Oungra Chelonokastro
| PK | C779 |
| TITLE | Oungra Chelonokastro |
| WGS84 | 38.458813° N, 23.317645° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 38.458813, 23.317645 |
| LON/LAT | 23.317645, 38.458813 |
| DMS | 38° 27' 31.7268" N | , | 23° 19' 3.522" E |
| W3W | reddest, shaggy, duck |
| UTM | 34 S, 702221, 4259268 |
| EGSA87 | 440317, 4256656 |
| Elevation m | 356 |
| Elevation feet | 1168 |
| Region | Boeotia |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Fort
TYPE
1. Acropolis. Fossey [1988], 235 'On the North side this is dominated by a steep-sided spur of Mt. Ptoion, Khilonokastro, which was the ancient akropolis.', i.e. of the town which occurs at the foot of the hill at the west end of the Lake Paralimni.2. Fort. Farinetti [2011 AI12], 18 'Fossey (1988: 236) mentions LH as well as A sherds found in the wall fabric.'
3. Wall. Simpson [1981], 73 'He (Noack, rhc) reported walls about 2 m thick and a small section of a "Mycenaean" wall.'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. EH I: (3100 BC - 2700 BC)
a. Fossey [1988]: 238, 'EH I-II, MH ..., LH I-IIIC'
2. EH II: (2700 BC - 2200 BC)
a. Fossey [1988]: 238, 'EH I-II, MH ..., LH I-IIIC'
3. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
a. Fossey [1988]: 238, 'EH I-II, MH ..., LH I-IIIC'
4. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
a. Farinetti [2011 AI12]: 17, 'LH', 'Fossey (1988: 236) mentions LH as well as A sherds found in the wall fabric.'
5. Late Helladic I: (1700 BC - 1635 BC)
a. Fossey [1988]: 238, 'EH I-II, MH ..., LH I-IIIC'
6. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)
a. Fossey [1988]: 238, 'EH I-II, MH ..., LH I-IIIC'
7. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
a. Fossey [1988]: 238, 'EH I-II, MH ..., LH I-IIIC'
8. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Fossey [1988]: 238, 'EH I-II, MH ..., LH I-IIIC'
9. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
a. Fossey [1988]: 238, 'EH I-II, MH ..., LH I-IIIC'
NOTE
1. These two lists match the several components in Farinetti [2011] to the place keys in this catalog.
Farinetti: Chapter 12
- 43 Oungra: Chelonokastro (= C779)
- 44 Paralimni Oungra (= C780)
- 45 Paralimni Oungra (= C780)
- 46 Paralimni Oungra (= C781)
- 47 Paralimni Oungra Area (Classical, no equiv. in MycAtPr)
- 48 Paralimni S hills (Geometric and Archaic) (= C7073)
- 49 Paralimni S hills - not relevant
- 50 Paralimni S hills - not relevant
- 51 Mouriki - Kamelovrisi T103 (= C783)
- 51 Mouriki - Kamelovrisi T152 (= C782)
Farinetti: Chapter 13
- 8. Paralimnos Pyrgos (= C793)
- 9. Paralimni Pyrgos E (= C919)
- 10. Paralimni Pyrgos NE (= C792)
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Farinetti [2011 AI12]: Farinetti, Emeri. Boeotian Landscapes; A GIS-based study ... Appendix I.12; The Theban plain and the area of the lakes: Thebaïs. British Archaeological Reports, no. 2195. 2011., '43. Oungra Chelonokastro: Components T_85 and T_86', pg. 17.
Specifically component T_85
2. Fossey [1988]: Fossey, John M.. Topography and Population of Ancient Boiotia. Ares publishers Inc., Chicago, Illinois. 1988., '10. Oungra (mod. Yliki) and Klimatariai - HYLE', pg. 235.
3. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'C 31 Loukisia: Ancient Isos', pg. 72.
'On the high hill of Chelonokastro to north of this area, Mycenaean, Archaic, and Classical remains have been observed.'
Online here.