Site details

Ayia Marina: Hab

PK	C890
TITLE	Ayia Marina: Hab
WGS84	37.253205° N, 23.16453° E
Accuracy	50 m.

LAT/LON	37.253205, 23.16453
LON/LAT	23.16453, 37.253205

DMS

37° 15' 11.538" N

23° 9' 52.308" E

W3W	final, library, forum
UTM	34 S, 691963, 4125157
EGSA87	425761, 4123001

Elevation m	2
Elevation feet	6.6
Region	Argolid

GENERAL SITE TYPE Hab

TYPE

1.    Artifacts.   AD[1971], 85
2.    Building.   AR[1973], 13    'Among other structures uncovered is a building of megaron type associated with abundant Early Helladic II pottery.'
3.    Building.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 58    'On a low promontory on the E coast of Spetsai buildings and a well ... were excavated.'
4.    hab.   Foley [1988], 176    '...consisting of buildings and a well of the EH period.'
5.    hab.   Simpson [1981], 31    'Early Helladic buildings were excavated. One LH I/II and several LH III sherds were also reported.'
6.    Lithics.   AR[1973], 13     'Much obsidian was found.'
7.    Lithics.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 59    ' ... and much obsidian was also found.'
8.    Pottery.   AR[1973], 13     'A well was excavated and found to be full of fine quality EH II pottery.'
9.    Sherds.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 59    ' ... and several sherds are reported.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. EH II: (2700 BC - 2200 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 31, 'EH II(-?III) LH I/II-III(A-B)'
    b.    Foley [1988]: 176, 'EHII - ?III LHI-III(A-B)'
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 58, ' ... and a well of EH II date were excavated.'
    d.    AR[1973]: 13, ' ... associated with abundant Early Helladic II pottery.', 'A well was excavated and found to be full of fine quality EH II pottery.'

2. EH III: (2200 BC - 2000 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 31, 'EH II(-?III) LH I/II-III(A-B)'
    b.    Foley [1988]: 176, 'EHII - ?III LHI-III(A-B)'
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 58, 'EH II-?III ... '

3. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    AR[1973]: 14, 'There are traces of Mycenaean occupation in the immediate vicinity ... '

4. Late Helladic I: (1700 BC - 1635 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 31, 'EH II(-?III) LH I/II-III(A-B)'
    b.    Foley [1988]: 176, 'EHII - ?III LHI-III(A-B)'
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 59, ' ..., and one LH I/II ... sherds are reported.'

5. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 31, 'EH II(-?III) LH I/II-III(A-B)'
    b.    Foley [1988]: 176, 'EHII - ?III LHI-III(A-B)'
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 59, ' ..., and one LH I/II ... sherds are reported.'

6. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    AD[1971]: 85,
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 59, ' ... and several LH III sherds are reported.',' ... LH I/II-III (A-B)'

7. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 31, 'EH II(-?III) LH I/II-III(A-B)'
    b.    Foley [1988]: 176, 'EHII - ?III LHI-III(A-B)'
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 58, ' ... LH I/II-III (A-B)'

8. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 31, 'EH II(-?III) LH I/II-III(A-B)'
    b.    Foley [1988]: 176, 'EHII - ?III LHI-III(A-B)'
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 58, ' ... LH I/II-III (A-B)'

9. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
    a.    AD[1971]: 85,

NOTES

1. Simpson and Dickinson [1979] 58, 'A 44A ... ' say 'One building was said to be of megaron type.'

2. H.W. Catling in AR [1973] 14 says: 'The site is an obvious entrepot for the Cyclades and centres in the Argolid.'

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. AD[1971]: Archaiologikon Deltion, Athens, Greece, v. 26, '', pg. 85.

2. AR[1973]: Archaeological Reports, The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. (20) 1973., 'Spetsai.', pg. 13. Online here.

3. Foley [1988]: Foley, Anne. The Argolid 800-600 B.C.: An Archaeological Survey : Together with an Index of Sites from the Neolithic to the Roman Period. Göteborg : P. Åströms Förlag, 1988., '12. Ayia Marina', pg. 176.

4. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'A 45 Spetsai: Ayia Marina', pg. 31. Online here.

5. 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., 'A 44A Spetsai: Ayia Marina', pg. 58. Online here.