THE SARONIC HARBORS ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH PROJECT (SHARP): Investigations at Mycenaean Kalamianos, 2007-2009

This article describes the initial phase of investigations at Kalamianos, a recently discovered Mycenaean coastal settlement on the Saronic Gulf in the southeastern Corinthia. To date 50 buildings and 120 rooms of Late Helladic IIIB date have been identified at the site, which is unique for the exce...

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Published in:Hesperia 2011-09, Vol.80 (4), p.559-634
Main Authors: TARTARON, Thomas F, TZORTZOPOULOU-GREGORY, Lita, PULLEN, Daniel J, DILL, Amy, DUNN, Richard K, BOYCE, Joseph I
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Archaeology
Architecture
Bedrock
Bronze Age
Buildings
Europe
Harbors
Historic preservation
Masonry buildings
Metal Ages
Pottery
Prehistory and protohistory
Rooms
South East Europe
Stone
Stone buildings
Terraces
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Summary:This article describes the initial phase of investigations at Kalamianos, a recently discovered Mycenaean coastal settlement on the Saronic Gulf in the southeastern Corinthia. To date 50 buildings and 120 rooms of Late Helladic IIIB date have been identified at the site, which is unique for the excellent preservation of aboveground architectural remains. Beyond the site is another large Mycenaean architectural complex, as well as small fortified enclosures and terrace walls also dating to the Bronze Age. The evidence indicates that Kalamianos was a significant center of Mycenaean activity in the 13th centuryb.c., and possibly served as Mycenae’s principal harbor on the Saronic Gulf.
ISSN:0018-098X
1553-5622
DOI:10.2972/hesperia.80.4.0559