Anthochori: Metamorphosis
| PK | C994 |
| TITLE | Anthochori: Metamorphosis |
| WGS84 | 36.949978° N, 22.460728° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 36.949978, 22.460728 |
| LON/LAT | 22.460728, 36.949978 |
| DMS | 36° 56' 59.9208" N | , | 22° 27' 38.6208" E |
| W3W | tatters, avoid, ascribes |
| UTM | 34 S, 630058.87, 4090320 |
| EGSA87 | 362798, 4090142 |
| Elevation m | 225 |
| Elevation feet | 738.2 |
| Region | Laconia |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement
TYPE
1. hab. Zavvou [2012], 8 'To these phases belonged the remains of houses, rectangular in plan, with successive additions or alterations.'2. hab. Banou [1996], 39 '...Scherben und Mauerreste gefunden, ...'
3. hab. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 110 'Mycenaean and DA habitation-strata are reported, ...'
4. Settlement. Simpson [1981], 103 'It was not possible to estimate the size of the Mycenaean settlement.'
5. settlement. AR[2008], 32 ' ... and that of PH periods (EH saucers, Myc kylikes, handmade wares) to the E.' I.e., east of the Church of the Metamorphosis.
6. Sherds. Zavvou [2009], 31 'The Mycenaean period is represented by a larger number of sherds ...'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
a. Zavvou [2012]: 9, 'The finds of the Katsoulakos plot and the survey of the area around the nearby church of Metamorphosis indicate a multi-period EH settlement of unknown extent ...'
b. AR[2008]: 32, ' ... (EH saucers, ... ) ...'
2. EH I: (3100 BC - 2700 BC)
a. Zavvou [2012]: 9, '...sherds...have burnished surfaces and bear traces of red slip. These may date to the EH I period.'
3. EH II: (2700 BC - 2200 BC)
a. Zavvou [2012]: 8, 'Study of the pottery suggests that the architectural remains of all building phases should be dated to an early stage of EH II, ...'
b. AR[2008]: 32, ' ... finds include much EHII and MH pottery, ... '
4. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
a. AR[2008]: 32, ' ... finds include much EHII and MH pottery, ... '
5. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
a. AR[2008]: 32, ' ..., Myc kylikes, ...'
6. LH IIA: (1635 BC - 1470 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 103, 'O. Dickinson was able to attribute the Mycenaean pottery to the range LH IIA-IIIB.'
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 110, '...that the site was inhabited from at least LH IIA onwards, ...'
c. Banou [1996]: 39, '...und wurden im SH IIA-IIIB datiert.'
d. Zavvou [2009]: 31, '...sherds which can be dated to the Late Helladic (LH) period, LH IIA - LH IIIC ...'
e. AR[2008]: 32, ' ..., along with LHIIA - LHIIIC.', ' ... includes 2 LHIIA squat jugs.'
7. LH IIB: (1470 BC - 1410 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 103, 'O. Dickinson was able to attribute the Mycenaean pottery to the range LH IIA-IIIB.'
b. Zavvou [2009]: 31, '...sherds which can be dated to the Late Helladic (LH) period, LH IIA - LH IIIC ...'
c. AR[2008]: 32, ' ..., along with LHIIA - LHIIIC.'
8. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 103, 'O. Dickinson was able to attribute the Mycenaean pottery to the range LH IIA-IIIB.'
b. Banou [1996]: 39, '...und wurden im SH IIA-IIIB datiert.'
c. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 110, 'LH IIA-IIIB'
d. Zavvou [2009]: 31, '...sherds which can be dated to the Late Helladic (LH) period, LH IIA - LH IIIC ...'
e. AR[2008]: 32, ' ..., along with LHIIA - LHIIIC.'
9. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 103, 'O. Dickinson was able to attribute the Mycenaean pottery to the range LH IIA-IIIB.'
b. Banou [1996]: 39, '...und wurden im SH IIA-IIIB datiert.'
c. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 110, 'LH IIA-IIIB'
d. Zavvou [2009]: 31, '...sherds which can be dated to the Late Helladic (LH) period, LH IIA - LH IIIC ...'
e. AR[2008]: 32, ' ..., along with LHIIA - LHIIIC.'
10. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
a. Zavvou [2009]: 31, '...sherds which can be dated to the Late Helladic (LH) period, LH IIA - LH IIIC ...'
b. AR[2008]: 32, ' ..., along with LHIIA - LHIIIC.'
11. Protogeometric: (1100 BC - 900 BC)
a. AR[2008]: 32, 'Sherds of Laconian PGeo skyphoi and closed vessels are also noted.'
12. Archaic: (700 BC - 480 BC)
a. AR[2008]: 32, 'Ar and Cl pottery and votives ... '
NOTES
1. The church at this location is the 'Transfiguration of Our Savior Orthodox Church, Anthochori'. Information is online here: http://orthodox-world.org/en/i/18919/Transfiguration_of_Our_Savior_Orthodox_Church_Anthochori
2. As far as the location is concerned Zavvou [2009] 31 says ' ..., while in the fields E of the church there was a higher concentration of sherds belonging to prehistoric times, such as stems of Mycenaean kylikes, handmade pottery and conical bases of EH saucers.'
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. AR[2008]: Archaeological Reports, The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. (55) 2008., 'Anthochori', pg. 32.
Online here.
Online here.
2. Banou [1996]: Banou, Emilia. Beitrag zum Studium Lakoniens in der mykenischen Zeit. Albert-Ludwigs-Universität zu Freiburg. 1996, '10. Anthochorio', pg. 39.
3. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'E 8 Anthochorion: Analipsis', pg. 103.
Online here.
4. 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., 'C 8 Anthochorion: Analipsis', pg. 110.
Online here.
5. Zavvou [2009]: Zavvou, Eleni. ‘Archaeological finds from the area of Anthochori’, British School at Athens Studies (16), Sparta and Laconia: From Prehistory to Pre-Modern, 29-42. 2009, , 'The Finds of Old Excavations', pg. 31.
This valuable article discusses the state of archaeological work around Anthochori from the initial finds in the 1960's.
Online here.
6. Zavvou [2012]: Zavvou, Eleni. ‘Early Helladic Laconia after the time of H. Waterhouse and R. Hope Simpson’, Pharos (18:1), 1-37, 2012., 'Anthochori', pg. 8.
Online here.