Site details

Palaiopyli: Walls

PK	C1440
TITLE	Palaiopyli: Walls
WGS84	36.839303° N, 27.185117° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	36.839303, 27.185117
LON/LAT	27.185117, 36.839303

DMS

36° 50' 21.4908" N

27° 11' 6.4212" E

W3W	punky, negotiating, distantly
UTM	35 S, 516505.59, 4077061.96
EGSA87	783888, 4081494

Elevation m	251
Elevation feet	823.5
Region	Dodecanese
Subregion	Kos

GENERAL SITE TYPE Walls

TYPE

1.    Sherds.   Simpson [1981], 201    '...on the north slope, near walls of "Cyclopean" style ... there was a considerable spread of prehistoric sherds...'
2.    Sherds.   Georgiadis [2012], 8    '...and Mycenaean sherds have been collected, and a Cyclopean wall from the Mycenaean period has been found.'
3.    Wall.   Simpson and Hagel [2006], 120    ' ... about halfway down the northwest slope there are two sections of a substantial wall ... '
4.    Wall.   Simpson [1981], 201    ' ..., but on the north slope, near walls of "Cyclopean" style ... '

SITE SIZE

- Simpson [1981]  p. 201,  Size: 4900 sq. m.  '...over at least 70 m. by 70 m. ...'

- Georgiadis [2008]  p. 230,  Size: 7000 sq. m.  '..but my investigation of the site suggests a rather larger area, 70 by 100 metres.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Early Bronze Age I: (3300 BC - 3000 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 201, 'EBI MB? LH III(A-B) H'

2. Early Bronze Age: (3200 BC - 2100 BC)
    a.    Georgiadis [2012]: 8,
    b.    Simpson and Hagel [2006]: 120, 'EB I MB? LH III(A-B) ... '

3. Middle Bronze Age: (2100 BC - 1550 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 201, 'EBI MB? LH III(A-B) H'
    b.    Georgiadis [2012]: 8,
    c.    Simpson and Hagel [2006]: 120, 'EB I MB? LH III(A-B) ... '

4. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Georgiadis [2012]: 8,
    b.    Simpson and Hagel [2006]: 120, 'While there is no proof that the wall is Mycenaean, there was a considerable spread of prehistoric surface sherds in its vicinity, over an area at least 70 m by 70 m. And most of the Mycenaean sherds were found near the preserved sections of the wall.'

5. Late Bronze Age: (1570 BC - 1200 BC)
    a.    Georgiadis [2012]: 8,

6. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 201, 'EBI MB? LH III(A-B) H'
    b.    Simpson and Hagel [2006]: 120, 'EB I MB? LH III(A-B) ... '

7. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 201, 'EBI MB? LH III(A-B) H'
    b.    Simpson and Hagel [2006]: 120, 'EB I MB? LH III(A-B) ... '

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Georgiadis [2012]: Georgiadis, M.. Kos in the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age. INSTAP Academic Press, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2012., '(18)', pg. 8. Online here.

2. Simpson and Hagel [2006]: Simpson, R. Hope and D.K. Hagel. Mycenaean Fortifications, Highways, Dams and Canals. SIMA vol. 133. Paul Åströms Förlag. Sävedalen, Sweden. 2006., 'Kos: Amaniou: Palaiopyli', pg. 120.

3. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'Amaniou: Palaiopyli', pg. 201. Online here.