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Tseloneri/Vlikha/Vlicha/Hyria/Glypha Hill

PK	C806
TITLE	Tseloneri∕Vlikha∕Vlicha∕Hyria∕Glypha Hill
WGS84	38.454794° N, 23.567856° E
Accuracy	10 m.

LAT/LON	38.454794, 23.567856
LON/LAT	23.567856, 38.454794

DMS

38° 27' 17.2584" N

23° 34' 4.2816" E

W3W	trap, perky, leanness
UTM	34 S, 724069, 4259401
EGSA87	462145, 4256078

Elevation m	34
Elevation feet	111.5
Region	Boeotia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement

TYPE

1.    Cem.   Phialon [2011], 50    'Les tombes ... '
2.    hab.   Farinetti [2011 AI14], 25    '... the continuation of the circuit wall previously discovered was found. The wall dates back to the Mycenaean period while were found also house walls of at least two phases of the same period (LH II-III A-B)'
3.    Settlement.   Phialon [2011], 50
4.    Settlement.   Simpson [2018], 159    'The excavations at Vlicha (alias Glypha or Tseloneri) have now demonstrated the importance of this Mycenaean settlement, ... '
5.    Settlement.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 224    'This was an extensive prehistoric site, ... '
6.    settlement.   AR[1988], 45    ' ... with note of EH occupation, ... ','Emphasis is laid on the fortification wall.'
7.    Settlement.   Simpson [1981], 53    'There was a prehistoric settlement of considerable size here, ...'
8.    settlement.   AR[1985], 40    ' ... this BA settlement by the shore facing Chalkis ... '
9.    Settlement.   Fossey [1988], 75    'Here was a large settlement in antiquity.'
10.    Sherds.   Phialon [2011], 50    'Des tessons de tout l'Âge du Bronze ... '

SITE SIZE

- Simpson [1981]  p. 53,  Size: 24000 sq. m.  '... perhaps about 200 m. north to south by 120 m.'

- Phialon [2011]  p. 50,  Size: 45000 sq. m.  'Selon K. Dimakopoulou, sa superficie peut être estimée a 45 000 m².'

- Simpson [2018]  p. 159,  Size: 24000 sq. m.  Dr. Simpson appears here to be using outmoded figures: 'The settlement was at least 200 m by 120 m in extent.'

- Simpson and Dickinson [1979]  p. 224,  Size: 24000 sq. m.  ' ..., perhaps c. 200 m. N-S by 120 m.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
    a.    Farinetti [2011 AI14]: 24, Component TA_135
    b.    AR[1988]: 45, ' ..., with note of the EH occupation, ... '

2. EH I: (3100 BC - 2700 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 53, 'EH I-II MH LH I/II-IIIC PG or G? C'
    b.    Fossey [1988]: 75, 'Neo, EH I-II, ... LH I-II?, LH IIIB-C ...'

3. EH II: (2700 BC - 2200 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 53, 'EH I-II MH LH I/II-IIIC PG or G? C'
    b.    Fossey [1988]: 75, 'Neo, EH I-II, ... LH I-II?, LH IIIB-C ...'

4. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Farinetti [2011 AI14]: 24, Component TA_136
    b.    Simpson [1981]: 53, 'EH I-II MH LH I/II-IIIC PG or G? C'
    c.    Fossey [1988]: 75, 'Neo, EH I-II, ... LH I-II?, LH IIIB-C ...'
    d.    AR[1985]: 40, ' ... LH and MH deposits with pottery ... '
    e.    AR[1988]: 45, ' ... as well as the previously recorded MH and LH.'

5. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Farinetti [2011 AI14]: 24, Component TA_137
    b.    AR[1985]: 40, ' ... LH vases made up from sherds ... ', 'The site represents the LH akropolis either of Chalkis or Aulis ... ', ' ... part of a LH building was found, ...'
    c.    AR[1988]: 45, ' ... as well as the previously recorded MH and LH.', ' ... a neighbouring LH cemetery, ... '
    d.    Phialon [2011]: 50, 'Une couche mycénienne constituée de trois phases HR ... '
    e.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 224, 'It was apparently occupied throughout LH ... '

6. Late Helladic I: (1700 BC - 1635 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 53, 'EH I-II MH LH I/II-IIIC PG or G? C'
    b.    Fossey [1988]: 75, 'Neo, EH I-II, ... LH I-II?, LH IIIB-C ...'
    c.    Phialon [2011]: 50, 'Les tombes HR I et HR II B constituent une phase distincte du bâtiment.'

7. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 53, 'EH I-II MH LH I/II-IIIC PG or G? C'
    b.    Fossey [1988]: 75, 'Neo, EH I-II, ... LH I-II?, LH IIIB-C ...'

8. LH IIB: (1470 BC - 1410 BC)
    a.    AR[1985]: 40, 'Pottery in situ on one floor included a LH IIB - IIIA1 straight-sided alabastron ... '
    b.    Phialon [2011]: 50, 'Les tombes HR I et HR II B constituent une phase distincte du bâtiment.'
    c.    Simpson [2018]: 159, 'The Mycenaean pottery is of fine quality, including LH IIB - IIIA1 vases from a floor deposit.'

9. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 53, 'It was apparently occupied throughout the whole of the Mycenaean period, ...'

10. LH IIIA1: (1410 BC - 1375 BC)
    a.    AR[1985]: 40, 'Pottery in situ on one floor included a LH IIB - IIIA1 straight-sided alabastron ... '
    b.    Phialon [2011]: 50, ' ... et un bâtiment HR III A1 ont été mis au jour ... '
    c.    Simpson [2018]: 159, 'The Mycenaean pottery is of fine quality, including LH IIB - IIIA1 vases from a floor deposit.'

11. LH IIIA2: (1375 BC - 1320 BC)
    a.    Simpson [2018]: 159, 'The most important phase was evidently LH IIIA2 to LH IIIB1, ... '

12. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 53, 'It was apparently occupied throughout the whole of the Mycenaean period, ...'
    b.    Fossey [1988]: 75, 'Neo, EH I-II, ... LH I-II?, LH IIIB-C ...'

13. LH IIIB1: (1320 BC - 1250 BC)
    a.    Simpson [2018]: 159, 'The most important phase was evidently LH IIIA2 to LH IIIB1, ... '

14. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 53, 'It was apparently occupied throughout the whole of the Mycenaean period, ...'
    b.    Fossey [1988]: 75, 'Neo, EH I-II, ... LH I-II?, LH IIIB-C ...'
    c.    Phialon [2011]: 50, 'Le site est occupée jusqu'a l'HR III C.'

NOTES

1. The location of Homeric Hyrie seems not yet resolved. Simpson [2018] 160 follows Blegen [1949] in reserving this name for the hill of Pyrgos outside Dramesi (Paralia Aulidos); in this atlas C800. Fossey [1988] 76, 'Identification' presents arguments for identifying it with Tseloneri/Vlicha/Glypha Hill (C806).

2. Fossey identifies this site with Hyria in FOS, p. 75, '13. Tseloneri - Hyria' and p. 76, 'Identification'.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. AR[1985]: Archaeological Reports. The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. (32) 1985., 'Lophos Vlicha.', pg. 40. Online here.

2. AR[1988]: Archaeological Reports, The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. (35) 1988., 'Lophos Vlicha.', pg. 45. Online here.

3. Blegen [1949]: Blegen, C. W.. ‘Hyria’, Hesperia Supplements Vol. 8, Commemorative Studies in Honor of Theodore Leslie Shear. pp. 39-42. 1949., '', Online here.

4. Farinetti [2011 AI14]: Farinetti, Emeri. Boeotian Landscapes; A GIS-based study ... Appendix I.14; The Tanagra plain and Eastern Boeotia. British Archaeological Reports, no. 2195. 2011., '63. Glypha: Components TA_134 to TA_141', pg. 24. Specifically component TA_135, TA_136, TA_137

5. Fossey [1988]: Fossey, John M.. Topography and Population of Ancient Boiotia. Ares publishers Inc., Chicago, Illinois. 1988., '13. Tseloneri - Hyria', pg. 75.

6. Phialon [2011]: Phialon, Laetitia. L'Émergence de la Civilisation Mycénienne en Grèce Centrale. Peeters, Leuven - Liege. Belgium. 2011., 'I.2.2.15. Glypha (ou Vlicha)', pg. 50.

7. Simpson [2018]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece and Homeric Tradition. published online under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. 2018, '', pg. 159. Online here.

8. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'B 55 Chalkis: Vlicha', pg. 53. Online here.

9. 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., 'F 67 Chalkis: Vlicha', pg. 224. Online here.