [1980]: 78, Early Iron Age tombs ... '
2. Archaic: (700 BC - 480 BC)
a. Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015]: , 'Overall Phases of Use: From EA to A'
3. Early Archaic: (700 BC - 600 BC)
a. Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015]: , 'Chronological Period: From EA to EA'
NOTE
1. The relevant Aristeia Project page for Axioupoli is here
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Leekley and Efstratiou [1980]: Leekley, Dorothy and Nicholas Efstratiou. Archaeological Excavations in Northern Greece. Noyes Press, Park Ridge, New Jersey. 1980, 'Axioupolis (Kilkis)', pg. 78.
2. Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015]: Mazarakis Ainian, Alexander . Η Κοινωνική Αρχαιολογία του Ελληνικού Κόσμου κατά την Πρώιμη Εποχή του Σιδήρου και την Πρώιμη Αρχαϊκή περίοδο (The Aristeia Project: The Social Archeology of the Greek World during the Early Iron Age and the Early Archaic period), 'Axioupoli (Bohemitsa)', Online here.