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Hermione: Kastri

PK	C847
TITLE	Hermione: Kastri
WGS84	37.383739° N, 23.233075° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	37.383739, 23.233075
LON/LAT	23.233075, 37.383739

DMS

37° 23' 1.4604" N

23° 13' 59.07" E

W3W	stack, glare, rattlesnake
UTM	34 S, 697701, 4139783
EGSA87	431957, 4137431

Elevation m	11
Elevation feet	36.1
Region	Argolid

GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement

TYPE

1.    Pottery.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 57    ' ..., but fine surface pottery was abundant, ... '
2.    Settlement.   Simpson [1981], 31    'This was clearly a Mycenaean and prehistoric settlement site of moderate size.'
3.    Settlement.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 57    'The settlement was relatively small ... , ... ', 'The site was clearly a settlement and not a LH cemetery as previously thought ... '
4.    Sherds.   Ålin [1962], 52    ' ..., fand Philadelpheus mykenische Scherben.'
5.    Sherds.   Foley [1988], 181    'For the earlier periods the evidence consists mostly of sherds.'
6.    Village.   Jameson et al. [1994], 487    'Village.'

SITE SIZE

- Simpson [1981]  p. 31,  Size: 6985 sq. m.  'The promontory is fairly small (the top surface of the hillock measures about 127 m. northeast to southwest by 55 m.), ... '

- Jameson et al. [1994]  p. 487,  Size: 18000 sq. m.  'Ca. 1.8 ha (large); ...'

- Simpson and Dickinson [1979]  p. 57,  Size: 6985 sq. m.  ' ... (upper measurements c. 127 m. NE to SW by 55 m.) ... '

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. EH I: (3100 BC - 2700 BC)
    a.    Jameson et al. [1994]: 487, 'Approximately 27% of the datable sherds are EH (all phases), ...'

2. EH II: (2700 BC - 2200 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 31, 'EH II-III MH LH II-IIIB'
    b.    Jameson et al. [1994]: 487, 'Many EH II sherds and pieces of daub were found on the W edge of the summit.'
    c.    Foley [1988]: 181, 'EHII-III MH LHII-IIIB'
    d.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 57, 'EH II-III MH LH II-IIIB A'

3. EH III: (2200 BC - 2000 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 31, 'EH II-III MH LH II-IIIB'
    b.    Jameson et al. [1994]: 487, 'Approximately 27% of the datable sherds are EH (all phases), ...'
    c.    Foley [1988]: 181, 'EHII-III MH LHII-IIIB'
    d.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 57, 'EH II-III MH LH II-IIIB A'

4. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 31, 'EH II-III MH LH II-IIIB'
    b.    Jameson et al. [1994]: 487, 'The MH and LH materials were found principally among the building remains on the slope.'
    c.    Foley [1988]: 181, 'EHII-III MH LHII-IIIB'
    d.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 57, ' ..., including MH Grey Minyan and Matt-painted, ... '

5. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Jameson et al. [1994]: 487, 'The MH and LH materials were found principally among the building remains on the slope.'
    b.    Ålin [1962]: 52, ' ... mykenische ... '
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 57, ' ..., and some early LH.'

6. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 31, 'EH II-III MH LH II-IIIB'
    b.    Foley [1988]: 181, 'EHII-III MH LHII-IIIB'
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 57, 'EH II-III MH LH II-IIIB A'

7. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 31, 'EH II-III MH LH II-IIIB'
    b.    Foley [1988]: 181, 'EHII-III MH LHII-IIIB'
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 57, 'EH II-III MH LH II-IIIB A'

8. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 31, 'EH II-III MH LH II-IIIB'
    b.    Foley [1988]: 181, 'EHII-III MH LHII-IIIB'
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 57, 'EH II-III MH LH II-IIIB A', 'The latest LH recognized was part of a "Panel Style" deep bowl ... '

9. Archaic: (700 BC - 480 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 57, 'EH II-III MH LH II-IIIB A'

NOTES

1.  Position established definitively from Jameson 1994 (J94) from the map 'Back-pocket Map 5; Pikrodhafni-Potokia'. It is the position for point 'E13'

2.  For a full bibliography see Foley [1988] 181.

3.  More information about Hermione in Lauffer [1999] 267, s.v. 'Hermione' and in Hansen and Nielsen [2004] 609, s.v. 'Hermion'. For the classical period literature referring to Hermione see the always useful Topostext.

4.  '...fine surface pottery was abundant, including Middle Helladic Grey Minyan and Matt-painted and polychrome (purple and white) and some early Mycenaean.'

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Ålin [1962]: Ålin, Per. Das Ende der mykenischen Fundstätten auf dem griechischen Festland. Carl Bloms Boktryckeri A.-B., Lund, 1962., 'Ermioni', pg. 52.

2. Foley [1988]: Foley, Anne. The Argolid 800-600 B.C.: An Archaeological Survey : Together with an Index of Sites from the Neolithic to the Roman Period. Göteborg : P. Åströms Förlag, 1988., '34. Hermione', pg. 181.

3. Hansen and Nielsen [2004]: Hansen, Mogens Herman and Thomas Heine Nielsen. An Inventory of Archaic and Classical Poleis. Oxford University Press, Great Clarendon Street, Oxford. 2004, '', Online here.

4. Jameson et al. [1994]: Jameson, Michael H, Curtis N. Runnels, Tjeerd H. van Andel. A Greek Countryside; The Southern Argolid from Prehistory to the Present Day. Stanford University Press, Stanford, California. 1994., 'E13. Ermioni Magoula.', pg. 487.

5. Lauffer ed. [1999]: Lauffer, Siegfried (ed.). Griechenland; Lexikon des historischen Stätten; Von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart. Bechtermünz Verlag, Augsburg, 1999., '',

6. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'A 41 Hermione: Kastri', pg. 31. 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 Åströms Förlag, Goteborg. 1979., 'A 41 Hermione: Kastri', pg. 57. Online here.