Αρχαιολογική τοποθεσία

Type: Settlement
Geographical area: Thessaly → Larisa → Kypselochori

Chronological Period: From EPG to LPG
Date: From 10th c. BC, 1st half to 10th c. BC, 2nd half.
Overall Phases of Use: From EPG to LPG

Location: Inland & Hill
Magoula of Rakhmani lies in a small, well-watered valley between two low, outlying ranges of Mt Ossa that run almost parallel to Peneios River Peneios. The village of Kypselochori lies at the foot of the E hills. Rakhmani Magoula, a mound ca. 8 m. high, lies in the fields between the hills and the railway line.

Surveyed/Excavated Area Size: 112 x 95 = 10640 m² (1.064 ha)
Estimated Settlement Size: 112 x 95 = 10640 m² (1.064 ha)

Fortification: no

Settlement Organization:
Street System: no
Drainage: no
Water Resources: yes
The settlement is located close to the Peneios River.
Public Spaces: no

Contributors: E. Karouzou

Four main strata of occupation, dating to the N, H and PG period, were detected on the mound. According to the excavators it was not possible to observe minor details in the stratigraphy because the mound had been broken down by ploughing. PG sherds were found mixed with Mycenaean and SubM pottery in the uppermost strata which had also slid down towards the E side of the hill. After this strata of occupation the sites appears to have been abandoned. No PG architectural remains were found. It has been argued that a small PG settlement was located on the Magoula Rakhmani. No further information is provided on the nature of the PG pottery from this site.

Records

  • 1910: Systematic Excavation by A.J.B. Wace & M.S. Thompson (British School at Athens)

References: Primary

  • Wace, A.J.B. & Thompson, M.S., 1912. Prehistoric Thessaly, Cambridge: 25–53

References: Secondary

  • Gounaris, A.P., 2006. Οικιστική της Θεσσαλίας κατά την Πρωτογεωμετρική - Γεωμετρική Περίοδο: Ένας Απολογισμός, ΑΕTHSΕ 2: 163–194

Written Sources

  • None

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