Site details

Kastraki/Kastro Foniskou

PK	C7705
TITLE	Kastraki∕Kastro Foniskou
WGS84	37.606098° N, 22.968394° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	37.606098, 22.968394
LON/LAT	22.968394, 37.606098

DMS

37° 36' 21.9528" N

22° 58' 6.2184" E

W3W	chorizo, jock, downcast
UTM	34 S, 673748.83, 4163933.92
EGSA87	408795, 4162325

Elevation m	385
Elevation feet	1263.1
Region	Argolid

GENERAL SITE TYPE Fortress

TYPE

1.    Lithics.   Windell [2022], 2    'I Pikoulas, who has carried out considerable field survey across the Argolid, has noted the presence of obsidian blades and cores ... '
2.    Sherds.   Windell [2022], 2    'A single sherd of Grey Ware ... '
3.    Walls.   Windell [2022], 2    'The walling to the west and south is of roughly coursed trapezoidal style ... '

SITE SIZE

- Windell [2022]  p. 1,  Size: 3800 sq. m.  'The main walled element is a small, oval but level space (c.0.38ha, perimeter c.250m), ... '

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
    a.    Windell [2022]: 2, 'A single sherd of Grey Ware shows a foundation for the settlement in the Middle Helladic/Early Helladic I at the latest.'

2. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Windell [2022]: 2, 'A single sherd of Grey Ware shows a foundation for the settlement in the Middle Helladic/Early Helladic I at the latest.'

3. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Windell [2022]: 2, 'Late Helladic sherds are prolific, ... ', 'As Lord (1939) pointed out, the site was evidently heavily occupied in the Mycenaean period, ... '

NOTES

1. There are excellent maps in Windell [2022] 6-7, figs. 1 & 2. Fig. 3 on p. 8 is a plan of the fortress.

2. Additional remarks in Lord [1939].

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Lord [1939]: Lord, Louis E.. ‘Watchtowers and Fortresses in Argolis’, American Journal of Archaeology(43:1), 78-84, '', Online here.

2. Windell [2022]: Windell, David J.. ‘Kastraki/Kastro Foniskou: An overlooked Multi-period, Walled Site in Argolis, Greece, Middle Helladic - Modern’, Academia Letters, July 2021, Article 1669., '', Online here.