Asine archaeological site

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The Asine archaeological site is an ancient settlement in the northeastern Peloponnese of Greece, known for its Mycenaean remains and excavations that have illuminated Bronze Age and later Greek history.

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instanceOf ancient settlement
archaeological site
ancientName Asine
country Greece
culture Classical Greek
Hellenistic Greek
Mycenaean civilization
Roman
excavatedBy Swedish Institute at Athens
Swedish archaeologists
excavationStart 1922
hasFeature defensive position
rocky promontory
hasFind Bronze Age figurines
Geometric pottery
Hellenistic coins
Mycenaean chamber tombs
Mycenaean pottery
Roman pottery
hasPart Byzantine remains
Hellenistic fortifications
Mycenaean cemetery
Roman remains
acropolis of Asine
fortification walls
locatedIn Argolis
northeastern Peloponnese
locatedNear Tolo
locatedOn Argolic Gulf
mentionedBy Homer
mentionedIn Iliad
linked to: Homer's Iliad
modernName Ancient Asine
nearModernVillage Asini
notableExcavator Axel W. Persson
Samuel Wide
overlooks sea
period Archaic period
Bronze Age
Byzantine period
Classical period
Geometric period
Hellenistic period
Mycenaean period
Roman period
significance illuminates Bronze Age history of northeastern Peloponnese
provides evidence for continuity of occupation from Bronze Age to Byzantine times
tourism open to visitors

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Asini hasNearby Asine archaeological site