Site details

Katheni: Krasas

PK	C1241
TITLE	Katheni: Krasas
WGS84	38.548922° N, 23.734254° E
Accuracy	200 m.

LAT/LON	38.548922, 23.734254
LON/LAT	23.734254, 38.548922

DMS

38° 32' 56.1192" N

23° 44' 3.3144" E

W3W	nasally, shearing, paradise
UTM	34 S, 738280, 4270267
EGSA87	476694, 4266468

Elevation m	200
Elevation feet	656.2
Region	Euboea

GENERAL SITE TYPE Sherds

TYPE

1.    Sherds.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 226    'Sherds were found over an area ... '
2.    Sherds.   Phialon [2011], 129    'De même, des tessons HM ont été trouvés sur le sommet de la colline de Kathéni-Krasas.'
3.    Sherds.   Sackett et al. [1966], 54    'The sherds ... are generally coarse, gritty, and, at times, slightly micaceous, often having a biscuit which varies from grey to black in colour.'
4.    Sherds.   Simpson [1981], 54    'Only one Middle Helladic sherd was recognized, and the only Mycenaean find was a poorly preserved piece of a kylix.'

SITE SIZE

- Simpson and Dickinson [1979]  p. 226,  Size: 14000 sq. m.  'Sherds were found over an area c. 200 m. by 70 m. on the hilltop.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. EH I: (3100 BC - 2700 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 54, 'N? EH I MH LH III(A-B)', 'Prehistoric sherds, mainly Early Helladic, were found ... '
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 226, 'EH I was recognized ... '

2. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 54, 'N? EH I MH LH III(A-B)', 'Only one Middle Helladic sherd was recognized, ... '
    b.    Sackett et al. [1966]: 54, '...includes a fragment, with the beginning of a ribbon handle, probably of Grey Minyan, ...'
    c.    Phialon [2011]: 129, ' ..., des tessons HM ... '
    d.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 226, ' ... and one sherd of MH Grey Minyan and ... '

3. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Sackett et al. [1966]: 54, '...and a poorly preserved piece of a L.H. kylix.'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 226, ' ... part of an LH kylix.'

4. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 54, 'N? EH I MH LH III(A-B)', ' ... and the only Mycenaean find was a poorly preserved piece of a kylix.'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 225, ' ... LH III(A-B)'

5. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 54, 'N? EH I MH LH III(A-B)', ' ... and the only Mycenaean find was a poorly preserved piece of a kylix.'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 225, ' ... LH III(A-B)'

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Phialon [2011]: Phialon, Laetitia. L'Émergence de la Civilisation Mycénienne en Grèce Centrale. Peeters, Leuven - Liege. Belgium. 2011., 'I.3.1.13. La plaine de Psachna', pg. 128.

2. 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], '29. Katheni: Krasas', pg. 54. Online here.

3. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'B 65 Katheni: Krasas', pg. 54. Online here.

4. 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., 'F 73 Katheni: Krasas', pg. 225. Online here.