Site details
Kastraki Keratitsas
| PK | C7709 |
| TITLE | Kastraki Keratitsas |
| WGS84 | 36.958657° N, 22.813939° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 36.958657, 22.813939 |
| LON/LAT | 22.813939, 36.958657 |
| DMS | 36° 57' 31.1652" N | , | 22° 48' 50.1804" E |
| W3W | skates, mosses, misgivings |
| UTM | 34 S, 661492.04, 4091823.35 |
| EGSA87 | 394260, 4090655 |
| Elevation m | 503 |
| Elevation feet | 1650.3 |
| Region | Laconia |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Fort
TYPE
1. Acropolis. Thorne et al. [2020], 'The fortified acropolis of Kastraki or Kastelli Keratitsas dominates a relatively secluded upland plain, ... '2. Artifacts. Thorne et al. [2020], ' ... frequent fragments of obsidian and green stone tools ... '
3. Sherds. Thorne et al. [2020], 'Coarse sherds include ring bases and rims of pithoi and basins ... '
4. Wall. Thorne et al. [2020], 'Exploratory visits proved the existence of two megalithic fortification walls, one surrounding the summit, the other extending around a lower part of the south-east slope.'
SITE SIZE
- Thorne et al. [2020] p. , Size: 7600 sq. m. 'The fortified acropolis of Kastraki covers a total area of c. 0.76 ha and consists of an Upper Enclosure, a Lower Enclosure to the south-east and a walled Eastern slope.'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
a. Thorne et al. [2020]: , 'As in the enclosures, no material earlier or later than EH could be observed here.'
2. EH I: (3100 BC - 2700 BC)
a. Thorne et al. [2020]: , ' ..., but the pottery may well all fall within the EH I-II range.'
3. EH II: (2700 BC - 2200 BC)
a. Thorne et al. [2020]: , ' ..., but the pottery may well all fall within the EH I-II range.', ' ... show clear similarities with the EH II-late material from Geraki ... '
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Thorne et al. [2020]: Thorne, Stuart MacVeagh with Mieke Prent, Athanassios Themos and Eleni Zavvou. ‘Kastraki Keratitsas: preliminary results of the architectural study of an Early Helladic fortification in Laconia’, null, 'Kastraki Keratitsas: preliminary results of the architectural study of an Early Helladic fortification in Laconia', There were no page numbers in the copy that I (RHC) examined in January of 2023.
Online here.