Mycenaean Atlas Project

Selected Site Group

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2,591 sites selected
Period LH, LHI, LHII, LHIII, LHIA, LHIB, LHIIA, LHIIB, LHIII, LHIIIA, LHIIIA1, LHIIIA2, LHIIIB, LHIIIB1, LHIIIB2, LHIIIC, LHIIIC1, LHIIIC2, LHIIIC3

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Sites 2,591
Regions represented 56
Evidence types 129
Distinct sources 1,214

Selected population

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

2,591 of 2,591 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 2,591 sites.

Evidence Sites Records Share
Sherds 990 1,876 38.2%
Pottery 631 916 24.4%
Settlement 616 1,155 23.8%
Artifacts 525 747 20.3%
hab 514 744 19.8%
Cem 436 752 16.8%
Chamber Tomb 398 757 15.4%
Tomb 233 304 9.0%
Tholos 216 642 8.3%
Wall 137 201 5.3%
Lithics 125 153 4.8%
Mound 111 172 4.3%
Building 79 99 3.0%
Fort 43 64 1.7%
Cist Tomb 38 52 1.5%
Town 38 39 1.5%
Tumulus 34 66 1.3%
House 33 42 1.3%
Acropolis 30 40 1.2%
Cult 21 31 0.8%
Figurine 19 24 0.7%
Buildings 17 19 0.7%
Sanctuary 14 18 0.5%
Well 14 15 0.5%
Activity 13 13 0.5%
Grave 12 17 0.5%
Pit Grave 12 17 0.5%
Harbor 11 15 0.4%
Walls 10 11 0.4%
Built Tomb 9 11 0.3%
Cave 8 13 0.3%
Bridge 8 12 0.3%
Palace 6 8 0.2%
Quarry 6 7 0.2%
Temple 6 7 0.2%
apsidal 6 6 0.2%
Tombs 6 6 0.2%
Shipwreck 5 8 0.2%
Structure 5 5 0.2%
Magoula 4 6 0.2%
Room 4 5 0.2%
Sword 4 5 0.2%
Burial 4 4 0.2%
Cemetery 4 4 0.2%
Hoard 3 6 0.1%
Spearhead 3 4 0.1%
Road 3 3 0.1%
Tools 3 3 0.1%
Tower 3 3 0.1%
Workshop 3 3 0.1%
Megaron 2 5 0.1%
Sally Port 2 4 0.1%
Gate 2 3 0.1%
Pithos Burial 2 3 0.1%
Ramp 2 3 0.1%
Shaft Grave 2 3 0.1%
Vases 2 3 0.1%
Vessels 2 3 0.1%
Watch Tower 2 3 0.1%
2 2 0.1%
Farmstead 2 2 0.1%
Fortress 2 2 0.1%
Spring 2 2 0.1%
Swords 2 2 0.1%
Village 2 2 0.1%
Weapons 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%
Altar 1 1 0.0%
Amphoriskoi 1 1 0.0%
Animal Fold 1 1 0.0%
Axe 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%
Cistern 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%
Fortification 1 1 0.0%
foundations 1 1 0.0%
Granary 1 1 0.0%
Height 1 1 0.0%
Hydraulic Works 1 1 0.0%
Hydraulics 1 1 0.0%
Island 1 1 0.0%
Lookout 1 1 0.0%
Natural 1 1 0.0%
Nekrotapheion 1 1 0.0%
Observatory 1 1 0.0%
Obsidian 1 1 0.0%
Peak Sanctuary 1 1 0.0%
Pithos 1 1 0.0%
Potteryr 1 1 0.0%
Sarcophagus 1 1 0.0%
Sculpture 1 1 0.0%
Sealstone 1 1 0.0%
Shrine 1 1 0.0%
Site 1 1 0.0%
Spear 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%
Water Management 1 1 0.0%
Weapon 1 1 0.0%

Geographic distribution

Where the selected sites lie. Each bar is measured against the complete selected population of 2,591 sites.

