PK	C1249
TITLE	Oreoi: Kastro
WGS84	38.951751° N, 23.096271° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	38.951751, 23.096271
LON/LAT	23.096271, 38.951751

DMS

38° 57' 6.3036" N

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23° 5' 46.5756" E

W3W	doubly, regimented, tortellini
UTM	34 S, 681652, 4313512
EGSA87	421541, 4311524

Elevation m	34
Elevation feet	111.5
Region	Euboea

GENERAL SITE TYPE  Settlement

TYPE

1.    Artifacts.   AD[1973], 488    

2.    Artifacts.   Hankey [1952], 60    In note 14: 'L.H. sherds and other objects have also been found at the following places in Euboea, ...: Oreoi, ... '

3.    Pottery.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 268    'Trial excavations reveal EH II pottery, ... '

4.    Settlement.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 268    ' ... may also have been part of the prehistoric settlement, ... '

5.    Settlement.   Simpson [1981], 83    '... and there are indications that the south and southeast slopes may also have been part of the prehistoric settlement, ...'

6.    Settlement.   Sackett et al. [1966], 40    'The size and position of Oreoi and its range of remains, although at present thinly spread for the prehistoric period, point to a large settlement from early times..'

7.    Sherds.   Phialon [2011], 127    ' ..., tandis que des tessons mycéniens ont également été trouvés dans un sondage.'

8.    Sherds.   Ålin [1962], 127    ' ... Scherben und andere Funde sind sonst auf Euböa aus den folgenden Platzen zu verzeichnen: Oreoi, ... '

9.    Tomb.   Phialon [2011], 127    'Un mur et une tombe mis au jour sur ce site datent peut-être de l'HM, ... '

10.    Tomb.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 268    ' ... and rock-cut cist grave, both probably MH.'

11.    Wall.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 268    ' ..., and a curved wall ... '

SITE SIZE

- Simpson [1981]  p. 83,  Size: 13500 sq. m.  'It is about 30 m. high and its top surface, about 135 m. northeast to southwest by 100 m., ...'

- Simpson and Dickinson [1979]  p. 268,  Size: 32000 sq. m.  'The total extent of the prehistoric site may have been c. 200 m. NW-SE by 160 m.'



PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Early Helladic: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)

    a.    Sackett et al. [1966]: 39 'Threpsiades found E.H. II, including Urfirnis and sauceboat fragments in a trial trench on the south side.'

    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 268 ' ... EH II pottery, ... '

2. Early Helladic II: (2700 BC - 2200 BC)

    a.    Simpson [1981]: 83 'EH II MH LH IIIB LH IIIC? PG G C H'

    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 267 'EH II ... '

3. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)

    a.    Simpson [1981]: 83 'EH II MH LH IIIB LH IIIC? PG G C H'

    b.    Sackett et al. [1966]: 39 'He (Threpsiades, RHC) found a curved wall, and a rock-cut cist grave containing the skeletons of two children, all probably M.H.'

    c.    Phialon [2011]: 127 'HM', artifacts, constructions?, tombs?

    d.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 268 ' ... and rock-cut cist grave, both probably MH.'

4. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)

    a.    Sackett et al. [1966]: 39 'On the north slope E.H. and L.H. sherds were found in 1939, ...'

    b.    Ålin [1962]: 127 'Späthelladische ... '

    c.    Hankey [1952]: 60 'L.H. sherds and other objects ... '

5. Late Helladic III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)

    a.    Phialon [2011]: 127 'HR III', Artifacts

6. Late Helladic IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)

    a.    Simpson [1981]: 83 'EH II MH LH IIIB LH IIIC? PG G C H'

    b.    AD[1973]: 488

    c.    Sackett et al. [1966]: 39

    d.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 268 ' ... and LH IIIB have been found on the surface, ... '

7. Late Helladic IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)

    a.    Simpson [1981]: 83 'EH II MH LH IIIB LH IIIC? PG G C H'

    b.    AD[1973]: 488

    c.    Sackett et al. [1966]: 39

    d.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 267 ' ... LH IIIC? ... '

8. Protogeometric: (1100 BC - 900 BC)

    a.    AD[1973]: 488

    b.    Sackett et al. [1966]: 39

    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 267 ' ... PG G C H'

9. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)

    a.    AD[1973]: 488

    b.    Sackett et al. [1966]: 39

    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 268 ' ... G and later sherds predominate here.'