Topolia: Kastro
| PK | C714 |
| TITLE | Topolia: Kastro |
| WGS84 | 38.493062° N, 23.160702° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 38.493062, 23.160702 |
| LON/LAT | 23.160702, 38.493062 |
| DMS | 38° 29' 35.0232" N | , | 23° 9' 38.5272" E |
| W3W | bloomers, avatars, reclamation |
| UTM | 34 S, 688437, 4262736 |
| EGSA87 | 426658, 4260570 |
| Elevation m | 112 |
| Elevation feet | 367.5 |
| Region | Boeotia |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement
TYPE
1. hab. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 239 '...was a prehistoric and later site.'2. hab. Forchhammer [1857], 179
3. hab. Leake [1835], 307
4. Pottery. Fossey [1988], 279 'Pottery; Neo, EH I-II, ... ', etc.
5. Settlement. Fossey [1988], 278 ' ... the structural remains of the ancient settlement become fewer.'
6. Settlement. Simpson [1981], 64 'It was not possible to ascertain whether the prehistoric settlement had extended over the whole hill; ...'
7. Sherds. Farinetti [2011 AI6], 2
8. Wall. Fossey [1988], 278 'One small portion of a possible circuit wall was visible by the North side of the chapel of Ayia Paraskevi.'
9. Wall. Simpson and Hagel [2006], 77 ' ..., in the 1960s and early 1970s part of a wall with quite large rough blocks was still visible ..., "whose construction and size invide comparison with the circuit walling of Gla." As Fossey says (1988, loc. cit.) "it is quite possible that this short stretch is the sole survivor of the Mycenaean enceinte." '
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
a. Farinetti [2011 AI6]: 2, 'Neolithic surface sherds are reported from the site, as well as the EH (E slope especially - Hope Simpson 1965: 116) ..'
2. EH I: (3100 BC - 2700 BC)
a. Fossey [1988]: 279, ' ..., EH I-II, ... '
3. EH II: (2700 BC - 2200 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 64, 'N EH II LH III(A-B) G A C H'
b. Fossey [1988]: 279, ' ..., EH I-II, ... '
c. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 238, 'N EH II LH III(A-B) G A C H'
4. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
a. Farinetti [2011 AI6]: 2, ..and MH material.','Lauffer (Kopais I: 214) reports MH sherds to the SW of the village, by a fresh water spring'
b. Fossey [1988]: 279, ' ..., MH (Grey and Yellow Minyan), ... '
5. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
a. Farinetti [2011 AI6]: 2, 'LH surface sherds were also found, probably to be connected with traces of polygonal walling, already noticed by Frazer (1913: 132).'
6. Late Helladic I: (1700 BC - 1635 BC)
a. Fossey [1988]: 279, ' ..., LH I and IIIA-B, ... '
7. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
a. Simpson and Hagel [2006]: 77, ? ' " ... the sole survivor of the Mycenaean enceinte." '
8. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 64, 'N EH II LH III(A-B) G A C H'
b. Fossey [1988]: 279, ' ..., LH I and IIIA-B, ... '
c. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 238, 'N EH II LH III(A-B) G A C H'
9. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 64, 'N EH II LH III(A-B) G A C H'
b. Fossey [1988]: 279, ' ..., LH I and IIIA-B, ... '
c. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 238, 'N EH II LH III(A-B) G A C H'
10. Protogeometric: (1100 BC - 900 BC)
a. Forchhammer [1857]: 179,
b. Leake [1835]: 307,
11. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
a. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 238, 'N EH II LH III(A-B) G A C H'
b. Fossey [1988]: 279, ' ..., Geometric, ... '
12. Archaic: (700 BC - 480 BC)
a. Fossey [1988]: 279, ' ..., Archaic (Korinthian and black glzae), ... '
NOTE
1. In Fossey, 1988, p. 278: 'There are few (structural remains) because the modern settlement, as at Thebes and Levadheia, occupies exactly the same position as the ancient site.'
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Farinetti [2011 AI6]: Farinetti, Emeri. Boeotian Landscapes; A GIS-based study ... Appendix I.6; The Copais area: Copai and the North-East bay. British Archaeological Reports, no. 2195. 2011., '1. Topolia/Kastro: Components NC_15 to NC_24 (ancient Copai)', pg. 1.
Specifically components NC_16,NC_17,NC_18
2. Forchhammer [1857]: Forchhammer, P.W.. Halkyonia, Wanderungen an den Ufern des Halkyonischen Meeres; Sendschreiben an Prof. Böckh. . Verlag der Nicolai'schen Buchhandlung. Berlin. 1857., '', pg. 179.
Online here.
3. Fossey [1988]: Fossey, John M.. Topography and Population of Ancient Boiotia. Ares publishers Inc., Chicago, Illinois. 1988., '1. Topolia (mod. Kastron) - KOPAI; The Site', pg. 277.
4. Leake [1835]: Leake, William Martin. Travels in Northern Greece. J. Rodwell, New Bond Street. London, 1835., '', pg. 307.
Online here.
5. Simpson and Hagel [2006]: Simpson, R. Hope and D.K. Hagel. Mycenaean Fortifications, Highways, Dams and Canals. SIMA vol. 133. Paul Åströms Förlag. Sävedalen, Sweden. 2006., 'Kastro (formerly Topolia): Ancient Kopai', pg. 77.
6. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'C 8 Kastro (formerly Topolia)', pg. 64.
Online here.
7. 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 7 Kastro (Formerly Topolia)', pg. 238.
Online here.