Site details

Chantsa/Chantza/Kantza

PK	C720
TITLE	Chantsa∕Chantza∕Kantza
WGS84	38.516403° N, 23.226411° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	38.516403, 23.226411
LON/LAT	23.226411, 38.516403

DMS

38° 30' 59.0508" N

23° 13' 35.0796" E

W3W	backdrops, isolation, gladed
UTM	34 S, 694105, 4265463
EGSA87	432410, 4263110

Elevation m	122
Elevation feet	400.3
Region	Boeotia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Fort

TYPE

1.    Fort.   Farinetti [2011 AI6], 9    Status questionable. Farinetti discusses it here.
2.    Fort.   Simpson [1981], 65    'The southern tip of the western promontory, Chantsa, an area about 100 m. in diameter, is surrounded by circuit walls.'
3.    Fort.   Simpson and Hagel [2006], 80    'The westernmost of the three promontories on the north side of the northeast bay of Kopais was also fortified.'
4.    Fort.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 240    'This was apparently a key site in the system of fortresses in the NE sector of Lake Copais.'
5.    Lithics.   Simpson [1981], 65    'Mycenaean sherds and obsidian fragments were found in 1959 near the walls on the south side.'
6.    Sherds.   Simpson [1981], 65    'Mycenaean sherds and obsidian fragments were found in 1959 near the walls on the south side.'
7.    Sherds.   Phialon [2011], 117    'Dans la plus grande de ces grottes, la Mêgali Katavothra, des tessons ... '
8.    Tomb.   Phialon [2011], 117    ' ..., la tombe a ciste découverte près des grottes ne peut être datée.'

SITE SIZE

- Simpson and Dickinson [1979]  p. 240,  Size: 7500 sq. m.  'The small summit, c. 150 m. E-W by 50 m., is surrounded by circuit walls...'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Farinetti [2011 AI6]: 8, Component NC_33
    b.    Simpson [1981]: 65, 'MH? LH III(A-B)', 'Apsidal house foundations and a cemetery of cist graves recorded here may be of the Middle Helladic period.'
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 240, 'MH LH III(A-)B'
    d.    Simpson and Hagel [2006]: 80, 'MH ? LH III A C'
    e.    Phialon [2011]: 117, ' ... des tessons HM, HR III B et peut-être HR I/II ont été recueillis.'

2. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Farinetti [2011 AI6]: 8, Component NC_34

3. Late Helladic I: (1700 BC - 1635 BC)
    a.    Phialon [2011]: 117, ' ... des tessons HM, HR III B et peut-être HR I/II ont été recueillis.'

4. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)
    a.    Phialon [2011]: 117, ' ... des tessons HM, HR III B et peut-être HR I/II ont été recueillis.'

5. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Hagel [2006]: 80, 'Some LH III sherds and obsidian were found here near the walls.'

6. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 65, 'Mycenaean sherds and obsidian fragments were found in 1959 near the walls on the south side.', 'MH? LH III(A-B)'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 240, 'MH LH III(A-)B'

7. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 65, 'Mycenaean sherds and obsidian fragments were found in 1959 near the walls on the south side.', 'MH? LH III(A-B)'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 240, 'MH LH III(A-)B'
    c.    Phialon [2011]: 114, ' ... des tessons HM, HR III B et peut-être HR I/II ont été recueillis.'

8. Archaic: (700 BC - 480 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Hagel [2006]: 80, 'MH ? LH III A C'

NOTE

1. Component NC_33,NC_34

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Farinetti [2011 AI6]: Farinetti, Emeri. Boeotian Landscapes; A GIS-based study ... Appendix I.6; The Copais area: Copai and the North-East bay. British Archaeological Reports, no. 2195. 2011., '14/15. Chantza (14) and Chantza nearby (15): Components NC_33 to NC_37', pg. 8. Specifically components NC_33,NC34

2. Phialon [2011]: Phialon, Laetitia. L'Émergence de la Civilisation Mycénienne en Grèce Centrale. Peeters, Leuven - Liege. Belgium. 2011., 'I.3.1.5. La bordure nord de l'ancien lac Kopaïs et ses affluents', pg. 114.

3. Simpson and Hagel [2006]: Simpson, R. Hope and D.K. Hagel. Mycenaean Fortifications, Highways, Dams and Canals. SIMA vol. 133. Paul Åströms Förlag. Sävedalen, Sweden. 2006., 'Kantza', pg. 80.

4. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'C 10 Chantsa', pg. 65. Online here.

5. 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., 'G 11 Chantsa', pg. 240. Online here.