Site details

Isthmia

PK	C924
TITLE	Isthmia
WGS84	37.91569° N, 22.99318° E
Accuracy	50 m.

LAT/LON	37.91569, 22.99318
LON/LAT	22.99318, 37.91569

DMS

37° 54' 56.484" N

22° 59' 35.448" E

W3W	booked, hogwash, flowing
UTM	34 S, 675205, 4198334
EGSA87	411352, 4196651

Elevation m	54
Elevation feet	177.2
Region	Corinthia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Pottery

TYPE

1.    Pottery.   Simpson [1981], 35    '.. and some LH II pottery; ...'
2.    Sherds.   Ålin [1962], 59    'Es liessen sich ... Scherben feststellen.'
3.    Sherds.   Broneer [1955], 123    'Between the walls ..., and directly above the stereo were found a few sherds of Early Helladic and Mycenaean pottery.'
4.    Sherds.   Smith [1955], 142    ' ..., about a dozen Mycenaean sherds were found, ...', 'In the ancient dump to the north of the temple, a few Mycenaean sherds occurred in the lowest layers, ... '

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
    a.    Ålin [1962]: 59, 'Es liessen sich wahrscheinlich N, sicher FH, MH, SH, SM, G und spätere Scherben ... '
    b.    Broneer [1955]: 123, 'Between the walls just described, and directly above stereo, were found a few sherds of Early Helladic and Mycenaean pottery.'
    c.    Smith [1955]: 142, 'The trial trench across the Theater also produced some prehistoric sherds, principally Early Helladic ... '

2. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Ålin [1962]: 59, 'Es liessen sich wahrscheinlich N, sicher FH, MH, SH, SM, G und spätere Scherben ... '

3. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Ålin [1962]: 59, 'Es liessen sich wahrscheinlich N, sicher FH, MH, SH, SM, G und spätere Scherben ... '
    b.    Broneer [1955]: 123, 'Between the walls just described, and directly above stereo, were found a few sherds of Early Helladic and Mycenaean pottery.'

4. Late Helladic I: (1700 BC - 1635 BC)
    a.    Ålin [1962]: 60, 'Sie stammen hauptsächlich aus SH I und II.'
    b.    Smith [1955]: 142, ' ... appear to belong to the first and second Late Helladic periods.'

5. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 35, '.. and some LH II pottery; ...'
    b.    Ålin [1962]: 60, 'Sie stammen hauptsächlich aus SH I und II.'
    c.    Smith [1955]: 142, ' ... appear to belong to the first and second Late Helladic periods.'

6. Sub Mycenaean: (1060 BC - 1000 BC)
    a.    Ålin [1962]: 60, 'Es liessen sich wahrscheinlich N, sicher FH, MH, SH, SM, G und spätere Scherben ... ', 'Ein Fragment eines submykenischen Skyphos ... '

7. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
    a.    Ålin [1962]: 59, 'Es liessen sich wahrscheinlich N, sicher FH, MH, SH, SM, G und spätere Scherben ... ', ' ... und einige geometrische Scherben fanden sich auch.'

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Ålin [1962]: Ålin, Per. Das Ende der mykenischen Fundstätten auf dem griechischen Festland. Carl Bloms Boktryckeri A.-B., Lund, 1962., 'Isthmia', pg. 59.

2. Broneer [1955]: Broneer, Oscar. ‘Excavations at Isthmia, 1954’, Hesperia (24:2), 110-141. 1955., '', Online here.

3. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'A 61 Isthmia', pg. 35. Online here.

4. Smith [1955]: Smith, Esther A.. ‘Prehistoric Pottery from the Isthmia’, Hesperia (24:2), pp. 142-146. 1955., 'Prehistoric Pottery from the Isthmia', pg. 142. Online here.