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Kalapodi-Agios Apostolis

PK	C1627
TITLE	Kalapodi–Agios Apostolis
WGS84	38.636641° N, 22.895491° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	38.636641, 22.895491
LON/LAT	22.895491, 38.636641

DMS

38° 38' 11.9076" N

22° 53' 43.7676" E

W3W	undrafted, barns, impoverished
UTM	34 S, 664977, 4278160
EGSA87	403721, 4276747

Elevation m	316
Elevation feet	1036.7
Region	Phocis

GENERAL SITE TYPE Sanctuary

TYPE

1.    Cult.   Kramer-Hajos [2008], 57    'Site type: Cult center, ... '
2.    hab.   Felsch [1998],
3.    Sanctuary.   Kaiser et al. [2011], 7    'The sanctuary of Kalapodi in ancient Phokis ...'
4.    Sanctuary.   AR[2006], 41    ' ... the sanctuary of Kalapodi ... '
5.    Sanctuary.   Kramer-Hajos [2016], 9    'The sanctuary of Kalapodi ...'
6.    Temple.   Lemos [2011], 20    ' ... established without doubt the existence of a further three earlier temples.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Middle Minoan: (2100 BC - 1675 BC)
    a.    Lemos [2011]: 20, ' ... an exceptional Middle Minoan seal found in the lowest levels ... '

2. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Kramer-Hajos [2016]: 9, '...(and possibly as early as MH)...'
    b.    AR[2006]: 43, 'The sanctuary may in fact reach as far back as the MH period. The deepest levels of this levelling layer produced grey Minyan pottery fragments ... '
    c.    Lemos [2011]: 20, 'The recent discovery of Middle Helladic pottery together with an exceptional Middle Minoan seal found in the lowest levels suggest that Kalapodi was a sanctuary even during this period ... '

3. Middle Minoan IB: (1900 BC - 1850 BC)
    a.    AR[2006]: 43, ' ..., a four-sided prism made of green serpentine like those of the MM IB - II so-called Mallia workshop complex ... '

4. Middle Minoan II: (1850 BC - 1750 BC)
    a.    AR[2006]: 43, ' ..., a four-sided prism made of green serpentine like those of the MM IB - II so-called Mallia workshop complex ... '

5. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Felsch [1998]: ,

6. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Kaiser et al. [2011]: 11, 'Phase I (Su I and Ia) dates to Late helladic IIIC, with some admixture of earlier material (chiefly Late Helladic IIIA2 and IIIB).'

7. LH IIIA1: (1410 BC - 1375 BC)
    a.    Kramer-Hajos [2016]: 9, 'The sanctuary of Kalapodi was continuously in use from at least LHIIIA1 ...'
    b.    Lemos [2011]: 20, 'In Temple 1, dated to LHIIIA1-2, ... '

8. LH IIIA2: (1375 BC - 1320 BC)
    a.    AR[2006]: 43, ' ... fragments of LH IIIA2 and LH IIIB pottery, mainly kylikes and deep bowls, ...', ' ..., as well as the fragment of a LH IIIA2 Ladder Type terracotta animal figurine ... '
    b.    Lemos [2011]: 20, 'In Temple 1, dated to LHIIIA1-2, ... '

9. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Kaiser et al. [2011]: 11, 'Phase I (Su I and Ia) dates to Late helladic IIIC, with some admixture of earlier material (chiefly Late Helladic IIIA2 and IIIB).'
    b.    Kramer-Hajos [2016]: 9, '...an LH IIIB temple (South Temple 2) was built in its place, ...'
    c.    AR[2006]: 43, ' ... fragments of LH IIIA2 and LH IIIB pottery, mainly kylikes and deep bowls, ...'
    d.    Lemos [2011]: 20, 'In Temple 2, dated to LHIIIB, important discoveries ... revealed a horseshoe-shaped altar ... '

10. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Kaiser et al. [2011]: 11, 'Phase I (Su I and Ia) dates to Late helladic IIIC, with some admixture of earlier material (chiefly Late Helladic IIIA2 and IIIB).'
    b.    Kramer-Hajos [2016]: 9, '...a bovine figure dating to the LH IIIC phase...'
    c.    AR[2006]: 42, ' ... sherds of several pictorial LH IIIC - M kraters with warriors and combat scenes ...'
    d.    Lemos [2011]: 20, 'Temple 3 is characterized by the rich LHIIIC finds, which include examples of pictorial pottery ... '
    e.    Kramer-Hajos [2008]: 58, 'Pottery shows a continuous sequence from LH IIIC through Protogeometric, ... '

11. Protogeometric: (1100 BC - 900 BC)
    a.    Kramer-Hajos [2008]: 58, 'Pottery shows a continuous sequence from LH IIIC through Protogeometric, ... '

12. Sub Mycenaean: (1060 BC - 1000 BC)
    a.    Kramer-Hajos [2008]: 58, ..., with abundant evidence for a separate Submycenaean phase.'

13. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
    a.    Kramer-Hajos [2008]: 58, ' ... to the Geometric periods in the same area ... '

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. AR[2006]: Archaeological Reports, The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. (53) 2006., 'Kalapodi', pg. 41. Online here.

2. Felsch [1998]: Felsch , R.C.S.. ‘Kalapodi und Delphi - zur Frühzeit des Apollonkultes Mittelgriechenland’, Rolle and Schmidt [1998], 219-236. 1998., '',

3. Kaiser et al. [2011]: Kaiser, Ivonne and Laura-Concetta Rizzotto, Sara Strack. . ‘Development of a ceramic cultic assemblage analysing pottery from Late Helladic IIIC through Late Geometric Kalapodi’, Archaeopress. 2011., 'Development of a ceramic cultic assemblage analyzing pottery from Late Helladic IIIC through Late Geometric Kalapodi', pg. 7. Online here.

4. Kramer-Hajos [2016]: Kramer-Hajos, Margaretha. Mycenaean Greece and the Aegean World; Palace and Province in the Late Bronze Age. Cambridge University Press. New York, USA. 2016., 'Brief Gazetteer of Important Sites', pg. 9.

5. Kramer-Hajos [2008]: Kramer-Hajos, Margaretha. Beyond the Palace: Mycenaean East Lokris. BAR International Series. No. 1781. 2008., 'Kalapodi-Agios Apostolis (Kalapodi)', pg. 57.

6. Lemos [2011]: Lemos, Irene S.. ‘Euboea and Central Greece in the Post-Palatial and Early Greek Periods.’, Archaeological Reports (58) [2011-12] 19-27., '', pg. 20. Online here.

7. Rolle and Schmidt [1998]: Rolle, R. and K. Schmidt (eds). Archäologische Studien in Kontaktzonen der antiken Welt. Göttingen. 1998., '',