Site details

Elea/Elaia Molaon

PK	C1146
TITLE	Elea∕Elaia Molaon
WGS84	36.749778° N, 22.800489° E
Accuracy	20 m.

LAT/LON	36.749778, 22.800489
LON/LAT	22.800489, 36.749778

DMS

36° 44' 59.2008" N

22° 48' 1.7604" E

W3W	angle, justifying, biographies
UTM	34 S, 660731, 4068626
EGSA87	392772, 4067498

Elevation m	30
Elevation feet	98.4
Region	Laconia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement

TYPE

1.    hab.   Laconia II, 139    '.. so that it is an ideal site for a small Mycenaean fortified village.','...were E.H. and L.H. sherds and several fragments of obsidian.'
2.    Lithics.   Laconia II, 139    '...were E.H. and L.H. sherds and several fragments of obsidian.'
3.    Settlement.   Simpson [1981], 107    'EH and LH sherds were found on the upper east slopes over an area about 100 m. in diameter, indicating a small to medium settlement.'
4.    Settlement.   Banou [1996], 63    On the basis of sherds found by Simpson. 'Die Existenz einer kleinen mykenischen Siedlung auf dem Hügel ist anzunehmen, ...'
5.    Sherds.   BCH [2004], 1340    '...a produit de la céramique mycénienne et un fragment de figurine de la meme époque; ...'
6.    Sherds.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 116    'EH and LH sherds were found on the upper E slopes over an area c. 100 m. in diameter.'

SITE SIZE

- Simpson [1981]  p. 107,  Size: 7854 sq. m.  '...sherds were found on the upper east slopes over an area about 100 m. in diameter, ...'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 107, 'EH LH III(A-B) C H'
    b.    Laconia II: 139, '..., were E.H. and L.H. sherds and several fragments of obsidian.'
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 116, 'EH and LH sherds were found on the upper E slopes over an area c. 100 m. in diameter.'

2. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Laconia II: 139, '..., were E.H. and L.H. sherds and several fragments of obsidian.'
    b.    Banou [1996]: 63, '...mykenischen...'
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 116, 'EH and LH sherds were found on the upper E slopes over an area c. 100 m. in diameter.'
    d.    BCH [2004]: 1340, '...mycénienne...'

3. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 107, 'EH LH III(A-B) C H'

4. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 107, 'EH LH III(A-B) C H'

NOTE

1. The BCH [2004] places the finds of sherds, figurine, etc. '...près du cimetière du village ...' which might mean closer to 36.749599°, 22.802089° about 150 m. further E. I cannot tell whether all these sources are referring to one find or two. And compare this to C5290.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. BCH [2004]: Bulletin de correspondance hellénique. Volume 128-129-2.2. 2004., 'Elaia Molaon', pg. 1340. Online here.

2. Banou [1996]: Banou, Emilia. Beitrag zum Studium Lakoniens in der mykenischen Zeit. Albert-Ludwigs-Universität zu Freiburg. 1996, '44. Elea', pg. 63.

3. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'E 27 Elea', pg. 107. Online here.

4. 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., 'C 31 Elea', pg. 116. Online here.

5. Laconia II: Waterhouse, Helen and R. Hope Simpson. ‘Prehistoric Laconia: Part II’, The Annual of the British School at Athens, Vol. 56, pp. 114-175, 1961, 'Elea', pg. 139. Online here.