Ayios Floros: Kamaria Ridge
| PK | C114 |
| TITLE | Ayios Floros: Kamaria Ridge |
| WGS84 | 37.173806° N, 22.016497° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 37.173806, 22.016497 |
| LON/LAT | 22.016497, 37.173806 |
| DMS | 37° 10' 25.7016" N | , | 22° 0' 59.3892" E |
| W3W | triangular, exemplary, involvement |
| UTM | 34 S, 590238.92, 4114637.22 |
| EGSA87 | 323759, 4115708 |
| Elevation m | 25 |
| Elevation feet | 82 |
| Region | Messenia |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Hab
TYPE
1. Sherds. Simpson [1981], 131 'EH II and LH III, including two sherds certainly LH IIIB, were distributed sparsely over the heavily eroded surface, and mainly near the Panayia chapel.'2. Sherds. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 162 'EH II and LH III ... sherds were distributed sparsely, ... '
3. Sherds. Messenia III, 159 ' ... a few worn EH sherds were recovered.'
SITE SIZE
- Simpson [1981] p. 131, Size: 15000 sq. m. 'The ridge is an irregular oval, about 150 m. north to south by 100 m., with the chapel of Panayia its centre.''
- Simpson and Dickinson [1979] p. 162, Size: 15000 sq. m. 'Only part of its area (c. 150 m. N-S by 100 m.) appears to have been used in prehistoric times.'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
a. Messenia III: 159, 'Several are from handles and bases of EH II sauceboats in thin white, red and gray fabrics.'
2. EH II: (2700 BC - 2200 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 131, 'EH II ... were distributed sparsely over the heavily eroded surface, ... '
b. Messenia III: 159, 'There is also a rim fragment from a small shallow EH II bowl or "saucer."'
c. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 162, 'EH II and LH III ... sherds were distributed sparsely, ... '
3. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 131, 'EH II LH III(A-)B H?'
b. Messenia III: 159, 'Two are hollowed beneath and are LH III, ... '
c. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 162, 'EH II and LH III ... sherds were distributed sparsely, ... '
4. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
a. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 162, 'EH II LH III(A-)B H?'
5. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 131, ' ..., including two sherds certainly LH IIIB, were distributed sparsely ...'
b. Messenia III: 159, ' ..., probably LHIIIB.'
c. Messenia III: 159, 'Other sherds in good white fabric are from a LH IIIB kylix rim, a kylix bowl, and the base of a LH IIIB deep bowl.'
d. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 162, ' ... (including 2 certainly LH IIIB) sherds ... '
NOTE
1. Following the directions in Messenia III, 159 (78D. Kamaria (Ayios Floros)). To correct the parameters in Messenia III I notice that the site is 947 m from the center of Aghios Floros (at 37.16989 N, 22.025842 E) on a heading of 298.38 degrees and 344.6 m. from the old Kalamata-Megalopolis highway which is to the east of the site. The top of this ridge is about 8 m. higher than the surrounding plain.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Messenia III: McDonald, William A. and Richard Hope Simpson. ‘Further Explorations in Southwestern Peloponnese: 1964-1968’, American Journal of Archaeology. Vol. 73, No. 2 (Apr., 1969), pp. 123-177., '78D. Kamaria (Ayios Floros)', pg. 159.
Online here.
2. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'F 126 Ayios Floros: Kamaria', pg. 131.
None of the directions to this spot can be reconciled.
Online here.
3. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: Simpson, Richard Hope and O.T.P.K. Dickinson. A Gazetteer of Aegean Civilization in the Bronze Age, Vol. I: The Mainland and the Islands. Paul Åströms Förlag, Goteborg. 1979., 'D 132 Ayios Floros: Kamaria', pg. 162.
Online here.