Site details

Kamares: Xeriko

PK	C546
TITLE	Kamares: Xeriko
WGS84	38.29045° N, 22.004064° E
Accuracy	200 m.

LAT/LON	38.29045, 22.004064
LON/LAT	22.004064, 38.29045

DMS

38° 17' 25.62" N

22° 0' 14.6304" E

W3W	declaim, mazelike, payment
UTM	34 S, 587806, 4238519
EGSA87	325298, 4239639

Elevation m	105
Elevation feet	344.5
Region	Achaea

GENERAL SITE TYPE Pottery

TYPE

1.    Chamber Tomb.   Papadopoulos [1979], 34    'On top of a hill called "Xeriko" on the bank of the river Erineos (Phoinix) were found some chamber tombs.'
2.    Lithics.   Giannopoulos [2008], 74    '... sammelte er (i.e. Neratzoulis, rhc) frühhelladische und mykenische Scherben sowie Obsidianklingen und steinerne Pfeilspitzen ...'
3.    Lithics.   Simpson [1981], 90    'Prehistoric sherds and stone implements were found on this hill near the river Salmeniko. One Mycenaean sherd is recorded.'
4.    Settlement.   Åström [1965], 109    'I visited the hill in November 1961, ... On the west slope of the hill, near the river, there is an Early Helladic settlement.'
5.    Settlement.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 86    'The EH settlement is located on the W slope near the river, ...'
6.    Sherds.   Simpson [1981], 90    'Prehistoric sherds and stone implements were found on this hill near the river Salmeniko. One Mycenaean sherd is recorded.'
7.    Sherds.   Giannopoulos [2008], 74     '... sammelte er (i.e. Neratzoulis, rhc) frühhelladische und mykenische Scherben sowie Obsidianklingen und steinerne Pfeilspitzen '
8.    Sherds.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 86    'Prehistoric sherds and stone implements were found at this hill on the banks of the river Salmeniko.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
    a.    Giannopoulos [2008]: 74, '...frühhelladische... '
    b.    Åström [1965]: 109, ' ... an Early Helladic settlement.'

2. EH II: (2700 BC - 2200 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 90, 'EH II MH LH III(A-B)'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 74, 'EH II MH LH III(A-B)'

3. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 90, 'EH II MH LH III(A-B)'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 74, 'EH II MH LH III(A-B)'
    c.    Åström [1965]: 109, 'Above the settlement, further to the north-east, were found a matt-painted Middle Helladic sherd ... '

4. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Papadopoulos [1979]: 34, 'EH, MH, LH IIIA or B'
    b.    Giannopoulos [2008]: 74, '...mykenische... '

5. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 90, 'EH II MH LH III(A-B)'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 74, 'EH II MH LH III(A-B)'
    c.    Åström [1965]: 109, ' ... and part of what seems to be a Mycenaean III A or B stemmed goblet.'

6. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 90, 'EH II MH LH III(A-B)'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 74, 'EH II MH LH III(A-B)'
    c.    Åström [1965]: 109, ' ... and part of what seems to be a Mycenaean III A or B stemmed goblet.'

NOTE

1. My location for 'Xerikon hill' is based on the map in Papadopoulos [1978], p. 16, fig. 24. I placed the marker on the north slopes.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Åström [1965]: Åström, Paul. ‘Mycenaean Pottery from the Region of Aigion, with a List of Prehistoric Sites in Achaia’, Opuscula Atheniensia, V, pp. 89-110, C.W.K. Gleerup, Lund, 1965., 'Xeriko', pg. 109.

2. Giannopoulos [2008]: Giannopoulos, T.. Die Letzte Elite der mykenischen Welt: Achaia in mykenischer Zeit und das Phänomen der Kriegerbestattungen im 12.-11. Jahrhundert v. Chr.. Bonn: Habelt. 2008., 'Kamares (Paliomylos, Xerikon)', pg. 74.

3. Papadopoulos [1979]: Papadopoulos, Thanasis J.. Mycenaean Achaea; Part 1: Text. Paul Åströms Förlag, Göteborg, Sweden. 1979. Vol 1., '53 - 54. Kamarais (Xerikon, Paliomylos)', pg. 34.

4. Papadopoulos [1978]: Papadopoulos, Thanasis J.. Mycenaean Achaea; Part 2: Figures. Paul Åströms Förlag, Göteborg, Sweden. 1978. Vol 2. , 'Fig. 24. Sketch map of the Kamarais area', pg. 16.

5. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'D 26 Kamarai: Xeriko', pg. 90. Online here.

6. 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., 'B 41 Kamarai: Xeriko', pg. 86. Online here.