Site details

Kariani

PK	C7029
TITLE	Kariani
WGS84	40.751469° N, 23.982982° E
Accuracy	Unknown

LAT/LON	40.751469, 23.982982
LON/LAT	23.982982, 40.751469

DMS

40° 45' 5.2884" N

23° 58' 58.7352" E

W3W	hunks, openings, crackers
UTM	34 T, 751830.35, 4515449.75
EGSA87	498415, 4510883

Elevation m	65
Elevation feet	213.3
Region	Macedonia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement

TYPE

1.    Pottery.   AR[1977], 50    ' ...; the latter (LB occupation, rhc) has parallels in contemporary Thasos and the rest of Macedonia.'
2.    Settlement.   AR[1977], 50    'Mrs. Koukoulli-Chrysanthaki reports the identification of a settlement site ... '
3.    Settlement.   Leekley and Efstratiou [1980], 83    ' ... noted a prehistoric settlement site near Kariani ... '

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Early Bronze Age: (3200 BC - 2100 BC)
    a.    AR[1977]: 50, ' ... occupied in the Early and Late Bronze Age; ... '
    b.    Leekley and Efstratiou [1980]: 83, ' ... with evidence of occupation in the Early and Late Bronze Ages ... '

2. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    AR[1977]: 50, 'Finds include possible Mycenaean imports ... '

3. Late Bronze Age: (1570 BC - 1200 BC)
    a.    AR[1977]: 50, ' ... occupied in the Early and Late Bronze Age; ... '
    b.    Leekley and Efstratiou [1980]: 83, ' ... with evidence of occupation in the Early and Late Bronze Ages ... '

NOTE

1. The sources at my disposal give no further information about the location of this site. I have marked the town of Kariani.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. AR[1977]: Archaeological Reports, The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. (24) 1977., 'Karyani', pg. 50. Online here.

2. Leekley and Efstratiou [1980]: Leekley, Dorothy and Nicholas Efstratiou. Archaeological Excavations in Northern Greece. Noyes Press, Park Ridge, New Jersey. 1980, 'Galepsos (Kavala)', pg. 83.