TYPE

1.    Pottery.   Vitale [2018], 151    ' ... to examine manufacturing practices in the pottery assemblages of Mitrou, East Lokris, ... '

2.    Settlement.   Kramer-Hajos et al. [2008], 164    'At its northern end, the shore of the islet is delimited by tall scarps. Numerous walls, floor levels, and cist tombs are visible in these scarps.'

3.    Settlement.   Kramer-Hajos et al. [2008], 244    'Although evidence for an EH I phase is lacking, settlement was uninterrupted from the EH II period through the Protogeometric.'

4.    Settlement.   Phialon [2011], 48    

SITE SIZE

- ed rhc  p. ,  Size: 802 sq. m.  Measured with a Google Earth polygon created by me.



PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)

    a.    Kramer-Hajos et al. [2008]: 179 'Some of the cist tombs may date to the MH period, but it is possible that a number of the ones located on the northwest shore at a lower level, ..., date to the EH period.'

2. EH II: (2700 BC - 2200 BC)

    a.    Kramer-Hajos et al. [2008]: 180 'The EH II fine wares have very pale brown and pink to light reddish brown and reddish yellow fabrics and are fired medium hard ... '

3. EH III: (2200 BC - 2000 BC)

    a.    Kramer-Hajos et al. [2008]: 181 'In the EH III period, in addition to the above fabrics, Gray Minyan makes its first appearance.'

4. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)

    a.    Kramer-Hajos et al. [2008]: 167 'Some of the cist tombs may date to the MH period...'

    b.    Phialon [2011]: 48 ' ... ont fourni des vestiges HM à HR II.'

5. MH IIIB: (1740 BC - 1700 BC)

    a.    Kramer-Hajos et al. [2008]: 198 ' ..., the bridge spout of an Aiginetan hole-mouthed jar, ... It dates to the transitional period of MH IIIB-LH IA.'

6. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)

    a.    Kramer-Hajos et al. [2008]: 167 'One tomb on the eastern side, ..., may be Mycenaean, given its carefully worked slabs ... and ... a large Early Mycenaean sherd ... with fresh breaks found in the spill below the tomb.'

7. Late Helladic I: (1700 BC - 1635 BC)

    a.    Kramer-Hajos et al. [2008]: 177 ' ..., LH I-III fine-ware sherds are found predominantly in the northwestern part of the islet ... ','In the LH I phase Gray Minyan, Matt-Painted, and Polychrome Matt-Painted wares, ... '

    b.    Phialon [2011]: 48 ' ... ont fourni des vestiges HM à HR II.', 'Deux d'entre eux forment un batiment HR I, ... '

    c.    Vitale [2018]: 154 'During the first half of LH I, two monumental complexes named Buildings H and D (Figs 8.2-8.4) were constructed ... ', ' ..., in the second half of LH I, Tomb 73, an L-shaped rectangular built chamber tomb ... was constructed ... '

8. LH IA: (1700 BC - 1660 BC)

    a.    Kramer-Hajos et al. [2008]: 198 ' ..., the bridge spout of an Aiginetan hole-mouthed jar, ... It dates to the transitional period of MH IIIB-LH IA.'

9. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)

    a.    Kramer-Hajos et al. [2008]: 177 ' ..., LH I-III fine-ware sherds are found predominantly in the northwestern part of the islet ... '

    b.    Phialon [2011]: 48 ' ... ont fourni des vestiges HM à HR II.'

10. LH IIA: (1635 BC - 1470 BC)

    a.    Kramer-Hajos et al. [2008]: 201 'The number of recovered sherds increases in the LH II phase and both LH IIA and IIB are well represented.'

    b.    Vitale [2018]: 159 ' ..., the moderate growth of medium-coarse tableware vessels may imply a slight decrease in labour investment from LH IIA to LH IIIB2 Late.'

    c.    Vitale [2018]: 160 ' ... in LH IIA 58 % of Mitrou's tableware was fully hand-made, ... '

11. LH IIB: (1470 BC - 1410 BC)

    a.    Kramer-Hajos et al. [2008]: 201 'The number of recovered sherds increases in the LH II phase and both LH IIA and IIB are well represented.'

    b.    Phialon [2011]: 48 ' ..., au moins sept murs ont été en usage entre l'HM et l'HR II B.'

12. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)

    a.    Kramer-Hajos et al. [2008]: 177 ' ..., LH-III fine-ware sherds are found predominantly in the northwestern part of the islet ... '

    b.    Kramer-Hajos et al. [2008]: 204 'The number of recovered sherds culminates in abundant quantities of inventoried LH III examples.'

13. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)

    a.    Kramer-Hajos et al. [2008]: 204 'Fabrics are pale pink to whitish yellowish in LH IIIA.'

14. LH IIIA1: (1410 BC - 1375 BC)

    a.    Kramer-Hajos et al. [2008]: 204 'Typical LH IIIA1 motifs represented on Mitrou are spirals, bands, nets, stipples, and fish scales.'

    b.    Vitale [2018]: 155 'Buildings H and D continued to be used into LH IIIA1 and LH IIIA2 Early ... '

15. LH IIIA2: (1375 BC - 1320 BC)

    a.    Kramer-Hajos et al. [2008]: 206 'Late Helladic IIIA2'

    b.    Phialon [2011]: 48 'Plus tard, l'habitat est occupé de l'HR III A2 au Protogéométrique et comprend d'importants bâtiments.'

    c.    Vitale [2018]: 155 'Buildings H and D continued to be used into LH IIIA1 and LH IIIA2 Early ... ', ' ... a fire destruction affecting the NE excavation sector of the site during LH IIIA2 Early ... '

16. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)

    a.    Phialon [2011]: 48 'Plus tard, l'habitat est occupé de l'HR III A2 au Protogéométrique et comprend d'importants bâtiments.'

17. LH IIIB1: (1320 BC - 1250 BC)

    a.    Kramer-Hajos et al. [2008]: 208 'Sherds from Mitrou dating to the LH IIIB1 period are still numerous.'

    b.    Vitale [2018]: 160 'During LH IIIB1 more and less intensive labour methods were roughly equally represented.'

18. LH IIIB2: (1250 BC - 1190 BC)

    a.    Kramer-Hajos et al. [2008]: 209 ' ..., and in fact only D87 and D88 have been assigned with certainty to LH IIIB2.'

    b.    Vitale [2018]: 155 ' ... the indications for a LH IIIB2 Late Palatial-style building at Mitrou including roof tiles ... ', ' ... The LH IIIB2 Late deposits from Mitrou postdate the materials dating the destruction of Gla, ... '

19. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)

    a.    Kramer-Hajos et al. [2008]: 213 'The inventoried LH IIIC material from Mitrou is quantitatively less than the earlier LH III material, but nevertheless interesting. It comes mainly from LH IIIC Middle kraters, ... '

    b.    Phialon [2011]: 48 'Plus tard, l'habitat est occupé de l'HR III A2 au Protogéométrique et comprend d'importants bâtiments.'

    c.    Vitale [2018]: 170 ' ... a major element of continuity between late LH IIIB and early LH IIIC ceramics, as well as a hallmark of LH IIIC pottery productions not only at Mitrou, but, more generally, on the whole Greek mainland throughout the end of the Bronze Age ... '

20. Protogeometric: (1100 BC - 900 BC)

    a.    Phialon [2011]: 48 'Plus tard, l'habitat est occupé de l'HR III A2 au Protogéométrique et comprend d'importants bâtiments.'