Mycenaean Atlas Project

Selected Site Group

An overview of the current population and a starting point for its detailed geographical, chronological and archaeological reports.

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3,466 sites selected
Period LB, LC, LCI, LCII, LHIIIA, LHIIIB, LHIIIC, LH, LHI, LHII, LHIII, LM, LMI, LMII, LMIII, LMIIIA, LMIIIB, LMIIIC

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Sites 3,466
Regions represented 57
Evidence types 137
Distinct sources 1,372

Selected population

The geographical footprint of the group. Click any marker to open its Place Key report.

3,466 of 3,466 selected sites have mappable coordinates.

Archaeological evidence

“Sites” counts selected places carrying each evidence tag; “Records” preserves repeated attestations in findt. Each bar is measured against the complete selected population of 3,466 sites.

Evidence Sites Records Share
Sherds 1,137 2,050 32.8%
hab 860 1,164 24.8%
Settlement 850 1,437 24.5%
Pottery 708 1,020 20.4%
Artifacts 583 819 16.8%
Cem 525 880 15.1%
Chamber Tomb 442 826 12.8%
Tomb 296 384 8.5%
Tholos 250 704 7.2%
Wall 159 225 4.6%
Lithics 152 181 4.4%
Mound 125 190 3.6%
Building 115 147 3.3%
Fort 47 69 1.4%
Town 38 39 1.1%
Cist Tomb 37 49 1.1%
Tumulus 33 64 1.0%
Cult 33 51 1.0%
House 32 41 0.9%
Acropolis 31 41 0.9%
Sanctuary 30 37 0.9%
Figurine 22 28 0.6%
Buildings 21 23 0.6%
Cave 19 25 0.5%
Harbor 15 20 0.4%
Peak Sanctuary 15 20 0.4%
Activity 15 15 0.4%
Grave 14 19 0.4%
Walls 13 14 0.4%
Palace 10 20 0.3%
Built Tomb 10 12 0.3%
Shipwreck 9 13 0.3%
Well 9 10 0.3%
Bridge 8 12 0.2%
Watch Tower 8 9 0.2%
Pit Grave 7 11 0.2%
Tombs 7 7 0.2%
Quarry 6 7 0.2%
Temple 6 7 0.2%
apsidal 6 6 0.2%
Shaft Grave 5 7 0.1%
Sword 5 6 0.1%
Structure 5 5 0.1%
Magoula 4 6 0.1%
Room 4 5 0.1%
Burial 4 4 0.1%
Cemetery 4 4 0.1%
Refuge Cave 4 4 0.1%
Hoard 3 6 0.1%
Larnax 3 4 0.1%
Spearhead 3 4 0.1%
Weapon 3 4 0.1%
Pithos 3 3 0.1%
Road 3 3 0.1%
Sarcophagus 3 3 0.1%
Shrine 3 3 0.1%
Tools 3 3 0.1%
Tower 3 3 0.1%
Workshop 3 3 0.1%
Megaron 2 5 0.1%
axe 2 3 0.1%
Gate 2 3 0.1%
Pithos Burial 2 3 0.1%
Ramp 2 3 0.1%
Vases 2 3 0.1%
Vessels 2 3 0.1%
2 2 0.1%
Farmstead 2 2 0.1%
Fortification 2 2 0.1%
Fortress 2 2 0.1%
Swords 2 2 0.1%
Village 2 2 0.1%
Weapons 2 2 0.1%
Wine Press 2 2 0.1%
Dam 1 3 0.0%
Portal 1 3 0.0%
Propylon 1 3 0.0%
Amphora 1 2 0.0%
Burial Mound 1 2 0.0%
Cavern 1 2 0.0%
Sally Port 1 2 0.0%
Altar 1 1 0.0%
Amphoriskoi 1 1 0.0%
Animal Fold 1 1 0.0%
Barrow 1 1 0.0%
Beehive Tomb 1 1 0.0%
Bones 1 1 0.0%
Bothros 1 1 0.0%
Bronzes 1 1 0.0%
Cache 1 1 0.0%
Canal 1 1 0.0%
Channel 1 1 0.0%
Clay 1 1 0.0%
Corridor 1 1 0.0%
Court 1 1 0.0%
Cult Sanctuary 1 1 0.0%
Dagger 1 1 0.0%
Embankments 1 1 0.0%
foundations 1 1 0.0%
Granary 1 1 0.0%
Grave Circle 1 1 0.0%
Guard Post 1 1 0.0%
Height 1 1 0.0%
Hydraulic Works 1 1 0.0%
Hydraulics 1 1 0.0%
Ingots 1 1 0.0%
Island 1 1 0.0%
Lookout 1 1 0.0%
Natural 1 1 0.0%
Necropolis 1 1 0.0%
Nekrotapheion 1 1 0.0%
Observatory 1 1 0.0%
Obsidian 1 1 0.0%
Potteryr 1 1 0.0%
Rock Shelter 1 1 0.0%
Sculpture 1 1 0.0%
Seal Stone 1 1 0.0%
Sealstone 1 1 0.0%
Spear 1 1 0.0%
Spring 1 1 0.0%
Stairs 1 1 0.0%
Stairway 1 1 0.0%
Stirrup-jar 1 1 0.0%
Stones 1 1 0.0%
Storeroom 1 1 0.0%
Street 1 1 0.0%
Tholoi 1 1 0.0%
Tomb Fossa 1 1 0.0%
Tomb Group 1 1 0.0%
Toumba 1 1 0.0%
Traces 1 1 0.0%
Utensils 1 1 0.0%
Vase 1 1 0.0%
Vessel 1 1 0.0%
Vestibule 1 1 0.0%
Villa 1 1 0.0%
Water Management 1 1 0.0%

