Site details

Prehistoric Sicyon

PK	C929
TITLE	Prehistoric Sicyon
WGS84	37.978793° N, 22.730418° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	37.978793, 22.730418
LON/LAT	22.730418, 37.978793

DMS

37° 58' 43.6548" N

22° 43' 49.5048" E

W3W	takers, stutter, mutual
UTM	34 S, 651975, 4204875
EGSA87	388350, 4203935

Elevation m	114
Elevation feet	374
Region	Corinthia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Hab

TYPE

1.    Artifacts.   AA [1939], 272
2.    hab.   Simpson [1981], 36    'The hillock itself is small (about 85 m. northwest to southeast by 30 m.) ...'
3.    hab.   Blegen [1920], 10    '..site..'
4.    Settlement.   Lolos [2011], 273    ' ... the growing material evidence points to the existence of a sizable community here during Mycenaean times.'
5.    Settlement.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 69    'The prehistoric settlement lies at the E end of a spur projecting from the plateau on which lies the village.'
6.    Settlement.   Simpson [2018], 277    'The centre of the MH and Mycenaean settlement was the hillock on the east ... '
7.    Sherds.   Ålin [1962], 57    'Auf dem östlichen Ausläufer des unteren Dorfhügels fanden W. Müller und K. Gebauer ... Scherben, ... '
8.    Sherds.   Lolos [2011], 273    ' ..., Hope Simpson and Dickinson reported MH and many LH IIIA-B sherds on the easternmost spur of the acropolis, ... '
9.    Sherds.   Morgan [1999], 477    'Scatter of sherds on small spur projecting from the plateau of the modern village.'

SITE SIZE

- Simpson [1981]  p. 36,  Size: 2550 sq. m.  But almost certainly larger: '.. but Mycenaean sherds were found in 1960 at least 100 m. down the slopes to north and northwest, and along the ridge on the west and southwest.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Bronze Age: (3200 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Blegen [1920]: 10, '... prehistoric ...'

2. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 36, 'MH LH I/II-IIIB'
    b.    Ålin [1962]: 57, ' ... fanden W. Müller und K. Gebauer mittel- und späthelladische Scherben, ... '
    c.    Lolos [2011]: 273, ' ... MH and many LH IIIA-B sherds on the easternmost spur of the acropolis, ... '
    d.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 69, 'Good MH Matt-painted, one LH I/II ... '

3. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Ålin [1962]: 57, ' ... fanden W. Müller und K. Gebauer mittel- und späthelladische Scherben, ... '
    b.    Lolos [2011]: 273, ' ... during Mycenaean times.'
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 69, ' ... LH occupation ... '
    d.    Simpson [2018]: 277, ' ..., but Mycenaean sherds were also found ... '
    e.    Morgan [1999]: 477, ' ... there are traces of LH occupation lower down the slopes ... '

4. Late Helladic I: (1700 BC - 1635 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 36, 'MH LH I/II-IIIB'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 69, 'Good MH Matt-painted, one LH I/II ... '
    c.    Morgan [1999]: 477, 'LH I/II - IIIB'

5. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 36, 'MH LH I/II-IIIB'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 69, 'Good MH Matt-painted, one LH I/II ... '
    c.    Morgan [1999]: 477, 'LH I/II - IIIB'

6. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 36, 'MH LH I/II-IIIB'
    b.    AA [1939]: 272,
    c.    Lolos [2011]: 273, ' ... MH and many LH IIIA-B sherds on the easternmost spur of the acropolis, ... '
    d.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 69, ' ... and fine quality LH IIIA and LH IIIB sherds were collected.'
    e.    Morgan [1999]: 477, 'LH I/II - IIIB'

7. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 36, 'MH LH I/II-IIIB'
    b.    AA [1939]: 272,
    c.    Lolos [2011]: 273, ' ... MH and many LH IIIA-B sherds on the easternmost spur of the acropolis, ... '
    d.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 69, ' ... and fine quality LH IIIA and LH IIIB sherds were collected.'
    e.    Morgan [1999]: 477, 'LH I/II - IIIB'

8. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Lolos [2011]: 273, ' ... the prehistoric material collected, which ranges from the Neolithic to the LH IIIC period, ... '

9. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
    a.    Simpson [2018]: 277, ' ..., with very few Geometric or Archaic ... '

10. Archaic: (700 BC - 480 BC)
    a.    Simpson [2018]: 277, ' ..., with very few Geometric or Archaic ... '

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. AA [1939]: Archaeologischer Anzeiger, Berlin. 1939, '', pg. 272.

2. Ålin [1962]: Ålin, Per. Das Ende der mykenischen Fundstätten auf dem griechischen Festland. Carl Bloms Boktryckeri A.-B., Lund, 1962., 'Sikion', pg. 57.

3. Blegen [1920]: Blegen, Carl W.. ‘Corinth in Prehistoric Times’, American Journal of Archaeology, Second Series, xxiv, 1920, pp. 1-13, '', pg. 10. And fig. 8 on p. 11.
Online here.

4. Lolos [2011]: Lolos, Yannis A.. Land of Sikyon: Archaeology and History of a Greek City-State. Hesperia supplements, 39. Princeton: American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 2011., '', pg. 273.

5. 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, '44 Sikyon (Vasiliko)', pg. 477.

6. Simpson [2018]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece and Homeric Tradition. published online under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. 2018, 'Sikyon (Il. 2.572)', pg. 276. Online here.

7. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'A 70 Sikyon', pg. 36. Online here.

8. 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 76 Sikyon (formerly Vasiliko)', pg. 69. Online here.