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Kastro of Kardamyli

PK	C103
TITLE	Kastro of Kardamyli
WGS84	36.892842° N, 22.239139° E
Accuracy	20 m.

LAT/LON	36.892842, 22.239139
LON/LAT	22.239139, 36.892842

DMS

36° 53' 34.2312" N

22° 14' 20.9004" E

W3W	ninja, homemakers, ship
UTM	34 S, 610411, 4083702
EGSA87	342950, 4084145

Elevation m	121
Elevation feet	397
Region	Messenia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement

TYPE

1.    Acropolis.   Simpson and Hagel [2006], 58    'The acropolis of ancient Kardamyle ... '
2.    Acropolis.   McDonald and Rapp [1972], 290    'High flat-topped acropolis'
3.    Artifacts.   McDonald and Rapp [1972], 290    (arch or class) ' ...; coins, lamps, statuettes'
4.    hab.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 166    '...over an area c. 300 m. E-W by 200 m. (maximum)...'
5.    Settlement.   McDonald and Rapp [1972], 290    'HAB-CEM'
6.    Sherds.   Simpson [1981], 133    'Mycenaean sherds were found on the flat summit, ... '
7.    Sherds.   Simpson and Hagel [2006], 58    ' ... Mycenaean and later sherds were found ... '
8.    Sherds.   Ålin [1962], 89    'Auf dem Akropolishügel, ,..., fand Simpson mehrere Scherben ... '
9.    Sherds.   Messenia III, 161    'The ephorate reports the discovery of a large number of SM sherds from which two skyphoi were restored.'
10.    Sherds.   Simpson [1957], 236    ' ... I picked up several sherds of Mycenaean pottery ..., '
11.    Wall.   McDonald and Rapp [1972], 290    ' ...; walls (C or earlier), ... '

SITE SIZE

- Simpson [1981]  p. 133,  Size: 37500 sq. m.  ' ... on the flat summit and the upper western slopes over an area about 250 m. east to west by 150 m.'

- McDonald and Rapp [1972]  p. 290,  Size: 60000 sq. m.  '300 m E-W x 200 (max.)(6 ha)'

- Simpson and Dickinson [1979]  p. 166,  Size: 60000 sq. m.  '...over an area c. 300 m. E-W by 200 m. (maximum)...'

- Simpson and Hagel [2006]  p. 58,  Size: 37500 sq. m.  ' ..., an area c. 250 m east to west by 150 m, ... '

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 166, 'N? EH? MH? LH III(A-B) "PG" G A C H'
    b.    Simpson and Hagel [2006]: 58, 'EH? ... '

2. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 166, 'N? EH? MH? LH III(A-B) "PG" G A C H'
    b.    Simpson and Hagel [2006]: 58, ' ... MH? ... '

3. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    McDonald and Rapp [1972]: 290,
    b.    Ålin [1962]: 89, 'Unter der mykenischen befanden sich Fragmente von Kylikes und Skyphoi.'

4. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1957]: 234, 'On the hill I picked up several sherds of Mycenaean pottery (L.H. III), ... '
    b.    Ålin [1962]: 89, ' ... fand Simpson mehrere Scherben aus SH III ... '

5. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 133, ' ... LH III(A-B) "PG" ... '
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 166, 'N? EH? MH? LH III(A-B) "PG" G A C H'
    c.    Simpson and Hagel [2006]: 58, ' ... LH III(A-B) ... '

6. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 133, ' ... LH III(A-B) "PG" ... '
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 166, 'N? EH? MH? LH III(A-B) "PG" G A C H'
    c.    Ålin [1962]: 89, 'Eine Kylixscherbe konnte sicher in IIIB datiert werden.'
    d.    Simpson and Hagel [2006]: 58, ' ... LH III(A-B) ... '

7. Protogeometric: (1100 BC - 900 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 133, ' ... are, in fact, local Protogeometric; ... ', ''' ... LH III(A-B) "PG" ... '''
    b.    Simpson and Hagel [2006]: 58, ' ... "PG" ... '

8. Sub Mycenaean: (1060 BC - 1000 BC)
    a.    Messenia III: 161, 'The ephorate reports the discovery of a large number of SM sherds from which two skyphoi were restored.'

9. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Hagel [2006]: 58, ' ... G ... '

10. Archaic: (700 BC - 480 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Hagel [2006]: 58, ' ... A ... '

NOTE

1. See the diagram map in Messenia III, 235, fig. 3.

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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., 'Kardamyle', pg. 89.

2. McDonald and Rapp [1972]: McDonald, William A. and George R. Rapp, Jr.. The Minnesota Messenia Expedition: Reconstructing a Bronze Age Regional Environment. University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota. USA. 1972, 'Kardhamili: Kastro', pg. 290.

3. Messenia I: McDonald, William A. and Richard Hope Simpson. ‘Prehistoric Habitation in Southwestern Peloponnese’, American Journal of Archaeology. Vol. 65, No. 3 (Jul., 1961), pp. 221-260., '82. Kastro (Kardhamili)', pg. 251. No important new evidence
Online here.

4. Messenia III: McDonald, William A. and Richard Hope Simpson. ‘Further Explorations in Southwestern Peloponnese: 1964-1968’, American Journal of Archaeology. Vol. 73, No. 2 (Apr., 1969), pp. 123-177., '82. Kastro (Kardhamili)', pg. 161. Online here.

5. Simpson and Hagel [2006]: Simpson, R. Hope and D.K. Hagel. Mycenaean Fortifications, Highways, Dams and Canals. SIMA vol. 133. Paul Åströms Förlag. Sävedalen, Sweden. 2006., '[Kardamyle: Kastro ... ]', pg. 58.

6. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'F 138 Kardamyle: Kastro', pg. 133. Online here.

7. Simpson [1957]: Simpson, Richard Hope. ‘Identifying a Mycenaean State’, The Annual of the British School at Athens, 52, 231-259. 1957., ''Kardamyle'', pg. 234. Online here.

8. 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., 'D 147 Kardamyle: Kastro', pg. 166. Online here.