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Daimonia: Kastelli

PK	C1139
TITLE	Daimonia: Kastelli
WGS84	36.644754° N, 22.888511° E
Accuracy	20 m.

LAT/LON	36.644754, 22.888511
LON/LAT	22.888511, 36.644754

DMS

36° 38' 41.1144" N

22° 53' 18.6396" E

W3W	leaders, nerd, intolerance
UTM	34 S, 668820, 4057126
EGSA87	400495, 4055752

Elevation m	87
Elevation feet	285.4
Region	Laconia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement

TYPE

1.    Acropolis.   Laconia II, 141    The rocky acropolis of Kastelli ... '
2.    Artifacts.   Laconia II, 141    ' ...; and the bronze dagger found here must also be L.H.'
3.    hab.   Banou [2000], 185    'It is naturally defensible: huge, natural rocks form a wall around the upper terraces with a gate on the northeast ... '
4.    hab.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 118    'The area within which the prehistoric pottery was found measures c. 200 m. NE-SW by 150 m.'
5.    Settlement.   Simpson [1981], 108    ' ..., indicating a medium to large settlement.'
6.    Settlement.   Laconia II, 141    '... many signs of Hellenic occupation.'
7.    Sherds.   Simpson [1981], 108    'The hill is covered with potsherds and LH sherds are plentiful, ... '
8.    Sherds.   Laconia II, 141    'L.H. sherds are plentiful, ... '
9.    Sherds.   Banou [1996], 66    'Hier hatte Hope Simpson zwei grauminysche und auch viele mykenische, ... datierbare Scherben ...gefunden.'
10.    Tomb.   Laconia II, 141    'There are local reports of pithos burials, on or near the acropolis, ... '
11.    Tomb.   Ålin [1962], 96    'Waterhouse fand hier eine mittelhelladische Pithos-bestattung ... '

SITE SIZE

- Simpson [1981]  p. 107,  Size: 30000 sq. m.  '...found within an area about 200 m. northeast to southwest by 150 m., indicating a medium to large settlement.'

- Simpson and Dickinson [1979]  p. 118,  Size: 30000 sq. m.  'The area within which the prehistoric pottery was found measures c. 200 m. NE-SW by 150 m.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
    a.    Laconia II: 141, ' ... a large celt from Daimonia, probably E.H. or M.H. ... '
    b.    Banou [2000]: 185, 'we observed several dating to EH and LH along with ten MH sherds of Minyan, Matt-Painted and Minoanizing wares ...'

2. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 107, 'MH LH IIA-IIIB'
    b.    Laconia II: 141, 'Two fragments from M.H. Grey Minyan Bowls were found, ... ', ' ... a large celt from Daimonia, probably E.H. or M.H. ... '
    c.    Banou [2000]: 185, 'we observed several dating to EH and LH along with ten MH sherds of Minyan, Matt-Painted and Minoanizing wares ...'
    d.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 118, 'MH LH IIA-IIIB G C H'
    e.    Ålin [1962]: 96, ' ... eine mittelhelladische Pithos-bestattung ... '

3. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Laconia II: 141, 'L.H. sherds are plentiful, including L.H. I ... '
    b.    Banou [2000]: 185, 'we observed several dating to EH and LH along with ten MH sherds of Minyan, Matt-Painted and Minoanizing wares ...'

4. Late Helladic I: (1700 BC - 1635 BC)
    a.    Laconia II: 141, 'L.H. sherds are plentiful, including L.H. I ... '
    b.    Banou [1996]: 66, '..., vom SHI bis zum SHIIIB datierte Scherben...'
    c.    Ålin [1962]: 96, ' ... und Scherben aus SH I - III.'

5. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)
    a.    Banou [1996]: 66, '..., vom SHI bis zum SHIIIB datierte Scherben...'
    b.    Ålin [1962]: 96, ' ... und Scherben aus SH I - III.'

6. LH IIA: (1635 BC - 1470 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 107, 'MH LH IIA-IIIB'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 118, 'MH LH IIA-IIIB G C H'

7. LH IIB: (1470 BC - 1410 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 107, 'MH LH IIA-IIIB'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 118, 'MH LH IIA-IIIB G C H'

8. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Ålin [1962]: 96, ' ... und Scherben aus SH I - III.'

9. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 107, 'MH LH IIA-IIIB'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 118, 'MH LH IIA-IIIB G C H'
    c.    Banou [1996]: 66, '..., vom SHI bis zum SHIIIB datierte Scherben...'

10. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 107, 'MH LH IIA-IIIB'
    b.    Laconia II: 141, ' ..., including L.H. I (PLATE 24b, 5) and L.H. IIIB ...; '
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 118, 'MH LH IIA-IIIB G C H'
    d.    Banou [1996]: 66, '..., vom SHI bis zum SHIIIB datierte Scherben...'

11. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 118, 'MH LH IIA-IIIB G C H'

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Ålin [1962]: Ålin, Per. Das Ende der mykenischen Fundstätten auf dem griechischen Festland. Carl Bloms Boktryckeri A.-B., Lund, 1962., 'Daimonia', pg. 96.

2. Banou [2000]: Banou, Emilia. ‘Middle Helladic Laconia: New Evidence’, Studi Micenei ed Egeo-Anatolici, 42, pp. 175-199., '5. Daimonia - Kastelli', pg. 185. Online here.

3. Banou [1996]: Banou, Emilia. Beitrag zum Studium Lakoniens in der mykenischen Zeit. Albert-Ludwigs-Universität zu Freiburg. 1996, '50. Daimonia: Kastelli', pg. 66.

4. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'E 32 Daimonia: Kastelli (Ancient Cotyrta)', pg. 107. 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., 'C 37 Daimonia: Kastelli', pg. 118. Online here.

6. Laconia II: Waterhouse, Helen and R. Hope Simpson. ‘Prehistoric Laconia: Part II’, The Annual of the British School at Athens, Vol. 56, pp. 114-175, 1961, 'Daimonia', pg. 141. Online here.