Site details
Palaia-Methymna
| PK | C7607 |
| TITLE | Palaia–Methymna |
| WGS84 | 39.372864° N, 26.186158° E |
| Accuracy | Unknown |
| LAT/LON | 39.372864, 26.186158 |
| LON/LAT | 26.186158, 39.372864 |
| DMS | 39° 22' 22.3104" N | , | 26° 11' 10.1688" E |
| W3W | enthusiast, nears, forethought |
| UTM | 35 S, 429898.89, 4358470.87 |
| EGSA87 | 688167, 4360148 |
| Elevation m | 33 |
| Elevation feet | 108.3 |
| Region | NE Aegean |
| Subregion | Lesbos |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Sherds
TYPE
1. Sherds. Spencer [1995/2019], 45 'EBA. and MBA. sherds were found by Buchholz ... 'PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Early Bronze Age: (3200 BC - 2100 BC)
a. Spencer [1995/2019]: 45, 'EBA. and MBA. sherds were found by Buchholz in the small plain named 'Palaia-Methymna', ne. from the modern town area.'
2. Middle Bronze Age: (2100 BC - 1550 BC)
a. Spencer [1995/2019]: 45, 'EBA. and MBA. sherds were found by Buchholz in the small plain named 'Palaia-Methymna', ne. from the modern town area.'
NOTE
1. Spencer's reference to Buchholz is to H.-G. Buchholz, Methymna, Mainz. 1975.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Spencer [1995/2019]: Spencer, Nigel. A Gazetteer of Archaeological Sites in Lesbos. BAR International Series 623; BAR Publishing, Oxford UK., '*217. Methymna', pg. 45.