Site details

Desfina: Kastrouli

PK	C1964
TITLE	Desfina: Kastrouli
WGS84	38.399224° N, 22.575066° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	38.399224, 22.575066
LON/LAT	22.575066, 38.399224

DMS

38° 23' 57.2064" N

22° 34' 30.2376" E

W3W	army, bookish, absorb
UTM	34 S, 637538, 4251286
EGSA87	375423, 4250785

Elevation m	545
Elevation feet	1788.1
Region	Phocis

GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement

TYPE

1.    hab.   Liritzis et al. [2016], 246    'Dasios (1992) in his gazetteer of Phokian sites notes for Kastrouli an uninterrupted sequence of pottery from the Mycanaean (sic) to the Roman times.'
2.    Pottery.   Sideris and Liritzis [2018], 217    'The main pottery concentration was found in the destruction layer, near the entrance of the building ... It comprises sherds from the body and the rim of large pithoi ... '
3.    Settlement.   Sideris et al. [2017], 283    '...fortified settlements and forts in southern and eastern Phokis...'

SITE SIZE

- Liritzis et al. [2016]  p. 246,  Size: 20000 sq. m.  '...a fortification wall ... which encompasses an area of approximately 20 stremmas (20,000 sq. m.).'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. LH IIIA2: (1375 BC - 1320 BC)
    a.    Sideris et al. [2017]: 283, '...which dates from at least the LH IIIA 2 ...', Also Tomb A: 'must have been constructed in the beginning of LH IIIA 2 or slightly later.'

2. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Liritzis et al. [2016]: 249, '...though within the errors the span covers LH III B-C ...'
    b.    Sideris et al. [2017]: 283, '...which dates from at least the LH IIIA 2 to at least LH IIIC Early, ...'

3. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Liritzis et al. [2016]: 249, 'The central age value for the earlier OSL date coincides with LH III C (early) ...'
    b.    Sideris et al. [2017]: 283, '...to at least LH IIIC Early, ...'
    c.    Sideris and Liritzis [2018]: 218, ' ..., dated variously from the LH IIIC Early to the Sub-Mycenaean periods ... '

4. Protogeometric: (1100 BC - 900 BC)
    a.    Liritzis et al. [2016]: 249, '...or the Protogeometric period.'

5. Sub Mycenaean: (1060 BC - 1000 BC)
    a.    Sideris and Liritzis [2018]: 218, ' ... the Sub-Mycenaean periods ... '

6. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
    a.    Sideris et al. [2017]: 277, A burial in Tomb A gives C14 date of 810-760 BC, '...corresponding to the later part of the Middle Geometric Period.'

7. Archaic: (700 BC - 480 BC)
    a.    Sideris and Liritzis [2018]: 218, ' ..., Archaic, ... '

NOTES

1.  See the fine identifying photograph in Liritzis et al. [2016], p. 246. And for additional photos and maps see Sideris and Liritzis [2018]. In the 2018 article the authors speculate on the nature of the site in the section '9. Conclusions', p. 222.

2.  In Sideris and Liritzis [2018] 221 "The Kastrouli inland fortified site indicates a dating in the Late Helladic III period with some elements of reuse of the site in the Geometric, Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic times."

3.  A three-dimensional representation of the hilltop of Kastrouli is here.

4.  The Southern Phokis Regional Project website is here.

5.  The Southern Phokis Regional Project has posted a fine 2-minute video of the site of Kastrouli here.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Liritzis et al. [2016]: Liritzis, Ioannis and Zhengyao Jin, Anchuan Fan, Athanasios Sideris, Androniki Drivaliari. ‘Late Helladic and Later Reuse Phases of Kastrouli Settlement (Greece): Preliminary Dating Results’, Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry (16:3), pp. 245-250. 2016., 'Introduction', pg. 246. Online here.

2. Sideris and Liritzis [2018]: Sideris, Athanasios and Ioannis Liritzis. ‘The Mycenaean Site of Kastrouli, Phokis, Greece: Second Excavation Season, July 2017’, Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry (18:3), 209-224. 2018., ''7. Finds from the Building 1'', pg. 217. Online here.

3. Sideris et al. [2017]: Sideris, Athanasios and Ioannis Liritzis, Brady Liss, Matthew D. Howland, Thomas E. Levy. ‘At-Risk Cultural Heritage: New Excavations And Finds From The Mycenaean Site Of Kastrouli, Phokis, Greece’, Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry, (17:1), pp. 271-285, 2017., '1. Location', pg. 272. Online here.