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Kalami

PK	C3028
TITLE	Kalami
WGS84	38.42302938° N, 22.94073068° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	38.42302938, 22.94073068
LON/LAT	22.94073068, 38.42302938

DMS

38° 25' 22.9058" N

22° 56' 26.6304" E

W3W	shirt, amicable, mercies
UTM	34 S, 669415, 4254536
EGSA87	407385, 4252997

Elevation m	161
Elevation feet	528.2
Region	Boeotia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Artifacts

TYPE

1.    Artifacts.   AA [1940], 184
2.    Artifacts.   Mountjoy [1983], 103
3.    Artifacts.   Lauffer [1986], 122
4.    Settlement.   Ålin [1962], 121    ' ..., ein Ort mit einem Siedlungshügel .... '
5.    Settlement.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 243    'Surface sherds of all prehistoric periods are plentiful ...', 'The LH settlement was large and probably important.'
6.    Settlement.   Farinetti [2011 AI1], 26    KO_43 = 'settlement'; KO_44 = 'settlement'; KO_45 = 'activity focus'
7.    Settlement.   Simpson [1981], 66    'The Mycenaean settlement here was evidently large and may have been important; ... '
8.    Sherds.   Heurtley [1923], 42    ' ..., for on the large mound of Kalamai, members of the British School have recently picked up large quantities of Early, Middle and Late Helladic sherds, ... '
9.    Sherds.   Fossey [1988], 337    '...but the hill is covered with tile sherds indicating that many ancient structures have stood on the site:...'

SITE SIZE

- Simpson and Dickinson [1979]  p. 243,  Size: sq. m.  'The LH settlement was large and probably important.'

- Simpson and Dickinson [1979]  p. 243,  Size: sq. m.  'The LH settlement was large and probably important.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
    a.    Farinetti [2011 AI1]: 27, 'The main peak of occupation seems to be EH and MH (components KO_43 and KO_44), ...'
    b.    Ålin [1962]: 121, 'Viele FH, MH und SH Scherben, ... '
    c.    Heurtley [1923]: 42, ' ...large quantities of Early, Middle and Late Helladic sherds, ... '

2. EH I: (3100 BC - 2700 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 243, 'N EH I-III MH LH I/II-IIIB LH IIIC? C'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 243, 'N EH I-III MH LH I/II-IIIB LH IIIC? C'
    c.    Fossey [1988]: 336, '...EH I-III, MH ..., LH I/II, LHIIIA, LH III B, LH IIIC (Granary Class), ...'
    d.    Simpson [1981]: 66, '... EH I - III MH LH I/II-IIIB LH IIIC? ... '

3. EH II: (2700 BC - 2200 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 243, 'N EH I-III MH LH I/II-IIIB LH IIIC? C'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 243, 'N EH I-III MH LH I/II-IIIB LH IIIC? C'
    c.    Fossey [1988]: 336, '...EH I-III, MH ..., LH I/II, LHIIIA, LH III B, LH IIIC (Granary Class), ...'
    d.    Simpson [1981]: 66, '... EH I - III MH LH I/II-IIIB LH IIIC? ... '

4. EH III: (2200 BC - 2000 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 243, 'N EH I-III MH LH I/II-IIIB LH IIIC? C'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 243, 'N EH I-III MH LH I/II-IIIB LH IIIC? C'
    c.    Fossey [1988]: 336, '...EH I-III, MH ..., LH I/II, LHIIIA, LH III B, LH IIIC (Granary Class), ...'
    d.    Simpson [1981]: 66, '... EH I - III MH LH I/II-IIIB LH IIIC? ... '

5. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 243, 'N EH I-III MH LH I/II-IIIB LH IIIC? C'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 243, 'N EH I-III MH LH I/II-IIIB LH IIIC? C'
    c.    Fossey [1988]: 336, '...MH (Grey and Yellow Minyan, Matt-painted and many other wares),...'
    d.    Farinetti [2011 AI1]: 27, 'The main peak of occupation seems to be EH and MH (components KO_43 and KO_44), ...'
    e.    Ålin [1962]: 121, 'Viele FH, MH und SH Scherben, ... '
    f.    Heurtley [1923]: 42, ' ...large quantities of Early, Middle and Late Helladic sherds, ... '
    g.    Simpson [1981]: 66, '... EH I - III MH LH I/II-IIIB LH IIIC? ... '

6. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Lauffer [1986]: 122,
    b.    Farinetti [2011 AI1]: 27, 'Signs of activity focus are also attested for the LH period (component KO_45), ...'
    c.    Ålin [1962]: 121, 'Viele FH, MH und SH Scherben, ... '
    d.    Heurtley [1923]: 42, ' ...large quantities of Early, Middle and Late Helladic sherds, ... '

