PKey Report

PK	C1278
TITLE	Zerelia: Kastraki
WGS84	39.164961° N, 22.710703° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	39.164961, 22.710703
LON/LAT	22.710703, 39.164961

DMS

39° 9' 53.8596" N

22° 42' 38.5308" E

W3W	prestigious, roomier, obscures
UTM	34 S, 647793, 4336476
EGSA87	388466, 4335587

Elevation m	151
Elevation feet	495.4
Region	Achaea Phthiotis

GENERAL SITE TYPE Pottery

TYPE

1. Artifacts. Syriopoulos [1995], 1294

2. Artifacts. Syriopoulos [1995], 972

3. Artifacts. Simpson [1965], 148 'A Bronze Double-Axehead was found on the surface by a peasant, ... '

4. hab. Reinders [2004], 22 'A prehistoric site that was occupied for several millenia which has been found close to the lakes ... suggests that people settled here around 6,000 BC because of the presence of the lakes.'

5. Mound. Simpson [1965], 148 'The site is a high mound, set on a hill between two lakes, ... '

6. Settlement. Simpson [2018], 444 'The 'high mound' site of Zerelia ... '

7. Settlement. ?lin [1962], 145 'Wace und Thompson haben hier 1908 prahistorische Siedlungsreste ausgegraben.'

8. Settlement. Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015], 'Type: Settlement', 'According to Wace & Thompson, a few PG sherds were found, possibly indicating the existence of a small PG settlement.'

9. Sherds. Simpson [1981], 164 '...much MH was found, a few LH I-II pieces, and LH III sherds including at least one decorated kylix fragment. A bronze double axe found on the surface is also presumably Mycenaean.'

10. Sherds. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 277 '..most of the BA material was found in the top layer. It included much MH, some LH I-II, and at least one decorated kylix-fragment, and also eight cist-graves, all probably MH.'

11.    Sherds.   Simpson [1965], 148    'The excavations yielded some MH Minyan and fifteen LH III sherds.'

SITE SIZE

- Simpson [1981]  p. 164,  Size: 7700 sq. m.  'The top surface measures about 110 m. north-northwest to south-southeast by 70 m.'

- Simpson [2018]  p. 444,  Size: 7700 sq. m.  'The top surface of the mound is c. 110 m northwest to southwest by c. 70 m.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Early Bronze Age I: (3300 BC - 3000 BC)

    a.    Simpson [1981]: 164 'N EB I(-III?) MH LH I-III(A2-B1) "PG"?'

    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 277 'N EB I(-III) MH LH I-III(A2-B1) "PG"?'

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

    a.    ?lin [1962]: 145 'Besiedlung von N bis SH III, danach erst in hellenistischer Zeit.'

3. Early Bronze Age II: (3000 BC - 2700 BC)

    a.    Simpson [1981]: 164 'N EB I(-III?) MH LH I-III(A2-B1) "PG"?'

    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 277 'N EB I(-III) MH LH I-III(A2-B1) "PG"?'

4. Early Bronze Age III: (2700 BC - 2200 BC)

    a.    Simpson [1981]: 164 'N EB I(-III?) MH LH I-III(A2-B1) "PG"?'

    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 277 'N EB I(-III) MH LH I-III(A2-B1) "PG"?'

5. Bronze Age: (2200 BC - 1050 BC)

    a.    Reinders [2004]: 24 '...all that can be said is that strata V-VII are Bronze Age, but from which part of the Bronze Age they date we do not know.'

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

    a.    Simpson [1981]: 164 'N EB I(-III?) MH LH I-III(A2-B1) "PG"?'

    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 277 'N EB I(-III) MH LH I-III(A2-B1) "PG"?'

    c.    ?lin [1962]: 145 'Besiedlung von N bis SH III, danach erst in hellenistischer Zeit.'

    d.    Simpson [2018]: 445 'This produced much MH, a few LH II (Mountjoy 1999, 820) and LH III (with at least one decorated kylix fragment).'

7. Late Helladic I: (1700 BC - 1635 BC)

    a.    Simpson [1981]: 164 'N EB I(-III?) MH LH I-III(A2-B1) "PG"?'

    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 277 'N EB I(-III) MH LH I-III(A2-B1) "PG"?'

    c.    ?lin [1962]: 145 'Besiedlung von N bis SH III, danach erst in hellenistischer Zeit.'

    d.    Simpson [1965]: 147 ' ... LHI/II-IIIA ... '

8. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)

    a.    Simpson [1981]: 164 'N EB I(-III?) MH LH I-III(A2-B1) "PG"?'

