Geraistos
| PK | C6778 |
| TITLE | Geraistos |
| WGS84 | 37.973094° N, 24.546274° E |
| Accuracy | 100 m. |
| LAT/LON | 37.973094, 24.546274 |
| LON/LAT | 24.546274, 37.973094 |
| DMS | 37° 58' 23.1384" N | , | 24° 32' 46.5864" E |
| W3W | wilds, windbreaker, etch |
| UTM | 35 S, 284474.57, 4205670.3 |
| EGSA87 | 547831, 4202683 |
| Elevation m | 12 |
| Elevation feet | 39.4 |
| Region | Euboea |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Harbor
TYPE
1. Harbor. Odyssey, iii. 173-179 'And a shrill wind sprang up to blow, and the ships ran swiftly over the fish-filled ways, and at night put in to Geraestus. There on the altar of Poseidon, we laid many thighs of bulls, thankful to have traversed the great sea.'2. Lithics. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 234 'Near the tip of the N promontory of the bay ..., and obsidian were found.'
3. Lithics. Sackett et al. [1966], 83 ' ..., and a few bits of obsidian were collected on the surface.'
4. Lithics. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 234 'Near the tip of the N promontory of the bay ..., and obsidian were found.'
5. Sherds. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 234 'Near the tip of the N promontory of the bay some crude sherds, ..., and obsidian were found.'
6. Sherds. Sackett et al. [1966], 83 'Yet near the tip of the northern promontory a handful of crude hand-made sherds ... were collected on the surface.'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
a. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 234, ' ..., probably including EH, ... '
b. Sackett et al. [1966]: 84, ' ..., but one or two (e.g. a rim fragment of a small burnished collared jar or pyxis and a pithos fragment with thumb impressed plastic band) are probably E.H.'
2. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
a. Odyssey: ,
NOTE
1. For an interesting discussion of Geraistos' role with respect to Athens during the Classical period see Chelsea M. Gardner and Rebecca M. Seifried, "Euboean towers and Aegean powers: insights into the Karystia's role in the ancient world." Journal of Greek Archaeology (I), 149-176. 2016 which is online here.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Odyssey: Homer.. Odyssey, Volume I, Books 1-12.. Loeb Classical Library, no. 104. Translated by A.T. Murray. Loeb Classical Library. Harvard University Press. 1919., '', pg. 12.
Online here.
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], '92. Geraistos: Porto Kastri.', pg. 81.
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., 'F 102 Geraistos: Porto Kastri', pg. 234.
Online here.