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Kastro-Malli Mesi (Stanford Skourta J1)

PK	C1917
TITLE	Kastro–Malli Mesi (Stanford Skourta J1)
WGS84	38.241724° N, 23.640846° E
Accuracy	50 m.

LAT/LON	38.241724, 23.640846
LON/LAT	23.640846, 38.241724

DMS

38° 14' 30.2064" N

23° 38' 27.0456" E

W3W	cobs, yarns, outfitter
UTM	34 S, 731115, 4235933
EGSA87	468422, 4232409

Elevation m	286
Elevation feet	938.3
Region	Boeotia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement

TYPE

1.    Settlement.   Farinetti [2011 AI14], 39    'A fortified MH settlement on a hilltop (J1 - Kastro-Malli Mesi) is also known at the back of the NE side of the plain (on an area difficult to access) between Mazareika and Voudima valleys.'
2.    Sherds.   Phialon [2011], 140    ' ..., des tessons HM ... ont été recueillis en prospection, ... à Kastro-Malli Mesi et ... '

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Farinetti [2011 AI14]: 37, 'J1 MH fortif. Settlement'
    b.    Phialon [2011]: 140, ' ..., des tessons HM ... '

NOTE

1. According to Topoguide the hill is called 'Kastro'. I have followed Farinetti's map in placing this point. She shows it on the low NW slope of the hill. But, alternatively, a better position might be on the top of the hill at 38.238647, 23.641943. (In W3W: greeted.boosts.imbalances)

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Farinetti [2011 AI14]: Farinetti, Emeri. Boeotian Landscapes; A GIS-based study ... Appendix I.14; The Tanagra plain and Eastern Boeotia. British Archaeological Reports, no. 2195. 2011., 'The Skourta Plain Survey', pg. 37.

2. Phialon [2011]: Phialon, Laetitia. L'Émergence de la Civilisation Mycénienne en Grèce Centrale. Peeters, Leuven - Liege. Belgium. 2011., 'I.3.1.22. Du Mont Aegaleos au golfe d'Éleusis', pg. 140.