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Avlonari: Palaiokastri

PK	C1216
TITLE	Avlonari: Palaiokastri
WGS84	38.497484° N, 24.099459° E
Accuracy	100 m.

LAT/LON	38.497484, 24.099459
LON/LAT	24.099459, 38.497484

DMS

38° 29' 50.9424" N

24° 5' 58.0524" E

W3W	oozed, marvels, hairbrush
UTM	35 S, 247046, 4265002
EGSA87	508524, 4260732

Elevation m	145
Elevation feet	475.7
Region	Euboea

GENERAL SITE TYPE Pottery

TYPE

1.    Lithics.   Leekley and Efstratiou [1980], 59    ' ... Konstantinou and Travlos found obsidian and EH sherds.'
2.    Settlement.   Sackett et al. [1966], 71    'Visits in 1962-3 produced surface sherds confirming the site as a prehistoric settlement or stronghold, ...'
3.    Sherds.   Leekley and Efstratiou [1980], 59    ' ... Konstantinou and Travlos found obsidian and EH sherds.'
4.    Sherds.   Simpson [1981], 56    'Considerable quantities of Early and Middle Helladic sherds were found ...'
5.    Wall.   Fachard [2012], 165    It is thought that most of the stones were reused in neighboring structures. ' ... nous avons repéré un angle de mur de moellons et mortier.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 56, 'Considerable quantities of Early and Middle Helladic sherds were found ...'
    b.    Sackett et al. [1966]: 71, E.H. hand-made pottery and obsidian were found in a trial excavation by Konstantinou and Travlos ...'
    c.    Fachard [2012]: 165, ' ... une tranchée exploratoire qui révéla des vestiges de l'Helladique Ancien.'
    d.    Leekley and Efstratiou [1980]: 59, ' ... Konstantinou and Travlos found obsidian and EH sherds.'

2. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 56, 'Considerable quantities of Early and Middle Helladic sherds were found ...'
    b.    Sackett et al. [1966]: 71, ...including M.H. (Grey Minyan, monochrome, and coarse-ware fragments) and earlier material.'
    c.    Fachard [2012]: 165, 'Les prospections britanniques (i.e. Sackett and his team, RHC) confirment l&apoos;existence d'un habitat de l'Helladique Moyen (minyenne grise), ... '
    d.    Leekley and Efstratiou [1980]: 59, ' ..., and MH and LH sherds have been reported as well as later pottery.'

3. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Leekley and Efstratiou [1980]: 59, ' ..., and MH and LH sherds have been reported as well as later pottery.'

NOTE

1. I believe that this hill is the best fit for Palaiokastro as shown in Sackett et al. [1966], 72, Fig. 12.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Fachard [2012]: Fachard, Sylvian. La Défense du Territoire; Étude de la Chora Érétrienne et de ses Fortifications, École suisse d'archéologie en Grèce. InFolio Editions, CH-Gollion. 2012, 'Tamynai (Paleokastri); 108; ...', pg. 164. Online here.

2. Leekley and Efstratiou [1980]: Leekley, Dorothy and Nicholas Efstratiou. Archaeological Excavations in Northern Greece. Noyes Press, Park Ridge, New Jersey. 1980, 'Avlonari', pg. 58.

3. Sackett et al. [1966]: Sackett, L.H., and V. Hankey, R.J. Howell, T.W. Jacobsen, M.R. Popham. ‘Prehistoric Euboea: Contributions toward a Survey’, The Annual of the British School at Athens, 61, pp. 33-112, [1966], '72. Avlonarion: Palaiokastri', pg. 71. Online here.

4. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'B 75 Avlonari: Palaiokastri and Antires', pg. 56. Online here.