Koulourata: Palati
| PK | C603 |
| TITLE | Koulourata: Palati |
| WGS84 | 38.19316° N, 20.664609° E |
| Accuracy | 500 m. |
| LAT/LON | 38.19316, 20.664609 |
| LON/LAT | 20.664609, 38.19316 |
| DMS | 38° 11' 35.376" N | , | 20° 39' 52.5924" E |
| W3W | dependents, sturdily, stamp |
| UTM | 34 S, 470631, 4227300 |
| EGSA87 | 207742, 4232220 |
| Elevation m | 192 |
| Elevation feet | 629.9 |
| Region | Ionian Islands |
| Subregion | Kephalonia |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Sherds
TYPE
1. Sherds. Simpson [1981], 158 'Mycenaean kylix stems were found by Miss S. Benton on the west side of a hill below a small Hellenic fort along the main route from the plain of Sami to the southeast part of Kephallenia.'2. Sherds. Souyoudzoglou-Haywood [1999], 45 'S. Benton investigated a rather inaccessible cave here into which, according to the locals, she was hoisted down with ropes. As a result of this operation, some handmade pottery and a Minyan handle were found. The pottery included sherds from bowls with everted rims, one of which is decorated with applied knobs, like sherds from Polis and Choirospelia.'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
a. Souyoudzoglou-Haywood [1999]: 45, '... upper part of a Mycenaean kylix stem was found.'
2. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 158, 'LH III(A-B)'
3. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 158, 'LH III(A-B)'
NOTE
1. The cave (C604) of Langadha is in a ravine (Gioupari, F6090) with steep sides. It was to this cave that Ms. Benton was lowered by means of ropes. It is situated to the W of Old Koulourata (C6089) which town is now in ruins.
The area of Palati (with find site C603) is on the other side of the road that leads to Sami and on the western slope of a hill. On this hill (I do not know exactly where) is an old fort. Dr. Souyoudzoglou-Haywood calls it 'Franco-Venetian'; Ms. Benton calls it 'Hellenic'. Relocating this old fort may be the best way of localizing C603 which I have placed notionally because the toponym 'Palati' does not appear on any maps to which I have access.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'G 24 Koulourata: Palati', pg. 158.
Online here.
2. 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. , 'Koulourata-Kako Langadi (43)', pg. 45.
'In the same area, south of the new Koulourata village, at a locality called Palati (because of a ruined Franco-Venetian fort,), the upper part of a Mycenaean kylix stem was found.'
Online here.