Xerokambi: Ayios Vasileios
| PK | C985 |
| TITLE | Xerokambi: Ayios Vasileios |
| WGS84 | 36.979106° N, 22.47832° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 36.979106, 22.47832 |
| LON/LAT | 22.47832, 36.979106 |
| DMS | 36° 58' 44.7816" N | , | 22° 28' 41.952" E |
| W3W | fleeces, mimicking, barstool |
| UTM | 34 S, 631575, 4093576 |
| EGSA87 | 364416, 4093348 |
| Elevation m | 200 |
| Elevation feet | 656.2 |
| Region | Laconia |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Palace
TYPE
1. hab. Simpson [2009], 322 'These (sherds, rhc) already marked this site as "second only to Palaiopyrgi in the Spartan plain" (PL i. 81).'2. Palace. Vasilogamvrou [2014], 5 '...a typical Mycenaean palatial centre...'
3. Settlement. Simpson [2018], 291 ' ..., now strongly suggest that Ayios Vasileios may have been the main Mycenaean administrative centre in Laconia.'
4. Sherds. Ålin [1962], 93 'Hier fanden sich Scherben ... ', 'Die vielen mykenischen Scherben auf diesem und nahegelegenen Hügeln ...
5. Sherds. Simpson [1981], 103 'EH II and MH sherds were found concentrated mainly around the chapel itself. Mycenaean sherds (mainly LH IIIB) were more numerous and widespread, upon the chapel hill and part of the adjoining plateau on the southwest...'
6. Town. Iliad, 'And they that held the hollow land of Lacedaemon with its many ravines, and Pharis and Sparta and Messe, the haunt of doves, ... '
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
a. Ålin [1962]: 93, ' ... Scherben aus FH, MH, SH, klassischer und hellenistischer Zeit.'
2. EH II: (2700 BC - 2200 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 103, 'EH II and MH sherds were found concentrated mainly around the chapel itself.'
3. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 103, 'EH II and MH sherds were found concentrated mainly around the chapel itself.'
b. Ålin [1962]: 93, ' ... Scherben aus FH, MH, SH, klassischer und hellenistischer Zeit.'
c. Simpson [2018]: 290, ' ... including MH - LH I cist tombs ... '
4. Middle Helladic III: (1775 BC - 1700 BC)
a. Vasilogamvrou [2014]: 5, 'The occupation of the site during the Transitional Phase from Middle Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age or Mycenaean Period ...'
b. Simpson [2018]: 290, 'Structures and deposits have been revealed of all phases from MH III - LH I/IIA ... '
5. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
a. Ålin [1962]: 93, ' ... Scherben aus FH, MH, SH, klassischer und hellenistischer Zeit.'
6. Late Helladic I: (1700 BC - 1635 BC)
a. Vasilogamvrou [2014]: 5, 'The occupation of the site during the Transitional Phase from Middle Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age or Mycenaean Period'
b. Simpson [2018]: 290, 'Structures and deposits have been revealed of all phases from MH III - LH I/IIA ... '
c. Simpson [2018]: 290, ' ... LH I/II - IIIA1 chamber tombs.'
7. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)
a. Vasilogamvrou [2014]: 5, 'The date indicated by the related pottery was the 14th c. B.C.'
b. Simpson [2018]: 290, ' ... LH I/II - IIIA1 chamber tombs.'
8. LH IIA: (1635 BC - 1470 BC)
a. Simpson [2018]: 290, 'Structures and deposits have been revealed of all phases from MH III - LH I/IIA ... '
9. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
a. Vasilogamvrou [2014]: 5, 'The date indicated by the related pottery was the 14th c. B.C.'
10. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 103, 'EH II MH LH IIIA-B C H'
b. Simpson [2018]: 290, 'In 1990 E. Banou found a much thicker proliferation of sherds (mainly LH IIIA- C, ... '
11. LH IIIA1: (1410 BC - 1375 BC)
a. Simpson [2018]: 290, ' ... LH I/II - IIIA1 chamber tombs.'
12. LH IIIA2: (1375 BC - 1320 BC)
a. Simpson [2009]: 323, 'As in 1956, the diagnostic pieces were mainly LH IIIA2 and LH IIIB1.'
13. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 103, 'Mycenaean sherds (mainly LH IIIB) were more numerous and widespread upon the chapel hill ... '
b. Simpson [2018]: 290, 'In 1990 E. Banou found a much thicker proliferation of sherds (mainly LH IIIA- C, ... '
14. LH IIIB1: (1320 BC - 1250 BC)
a. Simpson [2009]: 323, 'As in 1956, the diagnostic pieces were mainly LH IIIA2 and LH IIIB1.'
15. LH IIIB2: (1250 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Simpson [2018]: 290, ' ..., followed by a re-occupation here, and in other buildings, in LH IIIB2 ... '
16. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
a. Simpson [2018]: 290, 'In 1990 E. Banou found a much thicker proliferation of sherds (mainly LH IIIA - C, ... '
b. Simpson [2018]: 290, ' ... all phases from MH III - LH I/IIA to LH IIIC Early, ... '
NOTES
1. Additional Sources:
- Laconian Antiquities Foundation presents a large number of photographs of the excavations here.
- Laconian Antiquities Foundation gives a list of relevant articles here.
- A popular article from Sci-News on Hagios Vasileios with photographs is here.
- A short article about Hagios Vasileios from Ekathimerini is here.
2. For the equation of Homeric Pharis with Aghios Vasileios see Simpson [2018] 291-292.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Ålin [1962]: Ålin, Per. Das Ende der mykenischen Fundstätten auf dem griechischen Festland. Carl Bloms Boktryckeri A.-B., Lund, 1962., 'Ajios Vasilios', pg. 93.
2. Iliad: Homer. Iliad. The Iliad with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924., '2.585', Online here.
3. Simpson [2009]: Simpson, Richard Hope. ‘The Mycenaean Settlements in the Sparta Plain and the Ancient Traditions’, Studi Micenei ed Egeo-Anatolici, 51 (2009), pp. 315-335, 'Ayios Vasilios', pg. 322.
Online here.
4. Simpson [2018]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece and Homeric Tradition. published online under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. 2018, 'Pharis (Il. 2. 582)', pg. 289.
Online here.
5. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'E 7 Ayios Vasilios', pg. 103.
Online here.
6. Vasilogamvrou [2014]: Vasilogamvrou, Adamantia. 2014, 'The Mycenaean Site of Ayios Vasileios at Xerocambi, Laconia, Project 2010-2014', pg. 1.
Online here.
PHOTOS AND IMAGES
Map of the Hagios Vasileios site
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