Site details

Kato Vayia

PK	C921
TITLE	Kato Vayia
WGS84	37.839889° N, 23.072486° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	37.839889, 23.072486
LON/LAT	23.072486, 37.839889

DMS

37° 50' 23.6004" N

23° 4' 20.9496" E

W3W	improvising, rehash, beanstalk
UTM	34 S, 682363.56, 4190074.42
EGSA87	418240, 4188168

Elevation m	84
Elevation feet	275.6
Region	Corinthia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement

TYPE

1.    Fort.   Caraher et al. [2010], 408    ' ... the rubble fortification at Kato Vayia ... ', ' ..., we favor interpreting the sites at Vayia as buildings for small garrisons around Lychnari Bay.'
2.    Harbor.   Tartaron et al. [2003], 36    'The discovery of the harbors at Vayia and Cape Trelli, ... '
3.    Harbor.   Tartaron et al. [2006], 470    'As a result of this interdisciplinary effort, we recognized a fortified EH II coastal settlement overlooking a superb harbor, ... '
4.    Pottery.   Caraher et al. [2010], 405    ' ... a scatter of ceramic material that is very similar to the utilitarian and coarse material found around Ano Vayia ... '
5.    Pottery.   Tartaron et al. [2003], 33    ' ... and is littered with pottery sherds, ... '
6.    settlement.   AR[2002], 18    ' ... a scatter of collapsed walls and structures, as well as pottery and some ground stone implements.'
7.    Walls.   Caraher et al. [2010], 405    'The most clearly defined features at Kato Vayia are a series of long rubble walls and extensive piles of tumble.'
8.    Walls.   Tartaron et al. [2003], 33    'The site consists of numerous rubble-walled structures enclosed by perhaps two lines of substantial walls.'

SITE SIZE

- Tartaron et al. [2003]  p. 33,  Size: 20000 sq. m.  'The hilltop site spreads over two hectares ... '

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Neolithic: (6500 BC - 3200 BC)
    a.    Tartaron et al. [2003]: 33, ' ... mainly of the final Neolithic, ... '

2. Bronze Age: (3200 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Tartaron et al. [2003]: 33, ' ... a previously unknown Early Bronze Age site in a remarkable state of preservation ... '

3. EH I: (3100 BC - 2700 BC)
    a.    Tartaron et al. [2003]: 35, 'A "Saronic" pottery tabric of Final Neolithic and Early Helladic I found at Vayia, ... '

4. EH II: (2700 BC - 2200 BC)
    a.    Tartaron et al. [2003]: , '..the fortified settlement belongs to Early Helladic II (2600-2200 BC).'
    b.    AR[2002]: 18, 'Periods represented are primarily EH II and E mod., ... ', ' ... EH II pottery.'
    c.    Tartaron et al. [2006]: 470, ' ... a fortified EH II coastal settlement ... '
    d.    Tartaron et al. [2003]: 33, ' ... settlement belongs to Early Helladic II (2600-2200 BC).'

5. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    AR[2002]: 18, ' ... along with LH, Cl, and Rom in certain areas.'

6. Classical: (480 BC - 323 BC)
    a.    Caraher et al. [2010]: 406, ' ... system of rubble walls suggest a fortification of the Classical-Helllenistic period.'
    b.    Tartaron et al. [2003]: 33, ' ..., and Classical periods.'

7. Hellenistic: (323 BC - 33 BC)
    a.    Caraher et al. [2010]: 406, ' ... system of rubble walls suggest a fortification of the Classical-Helllenistic period.'

NOTE

1. See the clarifying sketch map in Caraher et al. [2010] 387, Fig. 2. Also a ground sketch-plan on 407, Fig. 20.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. AR[2002]: Archaeological Reports, The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. (49) 2002., 'Vayia (LOCA 9035)', pg. 18. Online here. Online here.

2. Caraher et al. [2010]: Caraher, William R. with David K. Pettegrew and Sarah James. ‘Towers and Fortifications at Vayia in the Southeast Corinthia’, Hesperia (79:3) 385-415., 'Kato Vayia', pg. 405. Online here.

3. Tartaron et al. [2006]: Thomas F. Tartaron, Daniel J. Pullen, Timothy E. Gregory, Jay S. Noller, Richard M. Rothaus, William R. Caraher, Joseph L. Rife, David K. Pettegrew, Lita Tzortzopoulou-Gregory, Dimitri Nakassis, Robert Schon. ‘The Eastern Korinthia Archaeological Survey; Integrated Methods for a Dynamic Landscape’, Hesperia, 75, pp. 453-523, 2006, '', pg. 469. Online here.

4. Tartaron et al. [2003]: Thomas F. Tartaron, Richard M. Rothaus, Daniel J. Pullen. ‘Searching for Prehistoric Aegean Harbors with GIS, Geomorphology, and Archaeology’, Athena Review, 3:4, pp. 27-36, 2003., '', Online here.