Geographic distribution

Where the selected sites lie. Each bar is measured against the complete selected population of 3,466 sites.

Region Subregion Sites Share
Messenia — 300 8.7%
Argolid — 266 7.7%
Crete Pedhiadha 256 7.4%
Boeotia — 160 4.6%
Achaea — 156 4.5%
Attica — 153 4.4%
Laconia — 115 3.3%
Levant — 105 3.0%
Corinthia — 102 2.9%
Crete Siteia 91 2.6%
Macedonia — 83 2.4%
Euboea — 73 2.1%
Crete Ierapetra 66 1.9%
Pelasgiotis — 58 1.7%
Arcadia — 57 1.6%
Elis — 55 1.6%
Dodecanese Rhodes 54 1.6%
Crete Temenos 51 1.5%
Crete Pyrgiotissa 47 1.4%
Epirus — 47 1.4%
Crete Kydhonia 44 1.3%
Phocis — 43 1.2%
Crete Lasithi 40 1.2%
Egypt — 40 1.2%
Cyprus — 34 1.0%
Crete Viannos 32 0.9%
Locris Opuntia 29 0.8%
Crete Rethymnon 28 0.8%
Dodecanese Karpathos 28 0.8%
Italy Apulia 28 0.8%
Malis — 27 0.8%
Thessaly — 27 0.8%
Triphylia — 26 0.8%
Crete Mirabello 25 0.7%
Ionian Islands Kephalonia 25 0.7%
Anatolia Caria 23 0.7%
Anatolia Aeolis 22 0.6%
Crete Kainourion 21 0.6%
Acarnania — 20 0.6%
Anatolia Troad 20 0.6%
Crete Amari 19 0.5%
Crete Hagios Vasileios 19 0.5%
Anatolia Ionia 18 0.5%
Crete Malevyzion 18 0.5%
Crete Monophatsion 18 0.5%
Dodecanese Kos 18 0.5%
Saronic Aigina 18 0.5%
Cyclades Naxos 17 0.5%
Macedonia Chalcidice 17 0.5%
Achaea Phthiotis — 16 0.5%
Cyclades Melos 16 0.5%
Cyclades Thera 16 0.5%
Crete Apokoronas 15 0.4%
Phthiotis — 15 0.4%
Megaris — 14 0.4%
Ionian Islands Zakynthos 13 0.4%
Magnesia — 13 0.4%
Sicily — 13 0.4%
Crete Kissamos 11 0.3%
Doris — 11 0.3%
NE Aegean Lesbos 11 0.3%
Saronic Salamis 11 0.3%
Sporades Skyros 11 0.3%
Kythera — 10 0.3%
Anatolia Lydia 9 0.3%
Anatolia Lycia 8 0.2%
Ionian Islands Lefkada 8 0.2%
Aetolia — 7 0.2%
Anatolia Phrygia 7 0.2%
Crete Mylopotamos 7 0.2%
Ionian Islands Ithaca 7 0.2%
Italy Calabria 7 0.2%
NE Aegean Chios 6 0.2%
Cyclades Kea 5 0.1%
Dodecanese Nisyros 5 0.1%
Italy Campania 5 0.1%
