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EH I Eutresis
EH IIA Korakou (Lerna III)
EH IIB Lefkandi (regionally restricted)
EH III Tiryns (Lerna IV)
Eutresis EH I 3000-2650
red-slipped burnished hemispherical bowl
possible fortification wall
very little known about settlement architecture
no burials
poor in metal, economically possibly best viewed as terminal Neolithic
Korakou EH II 2650-2150
some places, like Lerna & Tiryns, suffer burning destructions before replacement by Tiryns culture, peaceful transitions elsewhere (Eutresis, Kolonna)
unburnished, Early Helladic Urfirnis & Ivory Ware
SAUCEBOAT
several fortified sites
large (public?) buildings, e.g. BG and House of Tiles at Lerna, White House at Kolonna, Fortified Building at Thebes, House of the Pithoi at Zygouries
CORRIDOR HOUSE
also rundbau
most domestic architecture, though, was agglomerative
no standard tomb type
pit burials within the settlement
cist grave cemeteries outside the settlement
individual burials in pithoi, pits, or cists, set within raised circular platforms which supported tumuli covered with stones
cist graves secondary & poor in grave goods
pithoi & pit graves often rich
chamber tombs
many smaller, less defensible settlements from the Korakou period are abandoned in EH III
EH II period had variety of site sizes, so some sort of site hierarchy, we're just not sure how it went
seals indicate concept of private property
none from Lerna found, but lots of sealings
seals of lead, stone, & terracotta at other sites
copper/bronze daggers & tweezers
4 stage fortifications at HoT
1. northern stone wall that may have been only a retaining wall, or the stone served as a substructure for a mud-brick wall
2. rectangular projection, horseshoe tower, staircase
destroyed by fire
3. southern wall, new tower(s)
4. casemates wall system drawn inwards
fortifications in ruins while construction on HoT ongoing
EH IIA Korakou (Lerna III)
EH IIB Lefkandi (regionally restricted)
EH III Tiryns (Lerna IV)
Eutresis EH I 3000-2650
red-slipped burnished hemispherical bowl
possible fortification wall
very little known about settlement architecture
no burials
poor in metal, economically possibly best viewed as terminal Neolithic
Korakou EH II 2650-2150
some places, like Lerna & Tiryns, suffer burning destructions before replacement by Tiryns culture, peaceful transitions elsewhere (Eutresis, Kolonna)
unburnished, Early Helladic Urfirnis & Ivory Ware
SAUCEBOAT
several fortified sites
large (public?) buildings, e.g. BG and House of Tiles at Lerna, White House at Kolonna, Fortified Building at Thebes, House of the Pithoi at Zygouries
CORRIDOR HOUSE
also rundbau
most domestic architecture, though, was agglomerative
no standard tomb type
pit burials within the settlement
cist grave cemeteries outside the settlement
individual burials in pithoi, pits, or cists, set within raised circular platforms which supported tumuli covered with stones
cist graves secondary & poor in grave goods
pithoi & pit graves often rich
chamber tombs
many smaller, less defensible settlements from the Korakou period are abandoned in EH III
EH II period had variety of site sizes, so some sort of site hierarchy, we're just not sure how it went
seals indicate concept of private property
none from Lerna found, but lots of sealings
seals of lead, stone, & terracotta at other sites
copper/bronze daggers & tweezers
4 stage fortifications at HoT
1. northern stone wall that may have been only a retaining wall, or the stone served as a substructure for a mud-brick wall
2. rectangular projection, horseshoe tower, staircase
destroyed by fire
3. southern wall, new tower(s)
4. casemates wall system drawn inwards
fortifications in ruins while construction on HoT ongoing