    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 277 'N EB I(-III) MH LH I-III(A2-B1) "PG"?'

    c.    ?lin [1962]: 145 'Besiedlung von N bis SH III, danach erst in hellenistischer Zeit.'

    d.    Simpson [2018]: 445 'This produced much MH, a few LH II (Mountjoy 1999, 820) and LH III (with at least one decorated kylix fragment).'

    e.    Simpson [1965]: 147 ' ... LHI/II-IIIA ... '

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

    a.    Reinders [2004]: 23 '...this occupation period lasted until the Late Bronze Age.'

    b.    ?lin [1962]: 145 'Besiedlung von N bis SH III, danach erst in hellenistischer Zeit.'

    c.    Simpson [2018]: 445 'This produced much MH, a few LH II (Mountjoy 1999, 820) and LH III (with at least one decorated kylix fragment).'

10. Late Helladic IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)

    a.    Simpson [1965]: 147 ' ... LH I/II- IIIA C'

    b.    Syriopoulos [1995]: 972

11. Late Helladic IIIA2: (1375 BC - 1320 BC)

    a.    Simpson [1981]: 164 'N EB I(-III?) MH LH I-III(A2-B1) "PG"?'

    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 277 'N EB I(-III) MH LH I-III(A2-B1) "PG"?'

12. Late Helladic IIIB1: (1320 BC - 1250 BC)

    a.    Simpson [1981]: 164 'N EB I(-III?) MH LH I-III(A2-B1) "PG"?'

    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 277 'N EB I(-III) MH LH I-III(A2-B1) "PG"?'

13. Protogeometric: (1100 BC - 900 BC)

    a.    Syriopoulos [1995]: 1294

14. Early Protogeometric: (1060 BC - 1000 BC)

    a.    Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015]: 'Chronological Period: From EPG to LPG'

15. Middle Protogeometric: (1000 BC - 950 BC)

    a.    Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015]: 'Chronological Period: From EPG to LPG'

16. Late Protogeometric: (950 BC - 925 BC)

    a.    Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015]: 'Chronological Period: From EPG to PG'

NOTES

1. Although Simpson [2018] 445 presents the arguments for identifying Zerelia with Homeric Iton he does not accept this identification himself: "The evidence, however, is not sufficient support for the identification of the rather small site of Zerelia as the Homeric Iton."'

2. For the original excavation report on Zerelia see A. J. B. Wace, J. P. Droop and M. S. Thompson, 'Excavations at Zerelia, Thessaly', The Annual of the British School at Athens (14) pp. 197-225 (1907-8) which is online here.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. ?lin [1962]: ?lin, Per. Das Ende der mykenischen Fundst?tten auf dem griechischen Festland. Carl Bloms Boktryckeri A.-B., Lund, 1962., 'Zerelia', pg. 145.

2. Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015]: Mazarakis Ainian, Alexander . ? ????????? ???a??????a t?? ????????? ??s??? ?at? t?? ?????? ?p??? t?? S?d???? ?a? t?? ?????? ???a??? pe???d? (The Aristeia Project: The Social Archeology of the Greek World during the Early Iron Age and the Early Archaic period), 'Kastraki', Online here.

3. Reinders [2004]: Reinders, R. (ed.). Prehistoric Sites at the Almir?s and So?rpi Plains (Thessaly, Greece). Assen : Van Gorcum, 2004, '3.2 Magoula Zerelia, site 1992/8', pg. 22.

4. Simpson [1965]: Simpson, R. Hope. A Gazetteer and Atlas of Mycenaean Sites. London, Institute of Classical Studies, 1965., '493 Kastraki (Zerelia)', pg. 147.

5. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'H 9 Zerelia: Kastraki', pg. 164. 'N EB I(-III?) MH LH I-III(A2-B1) "PG"?'
Online here.

6. Simpson [2018]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece and Homeric Tradition. published online under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. 2018, 'Iton (Il. 2. 696)', pg. 444. Online here.

7. 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 ?str?ms F?rlag, Goteborg. 1979., 'H 10 Zerelia: Kastraki', pg. 277. Online here.

8. Syriopoulos [1995]: Syriopoulos, Konstantinos. Ge????? S???pt???? ?ata????? ??? ?e??e???e??? ?a? t?? ??? ?????: ?e?te??? ?????. Athens: Athens Archaeological Society. 1995., '', pg. 972.