Anatolia Cilicia 4 0.1%
Crete Selino 4 0.1%
Crete Sphakia 4 0.1%
Cyclades Amorgos 4 0.1%
Cyclades Delos 4 0.1%
Cyclades Siphnos 4 0.1%
Cyclades Syros 4 0.1%
Dodecanese Kalymnos 4 0.1%
Italy Basilicata 4 0.1%
Sudan — 4 0.1%
Thrace — 4 0.1%
Cyclades Andros 3 0.1%
Cyclades Mykonos 3 0.1%
Dodecanese Kasos 3 0.1%
Locris Epiknemidia 3 0.1%
Locris Ozolia 3 0.1%
NE Aegean Samos 3 0.1%
Perraibia — 3 0.1%
Pieria — 3 0.1%
Aeolian Islands Salina 2 0.1%
Ainis — 2 0.1%
Argolis — 2 0.1%
Crete Kouphonissi 2 0.1%
Cyclades Ios 2 0.1%
Cyclades Kimolos 2 0.1%
Cyclades Paros 2 0.1%
Cyclades Tinos 2 0.1%
Dodecanese Astypalaia 2 0.1%
Dodecanese Saros 2 0.1%
Dodecanese Syme 2 0.1%
Dodecanese Tilos 2 0.1%
Dolopia — 2 0.1%
Italy Tuscany 2 0.1%
Macedonia Thasos 2 0.1%
Malta — 2 0.1%
NE Aegean Lemnos 2 0.1%
Saronic Modi 2 0.1%
Saronic Poros 2 0.1%
Syria — 2 0.1%
Achaea Phthiotis Achaea Phthiotis 1 0.0%
Aeolian Islands Filicudi 1 0.0%
Aeolian Islands Lipari 1 0.0%
Aeolian Islands Panarea 1 0.0%
Anatolia — 1 0.0%
Anatolia Mysia 1 0.0%
Anatolia Pamphylia 1 0.0%
Anatolia Pisidia 1 0.0%
Anatolia Pontus 1 0.0%
Antikythera — 1 0.0%
Corinthia Evraionisos 1 0.0%
Crete Chrisi 1 0.0%
Cyclades Antiparos 1 0.0%
Cyclades Folegandros 1 0.0%
Cyclades Kithnos 1 0.0%
Cyclades Kouphonissi 1 0.0%
Cyclades Rheneia 1 0.0%
Cyclades Seriphos 1 0.0%
Cyclades Sikinos 1 0.0%
Dodecanese Alimnia 1 0.0%
Dodecanese Leros 1 0.0%
Dodecanese Lipsoi 1 0.0%
Dodecanese Patmos 1 0.0%
Eurytania — 1 0.0%
Greece Macedonia 1 0.0%
Greece Thessaly 1 0.0%
Ionian Islands Meganisi 1 0.0%
Italy Lazio 1 0.0%
Italy Marche 1 0.0%
Megaris Perachora 1 0.0%
NE Aegean Ayios Evstratios 1 0.0%
NE Aegean Imbros 1 0.0%
NE Aegean Psara 1 0.0%
NE Aegean Tenedos 1 0.0%
Nubia — 1 0.0%
Sardinia — 1 0.0%
Sicily Ustica 1 0.0%
Spain — 1 0.0%
Sporades Skopelos 1 0.0%
Sporades Youra 1 0.0%
Thesprotia — 1 0.0%
Troezenia — 1 0.0%