Gouvai: Palaiokastro/Ormos Vouliki
| PK | C1251 |
| TITLE | Gouvai: Palaiokastro∕Ormos Vouliki |
| WGS84 | 39.026592° N, 23.261379° E |
| Accuracy | 10 m. |
| LAT/LON | 39.026592, 23.261379 |
| LON/LAT | 23.261379, 39.026592 |
| DMS | 39° 1' 35.7312" N | , | 23° 15' 40.9644" E |
| W3W | peering, grunt, calorie |
| UTM | 34 S, 695754, 4322161 |
| EGSA87 | 435916, 4319700 |
| Elevation m | 11 |
| Elevation feet | 36.1 |
| Region | Euboea |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Sherds
TYPE
1. Sherds. Simpson [1981], 83 'On the northeast side some prehistoric sherds were found, including Mycenaean.'2. Sherds. Sackett et al. [1966], 41 'On the north-east are some E.H. and some possible M.H. and L.H. sherds.'
3. Sherds. Phialon [2011], 127 ' ..., les découvertes se résument jusqu'à present à celles de tessons HM et HR III en surface.'
4. Sherds. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 268 'On the NE side there were a few prehistoric sherds, which thinly represent the periods indicated.'
SITE SIZE
- Sackett et al. [1966] p. 41, Size: sq. m. Area not determined. "It does not appear to have been a large site, ..."
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
a. Sackett et al. [1966]: 41, 'These include E.H. Zygouries Class BII, ... '
2. EH II: (2700 BC - 2200 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 83, 'EH II MH LH III(A-B) C'
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 268, 'EH II MH LH III(A-B) C'
3. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 83, 'EH II MH LH III(A-B) C'
b. Sackett et al. [1966]: 41, ' ..., ? M.H. a few monochrome fragments, ... '
c. Phialon [2011]: 127, 'HM', Artifacts
d. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 268, 'EH II MH LH III(A-B) C'
4. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
a. Sackett et al. [1966]: 41, ' ..., one L.H. bowl base, ... '
5. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
a. Phialon [2011]: 127, 'HR III', Artifacts
6. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 83, 'EH II MH LH III(A-B) C'
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 268, 'EH II MH LH III(A-B) C'
7. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 83, 'EH II MH LH III(A-B) C'
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 268, 'EH II MH LH III(A-B) C'
NOTE
1. There are three reasonable candidates for this site.
- My position at C1251 corresponds to all the constraints except that it is not 60 m in height. It is closer to 25-30 m.
- The second candidate is at 39.025462, 23.264480 which is just to the SE of the first. Unlike the others this hill is the right height; but it does not reach the ocean and the slopes do not really correspond to Sackett's criteria.
- The third candidate is Alex Knodell's preferred position at 39.03004446 23.2716274. This is further away from Kastro than '20 minutes walk' and is twice as high as Sackett wants, being about 120 m. in elevation. In its favor it does slope directly into the ocean and has steep slopes on the N and W.
Taking all these things into account leads me to favor the first position which agrees with Sackett's criteria in every respect except elevation.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Phialon [2011]: Phialon, Laetitia. L'Émergence de la Civilisation Mycénienne en Grèce Centrale. Peeters, Leuven - Liege. Belgium. 2011., 'I.3.1.11. La côte nord de l'Eubée', pg. 127.
2. Sackett et al. [1966]: Sackett, L.H., and V. Hankey, R.J. Howell, T.W. Jacobsen, M.R. Popham. ‘Prehistoric Euboea: Contributions toward a Survey’, The Annual of the British School at Athens, 61, pp. 33-112, [1966], '10. Gouvai: Palaiokastro', pg. 41.
Online here.
3. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'C 81 Gouvai: Palaiokastro', pg. 83.
Online here.
4. 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., 'G 90 Gouvai: Palaiokastro', pg. 268.
Online here.