Site details

Pothia: Perakastro

PK	C1415
TITLE	Pothia: Perakastro
WGS84	36.955442° N, 26.971261° E
Accuracy	50 m.

LAT/LON	36.955442, 26.971261
LON/LAT	26.971261, 36.955442

DMS

36° 57' 19.5912" N

26° 58' 16.5396" E

W3W	elbowed, total, shunted
UTM	35 S, 497441, 4089930
EGSA87	764411, 4093767

Elevation m	45
Elevation feet	147.6
Region	Dodecanese
Subregion	Kalymnos

GENERAL SITE TYPE Pottery

TYPE

1.    Settlement.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 366    '...has obscured the ancient settlement here, ...'
2.    Sherds.   Simpson [2018], 421    'Mycenaean and later sherds were found in 1960 over an area c. 120 m northeast to southeast on the middle and lower slopes, ... '
3.    Sherds.   Simpson and Lazenby [1962], 172    'All the pottery recognizable was Mycenaean, belonging to the Myc. IIIA and IIIB periods.'
4.    Sherds.   Simpson [1981], 202    'Mycenaean sherds were found on the upper terraces below the limestone cliffs, especially on the east side, indicating an area at least 120 m. northeast to southwest by 100 m.'

SITE SIZE

- Simpson [1981]  p. 202,  Size: 12000 sq. m.  '... indicating an area at least 120 m. northeast to southwest by 100 m.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Lazenby [1962]: 172, '..., belonging to the Myc. IIIA and IIIB periods.'
    b.    Simpson [2018]: 422, 'Diagnostic sherds included LH IIIA and LH IIIB ... '

2. LH IIIA2: (1375 BC - 1320 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 202, 'N LH IIIA2-C PG G A C H'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 366, '...abundant LH IIIA-B sherds...'

3. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 202, 'N LH IIIA2-C PG G A C H'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 366, '...abundant LH IIIA-B sherds...'
    c.    Simpson and Lazenby [1962]: 172, '..., belonging to the Myc. IIIA and IIIB periods.'
    d.    Simpson [2018]: 422, 'Diagnostic sherds included LH IIIA and LH IIIB ... '

4. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 202, 'N LH IIIA2-C PG G A C H'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 366, '...about 30 LH IIIB-C vases were recovered, ...'

5. Protogeometric: (1100 BC - 900 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 366, '...PG, G, and A vases there, ...'

6. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 366, '...PG, G, and A vases there, ...'

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Simpson [2018]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece and Homeric Tradition. published online under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. 2018, 'Nisoi Kalydnai (Il. 2. 677)', pg. 420. Online here.

2. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'Pothia: Perakastro', pg. 202. Online here.

3. Simpson and Lazenby [1962]: Simpson, Richard Hope and J.F. Lazenby. ‘Notes from the Dodecanese’, The Annual of the British School at Athens, 57, pp. 154-175, 1962., 'Kalymnos', pg. 172. 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., 'Pothia: Perakastro', pg. 366. Online here.