PKey Report
PKC612
TITLEIthaca: School of Homer: Hagios Athanasios
WGS84 38.460623° N, 20.637957° E
Accuracy Exact

LAT/LON 38.460623, 20.637957
LON/LAT 20.637957, 38.460623

DMS 38° 27' 38.2428" N,20° 38' 16.6452" E

W3Wunfurl, brass, raspberries
UTM34 S, 468413, 4256986
EGSA87 206489, 4261993

Elevation m186
Elevation feet 610.2
RegionIonian Islands
SubregionIthaca







GENERAL SITE TYPE  Building

TYPE

1.    Building.   Souyoudzoglou-Haywood [1999], 95    'The foundations of a Greek tower of ashlar masonry, known as the 'School of Homer', were investigated by Schliemann, Vollgraff and Kyparisses. In 1930. C. R. Watson and later S. Benton carried out excavations at the site on behalf of the British School at Athens.'



PERIOD (High Chronology)


NOTES

1.  For a sketch map of this area which shows the positions of Ayios Athanasios as well as the 'School of Homer' see Heurtley [1934] 2, Fig. 2.

2.  The 'School of Homer' is a post-BA Greek tower. The Haghios Athanasios site is by it. The so-called 'Spring Chamber' is about 200 m. down the hill at C611.

3.  There is some doubt about the exact connections of this specific site with the Mycenaeans

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1.  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. , 'Aghios Athanassios (52)', pg. 95. Online here.