| PK | C811 |
| TITLE | Kastron Lykovouni: Harma |
| WGS84 | 38.388333° N, 23.487222° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 38.388333, 23.487222 |
| LON/LAT | 23.487222, 38.388333 |
| DMS | 38° 23' 17.9988" N | , | 23° 29' 13.9992" E |
| W3W | outsize, resemble, coyness |
| UTM | 34 S, 717230.66, 4251831.8 |
| EGSA87 | 455069, 4248740 |
| Elevation m | 297 |
| Elevation feet | 974.4 |
| Region | Boeotia |
TYPE
1. hab. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 247 'It is likely that the LH site was small in extent, ...'
2. Lithics. Simpson [1965], 126 'But obsidian was noted, ... '
3. Lithics. Farinetti [2011 AI14], 19 ' Near the top some LH III sherds and obsidian chips were noticed [AE308].'
4. Pottery. Simpson [1965], 126 'The Mycenaean pottery was mostly found on the west and south slope, facing Thebes.'
5. Settlement. Fossey [1988], 85 'This Kastron ... is, as its name implies, the akropolis of an ancient settlement.'
6. Settlement. Simpson [1981], 72 'The Mycenaean settlement was probably small, perhaps only 150 m. by 100 m., and confined to the higher south end of the hill.'
7. Sherds. Farinetti [2011 AI14], 19 'Near the top some LH III sherds and obsidian chips were noticed [AE308].'
8. Sherds. Simpson [1965], 126 ' ..., and a few LH IIIA-B sherds of normal type.'
9. Wall. Simpson [1965], 126 'The extensive summit ... is criss-crossed by ancient wall foundations of rough polygonal blocks, ... '. ' ... remains of a circuit wall made of large blocks, ... '
SITE SIZE
- Fossey [1988] p. 86, Size: 7500 sq. m. 'The area ... measuring c. 100m East-West x c. 75m North-South'
- Simpson and Dickinson [1979] p. 247, Size: 15000 sq. m. '...small in extent, perhaps only c. 150 m. N-S by 100 m., at the higher S end of the hill.'
- Simpson [1981] p. 72, Size: 15000 sq. m. '...perhaps only 150 m. by 100 m...'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Early Helladic: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
a. Farinetti [2011 AI14]: 18, Component TA_99
b. Fossey [1988]: 88, 'EH, LH III A-B, Geometric, ... '
2. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
a. Farinetti [2011 AI14]: 18, Component TA_100
3. Late Helladic III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
a. Farinetti [2011 AI14]: 19, 'Prehistoric material is also reported from the site, mainly from the S end of the hill. Near the top some LH III sherds and obsidian chips were noticed'
4. Late Helladic IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
a. Fossey [1988]: 85, 'EH, LH III A-B, Geometric, ... '
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 247, 'LH III(A-B) C H'
c. Simpson [1965]: 119, 'But obsidian was noted, and a few LH IIIA-B sherds of normal type.'
d. Simpson [1981]: 72, 'LH III(A-B) C H'
5. Late Helladic IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Fossey [1988]: 85, 'EH, LH III A-B, Geometric, ... '
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 247, 'LH III(A-B) C H'
c. Simpson [1965]: 119, 'But obsidian was noted, and a few LH IIIA-B sherds of normal type.'
d. Simpson [1981]: 72, 'LH III(A-B) C H'
6. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
a. Fossey [1988]: 85, 'EH, LH III A-B, Geometric, ... '
1. Farinetti [2011 AI14]: Farinetti, Emeri. Boeotian Landscapes; A GIS-based study ... Appendix I.14; The Tanagra plain and Eastern Boeotia. British Archaeological Reports, no. 2195. 2011., '52/53. Kastron Lykovouni (ancient HARMA?): Components TA_ 99 to TA_104 (52); TA_105 and TA_106 (53)', pg. 18.
Specifically components TA_99 and TA_100
2. Fossey [1988]: Fossey, John M.. Topography and Population of Ancient Boiotia. Ares publishers Inc., Chicago, Illinois. 1988., '17. Lykovouni (Kastron) - Harma; The Site', pg. 85.
3. Simpson [1965]: Simpson, R. Hope. A Gazetteer and Atlas of Mycenaean Sites. London, Institute of Classical Studies, 1965., ''428 Kastri (Lykovouno)'', pg. 126.
4. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'C 25 Kastri (Lykovouno)', pg. 72.
Online here.
5. 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 Åströms Förlag, Goteborg. 1979., 'G 27 Kastri (Lykovouno)', pg. 247.
Online here.