Patmos: Skala: Kastelli: Sherds
| PK | C1424 |
| TITLE | Patmos: Skala: Kastelli: Sherds |
| WGS84 | 37.325421° N, 26.53621° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 37.325421, 26.53621 |
| LON/LAT | 26.53621, 37.325421 |
| DMS | 37° 19' 31.5156" N | , | 26° 32' 10.356" E |
| W3W | opened, owner, plumbing |
| UTM | 35 S, 458910.2, 4131074.21 |
| EGSA87 | 724568, 4133702 |
| Elevation m | 131 |
| Elevation feet | 429.8 |
| Region | Dodecanese |
| Subregion | Patmos |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement
TYPE
1. Settlement. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 367 'The prehistoric settlement probably occupied about the same area as that enclosed by the fortifications, ... '2. Settlement. Simpson [1981], 202 ' ... the Mycenaean settlement ... '
3. Sherds. Simpson and Lazenby [1970], 49 'After patient search, however, both here (as far to the east as the footpath and the twin chapels of Ayios Nikolaos and Ayios Yioryios) and on the central limestone ridge of the acropolis, sherds from various ancient periods were found, including Bronze Age and Geometric.'
4. Sherds. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 367 '... it is likely that the Mycenaean settlement occupied about the same area as that enclosed by the fortification, i.e about 200 m. northwest to southeast by 70 m. (maximum).', 'A few Mycenaean sherds were found here on the central limestone ridge; ...'
5. Sherds. Simpson [1981], 202 '... it is likely that the Mycenaean settlement occupied about the same area as that enclosed by the fortification, i.e about 200 m. northwest to southeast by 70 m. (maximum).'
SITE SIZE
- Simpson [1981] p. 202, Size: 14000 sq. m. ' ... it is likely that the Mycenaean settlement occupied about the same area as that enclosed by the fortification, i.e. about 200 m. northwest to southeast by 70 m. (maximum).'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Bronze Age: (3200 BC - 1050 BC)
a. Simpson and Lazenby [1970]: 49, ' ..., sherds from various ancient periods were found, including Bronze Age and Geometric.'
2. Middle Bronze Age: (2100 BC - 1550 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 202, 'MB LH III(A-B) G A C H'
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 367, 'MB LH III(A-B) (sub)PG G or A ... '
3. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 202, 'A few Mycenaean sherds were found here ... '
4. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 202, 'MB LH III(A-B) G A C H'
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 367, 'MB LH III(A-B) (sub)PG G or A ... '
5. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 202, 'MB LH III(A-B) G A C H'
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 367, 'MB LH III(A-B) (sub)PG G or A ... '
6. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
a. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 367, 'MB LH III(A-B) (sub)PG G or A ... '
b. Simpson and Lazenby [1970]: 49, ' ..., sherds from various ancient periods were found, including Bronze Age and Geometric.'
7. Archaic: (700 BC - 480 BC)
a. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 367, 'MB LH III(A-B) (sub)PG G or A ... '
NOTES
1. Simpson and Lazenby [1970] (Dodecanese II), 49 make it clear that sherds were found over an extent reaching from the ridge line to the twin chapels Hagios Nikolaos and Hagias Georges (F6541). It is in the middle of this extent that I have placed the marker.
2. Simpson and Lazenby [1970] catalog and illustrate BA and IA sherds on pp. 50-51.
3. For a little more information about Patmos see Pace [1914] 370-372.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Pace [1914]: Pace, Biagio. ‘Ricordi Classici dell'Isola di Patmos’, Annuario della Scuola archeologica di Atene e delle Missioni italiane in Oriente (I), pp. 370-372, 1914., 'Ricordi Classici dell'Isola di Patmos', pg. 370.
Online here.
2. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'Skala: Kastelli', pg. 202.
Online here.
3. Simpson and Lazenby [1970]: Simpson, Richard Hope and J.F. Lazenby. ‘Notes from the Dodecanese II’, The Annual of the British School at Athens (65), pp. 47-77, 1970., 'PATMOS; Kastelli', pg. 48.
Dodecanese II
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., 'Skala: Kastelli', pg. 367.
Online here.