Site details

Lamia Kastro

PK	C3001
TITLE	Lamia Kastro
WGS84	38.903896° N, 22.435246° E
Accuracy	200 m.

LAT/LON	38.903896, 22.435246
LON/LAT	22.435246, 38.903896

DMS

38° 54' 14.0256" N

22° 26' 6.8856" E

W3W	hatter, tramps, defeat
UTM	34 S, 624451, 4307091
EGSA87	364169, 4306989

Elevation m	187
Elevation feet	613.5
Region	Malis

GENERAL SITE TYPE hab

TYPE

1.    Artifacts.   Simpson [2018], 429    ' ..., and other finds, including Phi figurines ... '
2.    hab.   AD[1973], 519
3.    hab.   AD[1999], 354
4.    Pottery.   Simpson [2018], 429    'Some 'yellow Minyan' may be as late as LH I; ... ', ' ..., LH IIIA2 and LH IIIB pottery (kylikes, skyphoi, kraters) follow, ... '
5.    Settlement.   Simpson [2018], 429    'The recent archaeological evidence has shown that Lamia was a major Mycenaean centre.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
    a.    Simpson [2018]: 429, 'By 1999 the levels distinguished were ... Mycenaean, MH and EH.'

2. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Simpson [2018]: 429, 'Occupation of the Lamia Kastro ... in MH and LH was first discovered by Chourmouziadis ... '

3. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Simpson [2018]: 429, 'Occupation of the Lamia Kastro ... in MH and LH was first discovered by Chourmouziadis ... '

4. Late Helladic I: (1700 BC - 1635 BC)
    a.    Simpson [2018]: 429, 'Some 'yellow Minyan' may be as late as LH I; ... '

5. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    AD[1973]: 519,
    b.    AD[1999]: 354,

6. LH IIIA2: (1375 BC - 1320 BC)
    a.    Simpson [2018]: 429, ' ..., , LH IIIA2 and LH IIIB pottery (kylikes, skyphoi, kraters) follow, ... '

7. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    AD[1973]: 519,
    b.    AD[1999]: 354,
    c.    Simpson [2018]: 429, ' ..., , LH IIIA2 and LH IIIB pottery (kylikes, skyphoi, kraters) follow, ... '

8. Protogeometric: (1100 BC - 900 BC)
    a.    AD[1973]: 519,

NOTE

1. Site contributed by Professor S. Murray, University of Toronto.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. AD[1973]: Archaiologikon Deltion, Athens, Greece, v. 28, '', pg. 519.

2. AD[1999]: Archaiologikon Deltion, Athens, Greece, v. 54, '', pg. 354.

3. Simpson [2018]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece and Homeric Tradition. published online under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. 2018, 'Alos (Il. 2. 682)', pg. 428. Online here.