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Similarly, at Kato Asea–Palaiokastro (45), only one sherd has been found, but there was also
an unusual cist burial dated by Holmberg to the PG period, due to its similarity with another
in Asine (Holmberg 1944, Chapter 5). The hydraulic works cited above may well have
continued in use for a while into the LHIIIC period and into the PG, although again there is
no artefactual evidence for the dating of any hydraulic works in Arkadia or for how long they
remained in use.
Site ID Site Name site type 1 site type 2
2 Stymphalia b - hydraulic works NE structure hydraulic works
3 Stymphalia c - hydraulic works SW structure hydraulic works
7 Pheneos b - dam structure hydraulic works
8 Pheneos c - channel structure hydraulic works
15 Khotoussa - Ayios Yioryios findspot ?activity
21 Orchomenos e - hydraulic works/mill structure hydraulic works
22 Orchomenos f - drainage channel structure hydraulic works
23 Orchomenos g - dyke structure hydraulic works
24 Orchomenos h - dam structure hydraulic works
27 Ptolis - Gortsouli findspot ?activity
28 Milea/Mantinea assemblage ?activity+burial
33 Merkovouni b - hydraulic works structure hydraulic works
37 Lake Takka structure hydraulic works
45 Kato Asea - Palaiokastro structure+findspot ?activity+burial
Table 6.3: PG evidence of the everyday.
6.2.7: Geometric evidence of the everyday in Greece
Although most G evidence originates from graves and sanctuary sites, there is a general
increase in number of settlements and, within settlements, there is an increase in the number,
size and quality of domestic buildings (Snodgrass [1971] 2000, p.408). At sites such as
Nichoria (Coulson et al. 1983) and Lefkandi (Popham et al. 1979), evidence of substantial
structures begins in the preceding PG period (see above). This is reasonably plentiful, but in
places where important Archaic and Classical cities grew, such as Korinth and Athens,
settlement evidence of this period is more usually confined to dumps in wells (Weinberg,
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