Historical place profile
Al(al)komenai
At Al(al)komenai (near Palaiokastro, Ithaca, Ionian Islands) are the remains of a multi-period settlement, in use from at least the Archaic period to Roman times. There is also a tract of Cyclopean walling associated with the site.
Record details
- Research ID
- catholon:place:pleiades:530791
- Catalogue ID
- pleiades:530791
- Place type
- archaeological-site, defensive-wall, settlement
- Coordinates
- 38.356383, 20.680834
- Precision
- precise
- Locator semantics
- representative_point_not_boundary
Historical description
At Al(al)komenai (near Palaiokastro, Ithaca, Ionian Islands) are the remains of a multi-period settlement, in use from at least the Archaic period to Roman times. There is also a tract of Cyclopean walling associated with the site.
Geographic evidence
The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.
Provenance: Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 54 C5 Al(al)komenai
Source and reuse
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Research path
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