Asteri: Karaousi/Karayousi
| PK | C1102 |
| TITLE | Asteri: Karaousi∕Karayousi |
| WGS84 | 36.837394° N, 22.727505° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 36.837394, 22.727505 |
| LON/LAT | 22.727505, 36.837394 |
| DMS | 36° 50' 14.6184" N | , | 22° 43' 39.018" E |
| W3W | professions, discomfort, digs |
| UTM | 34 S, 654040, 4078227 |
| EGSA87 | 386386, 4077302 |
| Elevation m | 32 |
| Elevation feet | 105 |
| Region | Laconia |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement
TYPE
1. hab. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 114 '...whose top surface measures c. 160 m. NW-SE by 100 m. The trial excavations showed that it was badly eroded. The bulk of the material found was Mycenaean, including some IIIC; ...'2. Settlement. Simpson and Janko [2011], 107 'The evidence is sufficient to establish the existence of a medium-size Mycenaean 'village' here, ...'
3. Settlement. Ålin [1962], 95 'Auf dem Karaousi-Hügel fanden Taylour und Simpson eine Siedlung mit Keramik aus ... '
4. Settlement. Laconia I, 89 '...and inhabited throughout the Bronze Age.'
5. Settlement. Banou [2012], 44 ' ... and Asteri Karayousi ... in the east could be classified as second-rank settlements; ... '
6. Sherds. Simpson [1981], 106 '..whose top surface measures about 160 m. northwest to southeast by 100 m.'
7. Sherds. AR[1959], 9 'Sherds of Early and Middle Helladic and of Myc. I-III vases were recovered.'
8. Sherds. Banou [1996], 56 'Immerhin hatten wir bei unserem Besuch im Herbst 1992 hier den gleichen Reichtum an aus dem FH bis zur klassischen Zeit datierbaren Scherben beobachtet.'
SITE SIZE
- Simpson [1981] p. 106, Size: 16000 sq. m. ' ..., whose top surface measures about 160 m. northwest to southeast by 100 m.'
- Simpson and Dickinson [1979] p. 114, Size: 16000 sq. m. '...whose top surface measures c. 160 m. NW-SE by 100 m.'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
a. Laconia I: 91, 'The Neolithic and E.H. sherds were found on the higher part, ...'
b. Ålin [1962]: 95, ' ... mit Keramik aus N, FH, MH, SH I - III.'
c. AR[1959]: 9, 'Sherds of Early and Middle Helladic and of Myc. I-III vases were recovered.'
2. EH I: (3100 BC - 2700 BC)
a. Banou [2012]: 44, ' ... traces of occupation, though slight, from the EH I-II phase ...; '
3. EH II: (2700 BC - 2200 BC)
a. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 114, 'N EH II MH LH I/II-IIIC DA C H'
b. Banou [2012]: 44, ' ... traces of occupation, though slight, from the EH I-II phase ...; '
4. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
a. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 114, 'N EH II MH LH I/II-IIIC DA C H'
b. Laconia I: 91, 'M.H. ... sherds were plentiful, and widely distributed, ...'
c. Ålin [1962]: 95, ' ... mit Keramik aus N, FH, MH, SH I - III.'
d. AR[1959]: 9, 'Sherds of Early and Middle Helladic and of Myc. I-III vases were recovered.'
5. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
a. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 115, 'The bulk of the material found was Mycenaean, including some IIIC; ...'
b. Laconia I: 91, '...L.H. I-III sherds were plentiful, and widely distributed, ...'
c. Banou [1996]: 56, '...aus dem FH bis zur klassischen Zeit datierbaren Scherben ...'
6. Late Helladic I: (1700 BC - 1635 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 106, 'LH I-III sherds of good quality were plentiful ...'
b. Simpson and Janko [2011]: 107, 'Mycenaean sherds, ranging from LH I-II to LH IIIC Early, many of which were of fine quality, ... '
c. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 114, 'N EH II MH LH I/II-IIIC DA C H'
d. Laconia I: 91, '...L.H. I-III sherds were plentiful, and widely distributed, ...'
e. Ålin [1962]: 95, ' ... mit Keramik aus N, FH, MH, SH I - III.'
f. AR[1959]: 9, 'Sherds of Early and Middle Helladic and of Myc. I-III vases were recovered.'
7. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 106, 'LH I-III sherds of good quality were plentiful ...'
b. Simpson and Janko [2011]: 107, 'Mycenaean sherds, ranging from LH I-II to LH IIIC Early, many of which were of fine quality, ... '
c. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 114, 'N EH II MH LH I/II-IIIC DA C H'
d. Laconia I: 91, '...L.H. I-III sherds were plentiful, and widely distributed, ...'
e. Ålin [1962]: 95, ' ... mit Keramik aus N, FH, MH, SH I - III.'
f. AR[1959]: 9, 'Sherds of Early and Middle Helladic and of Myc. I-III vases were recovered.'
8. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 106, 'LH I-III sherds of good quality were plentiful ...'
b. Laconia I: 91, '...L.H. I-III sherds were plentiful, and widely distributed, ...'
c. Ålin [1962]: 95, ' ... mit Keramik aus N, FH, MH, SH I - III.'
d. AR[1959]: 9, 'Sherds of Early and Middle Helladic and of Myc. I-III vases were recovered.'
9. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
a. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 114, 'N EH II MH LH I/II-IIIC DA C H'
10. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 114, 'N EH II MH LH I/II-IIIC DA C H'
b. Ålin [1962]: 95, 'Aus mykenischer Zeit dominieren die Scherben aus IIIB, u.a. von Skyphoi, Kylikes und Krateren.'
11. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
a. Simpson and Janko [2011]: 107, '... some LH IIIC Early'
b. Simpson and Janko [2011]: 107, '... and one piece of LH IIIC Middle ...'
c. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 115, 'The bulk of the material found was Mycenaean, including some IIIC; ...'
d. Ålin [1962]: 95, 'Einige Fragmente werden vermutet, vielleicht aus früher IIIC-Zeit zu sein.'
12. Protogeometric: (1100 BC - 900 BC)
a. Laconia I: 91, '...together with some that may be either Protogeometric or Geometric, ...'
13. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
a. Laconia I: 91, '...together with some that may be either Protogeometric or Geometric, ...'
NOTES
1. See the helpful sketch map in Laconia I: fig. 10 on p. 90.
2. The relevant page in the Aristeia Project is here.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. AR[1959]: Archaeological Reports, The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. (6) 1959., 'Skala (South Lakonia); (1) Asteri.', pg. 9.
Online here.
2. Ålin [1962]: Ålin, Per. Das Ende der mykenischen Fundstätten auf dem griechischen Festland. Carl Bloms Boktryckeri A.-B., Lund, 1962., 'Asteri', pg. 95.
3. Banou [1996]: Banou, Emilia. Beitrag zum Studium Lakoniens in der mykenischen Zeit. Albert-Ludwigs-Universität zu Freiburg. 1996, '32. Asteri: Karayoysi', pg. 56.
4. Banou [2012]: Banou, Emily. ‘The Eurotas valley and the Helos plain in the Early Helladic period; Addressing some key issues on the basis of topography and pottery’, Pharos (18:1) 39-52. 2012., '', pg. 44.
Online here.
5. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'E 21 Asteri: Karaousi', pg. 106.
Online here.
6. 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., 'C 24 Asteri: Karaousi', pg. 114.
Online here.
7. Simpson and Janko [2011]: Simpson, Richard Hope and Richard Janko. ‘Ayios Stephanos in Southern Laconia and the Locations of Ancient Helos’, Studi Micenei ed Egeo-Anatolici, 53, pp. 97-130, 2011, '21. Asteri: Karaousi', pg. 107.
Online here.
8. Laconia I: Waterhouse, Helen and R. Hope Simpson. ‘Prehistoric Laconia: Part I’, The Annual of the British School at Athens, Vol. 55, pp.67-107, 1960, 'Asteri: Karaousi', pg. 89.
Online here.