Introduction
This field trip guide presupposes that the reader has become reasonably familiar with the descriptions and interpretations of rocks, structures, and geoarchaeology that are provided in the preceding text, and/or has grasped the framework of the text and can “dig” efficiently for details. As an aid to “mining” the text for details while in the field, this guide is sprinkled liberally with cross-references to pertinent sections of the text.
Figure FT-1 is a map showing all of the stops in this field guide. Figure FT-2 is the geologic map, and it also shows the locations of stops. [Section VII of companion paper covers “Geologic Mapping Of The Sanctuary"].
Stop A, the first stop of the trip, is a vista from the village of Kastanochori. Figure FT-3 and Table 1 describe how to reach Stop A, starting from the platea in the center of Megalopolis. Kastanochori is a small mountain village located on a winding narrow road. Midway through the village you will approach a sharp left-hand turn. The paved road at this point is simply one lane. You will spot the turn from a distance, because there is a conspicuous circular mirror angled to allow you to see if any cars are about to come around the blind turn. Once you have safely made the left-hand turn you will be on a straight stretch of narrow road for ~50 m, and then the road suddenly widens in ways that provide for plenty of room to park safely on the left. This is Stop A.
Figure FT03. Google map, showing directions to Stop A from Megalopolis.
Map showing route from the platea, in the center of Megalopolis, to Stop A, on the western edge of the village of Kastanochori.