Prokapata: Gephyri
| PK | C590 |
| TITLE | Prokapata: Gephyri |
| WGS84 | 38.181899° N, 20.5052° E |
| Accuracy | 20 m. |
| LAT/LON | 38.181899, 20.5052 |
| LON/LAT | 20.5052, 38.181899 |
| DMS | 38° 10' 54.8364" N | , | 20° 30' 18.72" E |
| W3W | anagram, fangs, falsify |
| UTM | 34 S, 456665, 4226113 |
| EGSA87 | 193730, 4231485 |
| Elevation m | 78 |
| Elevation feet | 255.9 |
| Region | Ionian Islands |
| Subregion | Kephalonia |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Cem
TYPE
1. Artifacts. Souyoudzoglou-Haywood [1999], 39 'The small finds included a 'razor' ... and a simple bronze ring.'2. Chamber Tomb. Simpson [1981], 156 'A small chamber tomb was excavated at Gephyri, ... '
3. Chamber Tomb. Souyoudzoglou-Haywood [1999], 39 'A chamber tomb was excavated by G. Pylarinos in 1909 between the villages of Prokopata and Razata below the main Argostoli to Sami road.'
4. Chamber Tomb. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 188 'A small chamber tomb excavated here ... '
5. Pottery. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 188 ' ...; three fine vases ... '
6. Pottery. Souyoudzoglou-Haywood [1999], 39 'Three find vases datable to the LH IIIA2 and LH IIIB1 phases ... '
7. Pottery. Simpson [1981], 156 'The three fine Mycenaean vases found ... '
8. Tomb. AD[1919], 114
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. LH IIIA2: (1375 BC - 1320 BC)
a. Souyoudzoglou-Haywood [1999]: 39, 'Three fine vases datable to the LH IIIA2 ... '
2. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
a. AD[1919]: 114,
3. LH IIIB1: (1320 BC - 1250 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 156, 'The three fine Mycenaean vases found here are assigned by Wardle to the LH IIIB1 period.'
b. Souyoudzoglou-Haywood [1999]: 39, 'Three fine vases datable to the LH IIIA2 and LH IIIB1 phases were recovered: ... '
c. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 188, ' ...; three fine vases are assigned to LH IIIB1 by Wardle.'
NOTES
1. In Simpson and Dickinson [1979] 188, 'E 22': "Gephyri is described as below the main road between Prokopata and Razata."
2. 'A small chamber tomb was excavated at Gephyri, described as lying below the main road from Prokapata to Razata.'
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. AD[1919]: Archaiologikon Deltion, Athens, Greece. Vol. 5, 1919., '', pg. 114.
2. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'G 15 Prokapata: Gephyri', pg. 156.
This bridge and the other, just above the church of Ayia Varvara (F642), at 38.181415, 20.504244 and about 100 m. to the south-west, are the only ones that fit the description
Online here.
3. 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., 'E 22 Kephallenia: Gephyri (Prokopata)', pg. 188.
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4. Souyoudzoglou-Haywood [1999]: Souyoudzoglou-Haywood, Christina. The Ionian Islands in the Bronze Age and Early Iron Age; 3000-800 B.C.. Liverpool University Press. 1999. , 'Prokopata-Gephyra (20)', pg. 39.
Online here.