Site details

Kleonai

PK	C927
TITLE	Kleonai
WGS84	37.825835° N, 22.776747° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	37.825835, 22.776747
LON/LAT	22.776747, 37.825835

DMS

37° 49' 33.006" N

22° 46' 36.2892" E

W3W	limp, cropping, bookkeeping
UTM	34 S, 656368, 4187978
EGSA87	392197, 4186908

Elevation m	273
Elevation feet	895.7
Region	Corinthia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement

TYPE

1.    Artifacts.   AA [1913], 116
2.    Settlement.   Simpson [1981], 35    'The highest and westernmost of the three hills which formed the acropolis of ancient Cleonae was the centre of an important Mycenaean settlement, ... '
3.    Settlement.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 67    'The site of ancient Cleonai ...',' ... three hills which form the acropolis was an important LH site ... '
4.    Sherds.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 67    'Fine surface sherds included MH Grey and Yellow Minyan, ... '
5.    Sherds.   Ålin [1962], 58    'Auf dem höchsten der 3 Dorfhügel fand Gebauer späthelladische Scherben, ... '

SITE SIZE

- Simpson [1981]  p. 35,  Size: 75000 sq. m.  '..which apparently extended about 300 m. north to south by 250 m.'

- Simpson and Dickinson [1979]  p. 67,  Size: 75000 sq. m.  ' ... (extending c. 300 m. N-S by 250 m.).'

- Morgan [1999]  p. 469,  Size: 75000 sq. m.  'Extensive (ca. 300 x 250 m) surface scatter on the westernmost of the three hills that form the later acropolis ... '

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. EH II: (2700 BC - 2200 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 35, 'EH II MH LH I/II-IIIB'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 67, 'EH II MH LH I/II-IIIB A ... '

2. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 35, 'EH II MH LH I/II-IIIB', '... Middle Helladic Grey and Yellow Minyan Ware, ... '
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 67, 'EH II MH LH I/II-IIIB A ... ', ' ... MH Grey and Yellow Minyan, ... '

3. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Ålin [1962]: 58, ' ... späthelladische ... '

4. Late Helladic I: (1700 BC - 1635 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 35, 'EH II MH LH I/II-IIIB'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 67, 'EH II MH LH I/II-IIIB A ... '
    c.    Morgan [1999]: 469, 'LH I/II-IIIB'

5. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 35, 'EH II MH LH I/II-IIIB'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 67, 'EH II MH LH I/II-IIIB A ... '
    c.    Morgan [1999]: 469, 'LH I/II-IIIB'

6. LH IIB: (1470 BC - 1410 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 35, ' ..., LH IIB "Ephyraean", ... '
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 67, ' ..., LH IIB Ephyraean, ... '

7. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 35, 'EH II MH LH I/II-IIIB'

8. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 35, ' ..., and LH IIIA and LH IIIB from kylikes and deep bowls.'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 67, 'EH II MH LH I/II-IIIB A ... ', ' ..., and LH IIIA and ... '
    c.    Morgan [1999]: 469, 'LH I/II-IIIB'

9. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 35, 'EH II MH LH I/II-IIIB', ' ..., and LH IIIA and LH IIIB from kylikes and deep bowls.'
    b.    AA [1913]: 116,
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 67, 'EH II MH LH I/II-IIIB A ... ', ' ..., and LH IIIA and LH IIIB ... '
    d.    Morgan [1999]: 469, 'LH I/II-IIIB'

10. Archaic: (700 BC - 480 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 67, 'EH II MH LH I/II-IIIB A ... '

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. AA [1913]: Archaeologischer Anzeiger, Berlin. 1913, '', pg. 116.

2. Ålin [1962]: Ålin, Per. Das Ende der mykenischen Fundstätten auf dem griechischen Festland. Carl Bloms Boktryckeri A.-B., Lund, 1962., 'Kleonai', pg. 58.

3. Morgan [1999]: Morgan, Catherine. Isthmia VIII; The Late Bronze Age Settlement and Early Iron Age Sanctuary . The American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Princeton, New Jersey, '1 Kleonai', pg. 469.

4. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'A 62 Ancient Cleonae', pg. 35. Online here.

5. 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., 'A 69 Ancient Kleonai', pg. 67. Online here.