Argostoli: Palaiokastro
| PK | C587 |
| TITLE | Argostoli: Palaiokastro |
| WGS84 | 38.171355° N, 20.521881° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 38.171355, 20.521881 |
| LON/LAT | 20.521881, 38.171355 |
| DMS | 38° 10' 16.878" N | , | 20° 31' 18.7716" E |
| W3W | furthermore, blurbs, hooked |
| UTM | 34 S, 458120, 4224935 |
| EGSA87 | 195147, 4230259 |
| Elevation m | 157 |
| Elevation feet | 515.1 |
| Region | Ionian Islands |
| Subregion | Kephalonia |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Pottery
TYPE
1. Pottery. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 187 'Prehistoric pottery and other finds are reported ... '2. Sherds. Simpson [1981], 156 'A ruined tholos tomb was also reported on the acropolis slope; ... '
3. Sherds. Souyoudzoglou-Haywood [1999], 38 'Sylvia Benton, re-examining the portion of the walls excavated by Kyparisses, noticed that the ashlar masonry of the 'Western Gate' rested on rubble walls containing 'Early Bronze Age and Minyan pottery'. In a dump above the wall she recognized 'Mycenaean looking sherds'.'
4. Tholos. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 187 'A ruined tholos tomb was also reported on the acropolis slope.'
5. Tholos. Cavvadias [1911], 7 '..., on avait découvert un tombeau circulaire mycénien à coupole;...'
6. Wall. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 187 ' ... extensive walled acropolis ... '
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Bronze Age: (3200 BC - 1050 BC)
a. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 187, 'Monochrome handmade BA pottery predominates, ... '
2. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
a. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 187, 'EH? or MH? ... '
3. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
a. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 187, 'EH? or MH? ... '
4. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
a. Souyoudzoglou-Haywood [1999]: 38, And Minyan pottery
b. Cavvadias [1911]: 7, '...mycénien ...'
c. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 187, ' ..., although some of LH type was observed and a LH kylix stem was found ... '
5. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 156, 'EH or MH? LH III(A-B)'
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 187, ' ... LH III(A-B) ... '
6. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 156, 'EH or MH? LH III(A-B)'
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 187, ' ... LH III(A-B) ... '
NOTE
1. 'Monochrome handmade Bronze Age wares predominate, although som eof Mycenaean type were observed and a Mycenaean kylix stem was found ...'
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Cavvadias [1911]: Cavvadias, Panagiotis. ‘Notes sur les fouilles de Céphalonie’, Comptes rendus des séances de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres (55-1), pp. 6-9. 1911., '', pg. 7.
Online here.
2. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'G 13 Argostoli: Palaiokastro (Ancient Krane)', pg. 156.
Online here.
3. 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., 'E 20 Kephallenia: Ancient Kranea', pg. 187.
Online here.
4. Souyoudzoglou-Haywood [1999]: Souyoudzoglou-Haywood, Christina. The Ionian Islands in the Bronze Age and Early Iron Age; 3000-800 B.C.. Liverpool University Press. 1999. , 'Ancient Krani (16)', pg. 38.
'The twin hills with the acropolis of theGreek polis of Krani (max. h.: 90m) rise above the eastern edge of the Argostoli plain.' It looks to me like the max h. is twice that.
Online here.