Region Subregion Sites Share
Messenia — 305 11.8%
Argolid — 287 11.1%
Attica — 183 7.1%
Boeotia — 159 6.1%
Achaea — 156 6.0%
Laconia — 116 4.5%
Levant — 107 4.1%
Corinthia — 103 4.0%
Euboea — 73 2.8%
Pelasgiotis — 60 2.3%
Elis — 57 2.2%
Arcadia — 56 2.2%
Dodecanese Rhodes 56 2.2%
Macedonia — 55 2.1%
Phocis — 44 1.7%
Egypt — 42 1.6%
Epirus — 39 1.5%
Cyprus — 36 1.4%
Italy Apulia 29 1.1%
Locris Opuntia 29 1.1%
Malis — 27 1.0%
Thessaly — 27 1.0%
Triphylia — 26 1.0%
Ionian Islands Kephalonia 23 0.9%
Acarnania — 20 0.8%
Saronic Aigina 18 0.7%
Dodecanese Kos 17 0.7%
Achaea Phthiotis — 16 0.6%
Cyclades Naxos 16 0.6%
Sicily — 16 0.6%
Megaris — 15 0.6%
Phthiotis — 15 0.6%
Anatolia Ionia 14 0.5%
Ionian Islands Zakynthos 14 0.5%
Anatolia Caria 13 0.5%
Magnesia — 13 0.5%
Dodecanese Karpathos 12 0.5%
Doris — 11 0.4%
Macedonia Chalcidice 11 0.4%
Saronic Salamis 11 0.4%
Cyclades Melos 10 0.4%
Sporades Skyros 10 0.4%
Anatolia Aeolis 9 0.3%
NE Aegean Lesbos 9 0.3%
Anatolia Lycia 8 0.3%
Kythera — 8 0.3%
Aetolia — 7 0.3%
Ionian Islands Ithaca 7 0.3%
Ionian Islands Lefkada 7 0.3%
Italy Calabria 7 0.3%
NE Aegean Chios 6 0.2%
Sudan — 6 0.2%
Crete Siteia 5 0.2%
Cyclades Kea 5 0.2%
Dodecanese Nisyros 5 0.2%
Italy Campania 5 0.2%
Anatolia Cilicia 4 0.2%
Crete Pyrgiotissa 4 0.2%
Cyclades Amorgos 4 0.2%
Cyclades Siphnos 4 0.2%
Dodecanese Kalymnos 4 0.2%
Italy Basilicata 4 0.2%
Anatolia Troad 3 0.1%
Crete Kainourion 3 0.1%
Crete Temenos 3 0.1%
Cyclades Delos 3 0.1%
Cyclades Mykonos 3 0.1%
Locris Epiknemidia 3 0.1%
Locris Ozolia 3 0.1%
NE Aegean Samos 3 0.1%
Pieria — 3 0.1%
Aeolian Islands Salina 2 0.1%
Ainis — 2 0.1%
Anatolia Lydia 2 0.1%
Anatolia Phrygia 2 0.1%
Argolis — 2 0.1%
Crete Kydhonia 2 0.1%
Crete Lasithi 2 0.1%
Crete Malevyzion 2 0.1%
Crete Mirabello 2 0.1%
Crete Monophatsion 2 0.1%
Crete Pedhiadha 2 0.1%
Cyclades Andros 2 0.1%
Cyclades Kimolos 2 0.1%
Cyclades Paros 2 0.1%
Cyclades Thera 2 0.1%
Cyclades Tinos 2 0.1%
Dodecanese Astypalaia 2 0.1%
Dodecanese Kasos 2 0.1%
Dodecanese Saros 2 0.1%
Dolopia — 2 0.1%
Italy Tuscany 2 0.1%
Malta — 2 0.1%
NE Aegean Lemnos 2 0.1%
Perraibia — 2 0.1%
Sardinia — 2 0.1%
Saronic Modi 2 0.1%
Saronic Poros 2 0.1%
Syria — 2 0.1%
Thrace — 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 Cappadocia 1 0.0%
Anatolia Pamphylia 1 0.0%
Anatolia Pisidia 1 0.0%
Anatolia Pontus 1 0.0%
Corinthia Evraionisos 1 0.0%
Crete Ierapetra 1 0.0%
Crete Kissamos 1 0.0%
Cyclades Antiparos 1 0.0%
Cyclades Ios 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 Leros 1 0.0%
Dodecanese Lipsoi 1 0.0%
Dodecanese Patmos 1 0.0%
Dodecanese Syme 1 0.0%
Dodecanese Tilos 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%
Nubia — 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%