7. Late Helladic I: (1700 BC - 1635 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 243, 'N EH I-III MH LH I/II-IIIB LH IIIC? C'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 243, 'N EH I-III MH LH I/II-IIIB LH IIIC? C'
    c.    Fossey [1988]: 336, '...EH I-III, MH ..., LH I/II, LHIIIA, LH III B, LH IIIC (Granary Class), ...'
    d.    Simpson [1981]: 66, '... EH I - III MH LH I/II-IIIB LH IIIC? ... '

8. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 243, 'N EH I-III MH LH I/II-IIIB LH IIIC? C'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 243, 'N EH I-III MH LH I/II-IIIB LH IIIC? C'
    c.    Fossey [1988]: 336, '...EH I-III, MH ..., LH I/II, LHIIIA, LH III B, LH IIIC (Granary Class), ...'
    d.    Simpson [1981]: 66, '... EH I - III MH LH I/II-IIIB LH IIIC? ... '

9. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 243, 'N EH I-III MH LH I/II-IIIB LH IIIC? C'
    b.    AA [1940]: 184,
    c.    Mountjoy [1983]: 103,
    d.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 243, 'N EH I-III MH LH I/II-IIIB LH IIIC? C'
    e.    Fossey [1988]: 336, '...EH I-III, MH ..., LH I/II, LHIIIA, LH III B, LH IIIC (Granary Class), ...'
    f.    Simpson [1981]: 66, '... EH I - III MH LH I/II-IIIB LH IIIC? ... '

10. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 243, 'N EH I-III MH LH I/II-IIIB LH IIIC? C'
    b.    AA [1940]: 184,
    c.    Mountjoy [1983]: 103,
    d.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 243, 'N EH I-III MH LH I/II-IIIB LH IIIC? C'
    e.    Fossey [1988]: 336, '...EH I-III, MH ..., LH I/II, LHIIIA, LH III B, LH IIIC (Granary Class), ...'
    f.    Simpson [1981]: 66, '... EH I - III MH LH I/II-IIIB LH IIIC? ... '

11. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 243, 'N EH I-III MH LH I/II-IIIB LH IIIC? C', '...but there are no certain LH IIIC pieces from Kalami in the BSA collection).'
    b.    AA [1940]: 184,
    c.    Mountjoy [1983]: 103,
    d.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 243, 'N EH I-III MH LH I/II-IIIB LH IIIC? C', '...but there are no certain LH IIIC pieces from Kalami in the BSA collection).'
    e.    Fossey [1988]: 336, '...EH I-III, MH ..., LH I/II, LHIIIA, LH III B, LH IIIC (Granary Class), ...'
    f.    Farinetti [2011 AI1]: 27, '..., until LH IIIC according to Fossey (1988: 337).'
    g.    Simpson [1981]: 66, '... LH IIIC? ... ', ' ..., none of the sherds from Kalami in the BSA collection are certainly LH IIIC ... '

NOTE

1. Site contributed by Professor S. Murray, University of Toronto.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. AA [1940]: Archaeologischer Anzeiger, Berlin. 1940, '', pg. 184.

2. Ålin [1962]: Ålin, Per. Das Ende der mykenischen Fundstätten auf dem griechischen Festland. Carl Bloms Boktryckeri A.-B., Lund, 1962., 'Kalamai', pg. 121.

3. Farinetti [2011 AI1]: Farinetti, Emeri. Boeotian Landscapes; A GIS-based study ... Appendix I.1; Central Helicon: Koroneiake. British Archaeological Reports, no. 2195. 2011., '39. Kalami - Lioma: Components KO_42 to KO_47', pg. 26. Especially components KO_43, KO_44, and KO_45

4. Fossey [1988]: Fossey, John M.. Topography and Population of Ancient Boiotia. Ares publishers Inc., Chicago, Illinois. 1988., '5. Kalami', pg. 336.

5. Heurtley [1923]: Heurtley, W. A.. ‘Notes on Harbours of South Boeotia and Sea-trade between Boeotia and Corinth in Prehistoric Times’, The Annual of the British School at Athens (26), pp. 38-45. 1925., '', pg. 42. Online here.

6. Lauffer [1986]: Lauffer, Siegfried. Kopais; Untersuchungen zur historischen Landeskunde Mittelgriechenlands. Peter Lang GmbH. 1986., '', pg. 122.

7. Mountjoy [1983]: Mountjoy, Penelope A.. Orchomenos V. Mycenaean Pottery from Orchomenos, Eutresis and other Boeotian Sites. Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Philosophisch-Historische Klasse, N.S., 89. 1983., '', pg. 103.

8. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'C 19 Kalami', pg. 66. Online here.

9. 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., 'G 20 Kalami', pg. 243. Online here.