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Ayia Marina: Fortress

PK	C725
TITLE	Ayia Marina: Fortress
WGS84	38.499533° N, 23.204837° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	38.499533, 23.204837
LON/LAT	23.204837, 38.499533

DMS

38° 29' 58.3188" N

23° 12' 17.4132" E

W3W	sightsee, philosophers, maps
UTM	34 S, 692269, 4263545
EGSA87	430513, 4261254

Elevation m	152
Elevation feet	498.7
Region	Boeotia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Fort

TYPE

1.    Artifacts.   Dunbabin [1944], 89
2.    Artifacts.   Lauffer [1986], 218
3.    Cem.   Fossey [1988], 284    ' ..., a number of tombs, including some of cist type originally covered by a circular tumulus c. 20m in diameter, ... '
4.    Fort.   Simpson [1981], 64    'The Mycenaean fort at Ayia Marina lies on the spur at the corner between the main Copais plain and the northeast bay.'
5.    Pottery.   Fossey [1988], 284    'Pottery; Neo?, EH I-II, ... ', etc.
6.    Settlement.   Farinetti [2011 AI6], 14    Component NC_61, NC_62
7.    Settlement.   Fossey [1988], 284    '...the site was not merely another of the Mycenaean forts around the bay, but also a settlement..'
8.    Settlement.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 240    'The LH settlement also extended to the lower SW slopes, ... '
9.    Sherds.   Simpson [1981], 64    'Mycenaean sherds were observed in 1974 (by the author) over much of the surface of the hill, ..'
10.    Sherds.   Ålin [1962], 123    'Unter den Mauerresten fanden sich mykenischen Scherben aus SH III, die direkt auf die mittelhelladischen folgen sollen.'
11.    Wall.   Fossey [1988], 284    'The remains of a circuit wall can be traced around most of the edge of the hill's top.'
12.    Wall.   Simpson and Hagel [2006], 79    'The upper surface of the hill, an area about 150 m east to west by 80 m, was surrounded by a circuit wall of Cyclopean type, 2 to 3 m thick, ... '
13.    Wall.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 240    'The small summit, c. 150 m. E-W by 50 m., is surrounded by circuit walls 2 m. to 3 m. thick.'

SITE SIZE

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

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. EH I: (3100 BC - 2700 BC)
    a.    Fossey [1988]: 283, Neo? EH I-II, MH (Grey and Yellow Minyan), LH II, LH III A-B, Geometric, Archaic (PC), Classical (black glaze), Roman?

2. EH II: (2700 BC - 2200 BC)
    a.    Fossey [1988]: 283, Neo? EH I-II, MH (Grey and Yellow Minyan), LH II, LH III A-B, Geometric, Archaic (PC), Classical (black glaze), Roman?

3. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 64, 'MH LH IIIA-B'
    b.    Farinetti [2011 AI6]: 14,
    c.    Fossey [1988]: 284, 'Neo? EH I-II, MH ..., LH II, LH III A - B, Geometric, Archaic [PC], ...'
    d.    Ålin [1962]: 123, ' ..., die direkt auf die mittelhelladischen folgen sollen.'
    e.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 240, 'MH LH III(A-)B'

4. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Farinetti [2011 AI6]: 14,

5. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)
    a.    Fossey [1988]: 284, 'Neo? EH I-II, MH ..., LH II, LH III A - B, Geometric, Archaic [PC], ...'

6. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Ålin [1962]: 123, 'Unter den Mauerresten fanden sich mykenische Scherben aus SH III, die direkt auf die mittelhelladischen folgen sollen.'

7. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 64, 'MH LH IIIA-B'
    b.    Fossey [1988]: 284, 'Neo? EH I-II, MH ..., LH II, LH III A - B, Geometric, Archaic [PC], ...'
    c.    Dunbabin [1944]: 89,
    d.    Lauffer [1986]: 218,
    e.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 240, 'The LH settlement ... ', 'LH III(A-)B'

8. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 64, 'MH LH IIA-B'
    b.    Fossey [1988]: 284, 'Neo? EH I-II, MH ..., LH II, LH III A - B, Geometric, Archaic [PC], ...'
    c.    Dunbabin [1944]: 89,
    d.    Lauffer [1986]: 218,
    e.    Simpson and Hagel [2006]: 79, 'Good Mycenaean pottery, including LH IIIB, was observed throughout the walled areas, ... '
    f.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 240, 'The LH settlement ... ', 'LH III(A-)B'

9. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
    a.    Fossey [1988]: 283, Neo? EH I-II, MH (Grey and Yellow Minyan), LH II, LH III A-B, Geometric, Archaic (PC), Classical (black glaze), Roman?
    b.    Dunbabin [1944]: 89,

NOTE

1. Occupies whole surface of hill.,

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Ålin [1962]: Ålin, Per. Das Ende der mykenischen Fundstätten auf dem griechischen Festland. Carl Bloms Boktryckeri A.-B., Lund, 1962., 'Ajia Marina', pg. 123.

2. Dunbabin [1944]: Dunbabin, T.J.. ‘Archaeology in Greece, 1939-45’, Journal of Hellenic Studies, 64: 78-97. 1944., '', pg. 89. Online here.

3. 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., '22/23/24. Pyrgos-Agia Marina: Components NC_59 to NC_66 (22), NC_67 (23) etc.', pg. 14.

4. Fossey [1988]: Fossey, John M.. Topography and Population of Ancient Boiotia. Ares publishers Inc., Chicago, Illinois. 1988., '4. Ayia Marina (Pyrgos)', pg. 283.

5. Lauffer [1986]: Lauffer, Siegfried. Kopais; Untersuchungen zur historischen Landeskunde Mittelgriechenlands. Peter Lang GmbH. 1986., '', pg. 218.

6. 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., 'Ayia Marina', pg. 79.

7. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'C 9 Ayia Marina', pg. 64. And cf. fig. 7, p. 63 in S81.
Online here.

8. 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 10 Ayia Marina', pg. 240. Online here.