PKey Report
PKC487
TITLEDerveni: Solos (Ancient Aigeira)
WGS84 38.126664° N, 22.37429° E
Accuracy Exact

LAT/LON 38.126664, 22.37429
LON/LAT 22.37429, 38.126664

DMS 38° 7' 35.9904" N,22° 22' 27.444" E

W3Wcloses, mandates, closed
UTM34 S, 620454, 4220761
EGSA87 357359, 4220830

Elevation m405
Elevation feet 1328.7
RegionAchaea







GENERAL SITE TYPE  Hab

TYPE

1.    Artifacts.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 84    'A group of finds reported to come from Aigeira, presumably from a chamber tomb, include an early figurine ..., fine weapons, one a probably early Type C sword, and LH IIIA2-C pottery.'

2.    hab.   Giannopoulos [2008], 85    'Die ca. 700 vormykenischen Gefäßscherben ...'

3.    hab.   AR[1972], 19    Soundings were made in the southern terrace, from which a long occupation sequence was obtained - ...'

4.    hab.   Papadopoulos [1979], 37    'They observe that "there did not seem to be any pottery of any other period on the surface here, and the foundations of the walls also appeared to be Mycenaean".'

5.    Settlement.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 84    ' ... formed the city of Aigeira, ... '

6.    Settlement.   Simpson [2018], 278    ' ..., revealed substantial evidence of Mycenaean settlement ... '

7.    Settlement.   Simpson [1981], 89    'The upper part of the acropolis is a small gently sloping area, ... '

8.    Sherds.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 84    ' ..., LH surface sherds have been found ... '

9.    Sherds.   Papadopoulos [1979], 37    'Hope Simpson and Lazenby found a quantity of fine-quality LHIIIA - C sherds on the acropolis of Aigeira.'

10.    Town.   Iliad,     ' ..., and they that held Hyperesia and steep Gonoessa and Pellene, ... '

SITE SIZE

- Simpson [1981]  p. 89,  Size: 16800 sq. m.  ' ..., about 140 m. north to south by 120 m.'



PERIOD (High Chronology)

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

    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 84, ' ..., LH surface sherds ... '

2. Late Helladic IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)

    a.    Simpson [1981]: 89, 'LH IIIA1? LH IIIA2-C G A C H', ' ... Mycenaean sherds of the LH IIIA - C periods ... '

    b.    Papadopoulos [1979]: 37, 'Hope Simpson and Lazenby found a quantity of fine-quality LHIIIA - C sherds on the acropolis of Aigeira.'

3. Late Helladic IIIA2: (1375 BC - 1320 BC)

    a.    Simpson [1981]: 89, 'LH IIIA1? LH IIIA2-C G A C H', ' ..., and LH IIIA2 - C pottery.'

    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 84, ' ..., and LH IIIA2-C pottery.'

4. Late Helladic IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)

    a.    Simpson [1981]: 89, 'LH IIIA1? LH IIIA2-C G A C H', ' ... Mycenaean sherds of the LH IIIA - C periods ... '

    b.    Papadopoulos [1979]: 37, 'Hope Simpson and Lazenby found a quantity of fine-quality LHIIIA - C sherds on the acropolis of Aigeira.'

    c.    Giannopoulos [2008]: 90, 'Eine wichtige Neuerung in der Phase II ist die Errichtung einer Umfassungsmauer, deren Anlage sich erst in SH IIIC von der Weiternutzung schon vorhandener SH IIIB-zeitlicher Mauern an anderen Fundorten unterscheidet.'

    d.    AR[1972]: 18, ' - ... LH IIIB, ...'

    e.    Simpson [2018]: 278, ' ... evidence of Mycenaean settlement in LH IIIB and LH IIIC.'

    f.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 84, ' ..., and LH IIIA2-C pottery.'

5. Late Helladic IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)

    a.    Simpson [1981]: 89, 'LH IIIA1? LH IIIA2-C G A C H', ' ... Mycenaean sherds of the LH IIIA - C periods ... '

    b.    Papadopoulos [1979]: 37, 'Hope Simpson and Lazenby found a quantity of fine-quality LHIIIA - C sherds on the acropolis of Aigeira.'

    c.    Giannopoulos [2008]: 88, 'Die erste Schicht, die Baubefunde erbrachte, ist in die Unterphase SH IIIC Früh zu datieren.'

    d.    AR[1972]: 18, ' - ..., LH IIIC, ...'

    e.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 84, ' ... and buillding-levels assigned to LH IIIC have been excavated, ... '

6. Protogeometric: (1100 BC - 900 BC)

    a.    AR[1972]: 18, ' - ..., Protogeometric, ...'

7. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)

    a.    AR[1972]: 18, ' - ..., Late Geometric, ...'

    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 84, ' ..., the next datable material being G.'

8. Archaic: (700 BC - 480 BC)

    a.    AR[1972]: 18, ' - ..., Archaic, ...'


NOTES

1.  Papadopoulos (PA1, p. 37, '69. Aigeira') has this at 'Eight kms. to the SE of the modern village ..' That is, eight km. from modern Aigeira on the coast. It is actually about 6.5 km. by road and about 3 km. in a straight line.

2.  BA finds from a tomb near Aigeira are described in Åström [1965] 97-99.

3.  Simpson [2018] 278 equates 'Aigeira' and the Homeric 'Hyperesia'.

4.  Ancient Mycenaean acropolis or citadel running along the ridge.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1.  AR[1972]:  Archaeological Reports, The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. (19) 1972., 'Achaea: Aegira', pg. 18. Online here.

2.  Åström [1965]:  Åström, Paul. ‘Mycenaean Pottery from the Region of Aigion, with a List of Prehistoric Sites in Achaia’, Opuscula Atheniensia, V, pp. 89-110, C.W.K. Gleerup, Lund, 1965., 'Dherveni', pg. 101.

3.  Giannopoulos [2008]:  Giannopoulos, T.. Die Letzte Elite der mykenischen Welt: Achaia in mykenischer Zeit und das Phänomen der Kriegerbestattungen im 12.-11. Jahrhundert v. Chr.. Bonn: Habelt. 2008., 'AIGEIRA', pg. 83.

4.  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., '2.573', Online here.

5.  Papadopoulos [1979]:  Papadopoulos, Thanasis J.. Mycenaean Achaea; Part 1: Text. Paul Åströms Förlag, Göteborg, Sweden. 1979. Vol 1., '69. Aigeira', pg. 37.

6.  Simpson [1981]:  Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'D 22 Derveni: Solos (Ancient Aigeira)', pg. 89. Online here.

7.  Simpson [2018]:  Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece and Homeric Tradition. published online under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. 2018, 'Hyperesie (Il. 2.573)', pg. 277. Online here.

8.  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., 'B 36 Derveni: Solos (Ancient Aigeira)', pg. 84. Online here.