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Karageorghios Mines/Hagios Ioannis

PK	C7678
TITLE	Karageorghios Mines∕Hagios Ioannis
WGS84	36.400089° N, 25.4352° E
Accuracy	20 m.

LAT/LON	36.400089, 25.4352
LON/LAT	25.4352, 36.400089

DMS

36° 24' 0.3204" N

25° 26' 6.72" E

W3W	discourage, tribute, whiten
UTM	35 S, 359678.89, 4029462.9
EGSA87	628550, 4028994

Elevation m	166
Elevation feet	544.6
Region	Cyclades
Subregion	Thera

GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement

TYPE

1.    Cemetery.   Papagiannopoulou [1987], 27     ..., which is probably again a cemetery ... '
2.    Graves.   Papagiannopoulou [1987], 248    'There are still other structures, possibly graves from Karageorghis mines, that date to late EC/MC period, but are still unpublished.'
3.    Graves.   Papagiannopoulou [1987], 292    'MC pottery possibly from graves.'
4.    Pottery.   Papagiannopoulou [1987], 30    'Chapter 2; Local Pottery; The Middle Cycladic (MC) local pottery from Thera that is under consideration here comes from ... and the possible 'cemetery' site of the Karageorghis Mines.'
5.    Pottery.   Papagiannopoulou [1987], 292    'MC pottery possibly from graves.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Early Cycladic IIIB: (2200 BC - 1850 BC)
    a.    Papagiannopoulou [1987]: 27, ' ... used during the EC IIIb to MC II period ... '

2. Middle Cycladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Papagiannopoulou [1987]: 27, ' ... used during the EC IIIb to MC II period ... '
    b.    Papagiannopoulou [1987]: 32, 'They must date therefore to Phylakopi II-i/ii or early MC period.'

NOTES

1. Position taken from Friedrich et al. [2021] Sect. 4, Table 4.1

2. For more: Marthari, Marisa., “Η Θήρα από την Πρώιμη στη Μέση Εποχή του Χαλκού: Τα αποτελέσματα των ανασκαφών στον Φτέλλο και τον ΄Αγιο Ιωάννη τον Ελεήμονα,” in Ι.Μ. DANEZIS (ed.), Σαντορίνη, Θήρα, Ασπρονήσι, Ηφαιστεία (2001) 106-109, figs 1-8.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Friedrich et al. [2021]: Friedrich, Walter L. et al.. ‘Synchronous Pumice Mantle Found on Santorini Volcano’, International Journal of Geosciences (12:4) pp. 329-346., 'Synchronous Pumice Mantle Found on Santorini Volcano', Online here.

2. Papagiannopoulou [1987]: Papagiannopoulou, Angelia G.. The Influence of Middle Minoan Pottery on the Cyclades, 1. Thesis submitted for Ph.D in Archaeology, '', Online here.