Kato Melpia: Krebeni
| PK | C121 |
| TITLE | Kato Melpia: Krebeni |
| WGS84 | 37.331736° N, 21.932906° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 37.331736, 21.932906 |
| LON/LAT | 21.932906, 37.331736 |
| DMS | 37° 19' 54.2496" N | , | 21° 55' 58.4616" E |
| W3W | barons, detours, arid |
| UTM | 34 S, 582645, 4132082 |
| EGSA87 | 316720, 4133390 |
| Elevation m | 260 |
| Elevation feet | 853 |
| Region | Messenia |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Hab
TYPE
1. Buildings. Messenia I, 234 'In several spots there can be seen above the surface remains of well built C or H terrace walls, stairways, and door jambs.'2. Settlement. Messenia I, 234 'A large habitation site ca. 300 m. north of and above the village of Kato Melpia.' (235: 'This must have been an important town in the Late Bronze Age and ... ')
3. Settlement. McDonald and Rapp [1972], 294 '(9 ha max.)'
4. Settlement. Simpson [2014], 27 'HAB; 4.5 ha (maximum); large village'
5. Settlement. Simpson [1981], 141 'A large, perhaps major, Mycenaean centre was found on an impressive hill about 400 m. northeast of and above Kato Melpia.'
6. Settlement. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 172 'This is a large, perhaps major, LH centre.'
7. Sherds. Ålin [1962], 79 ' ... fanden McDonald und Simpson viele Scherben, ... '
8. Sherds. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 172 'LH sherds of good quality, ..., were concentrated mostly in the central and upper part.'
9. Sherds. Messenia I, 234 'The plentiful surface sherds include Mycenaean (early LH III B and probably LH III A) of good quality, concentrated mostly in the central part of the site.'
10. Sherds. Messenia III, 143 '...some pieces are probably MH and that one or two are LH IIIC ... Other LH sherds from this site are illustrated ...'
SITE SIZE
- Messenia I p. 234, Size: 180000 sq. m. 'The site extends ca. 6oo m. E-W by 300 m. N-S on steep terraces overlooking the N-W end of the fertile upper Messenian plain ... '
- McDonald and Rapp [1972] p. 294, Size: 180000 sq. m. '600 m E-W x 300 (prehistoric probably much less) ... '
- Simpson [2014] p. 27, Size: 45000 sq. m. HAB; 4.5 ha (maximum); large village
- Simpson [1981] p. 141, Size: 45000 sq. m. 'Plentiful Mycenaean sherds of good quality were concentrated mostly in the central and upper part, indicating a less extensive, but still considerable, area of habitation, perhaps about 300 m. east to west by 150 m.'
- Simpson and Dickinson [1979] p. 172, Size: 180000 sq. m. ' ... and cover an extent c. 600 m. E-W by 300 m.'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
a. McDonald and Rapp [1972]: 294, '?'
b. Simpson [2014]: 27, '?'
c. Simpson [1981]: 141, 'MH? LH IIIA-C A? C H'
d. Messenia III: 143, '...some pieces are probably MH ... Other LH sherds from this site are illustrated ...'
e. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 172, 'MH? ... '
2. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
a. Messenia III: 143, '... Other LH sherds from this site are illustrated ...'
3. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
a. Messenia I: 234, 'The plentiful surface sherds include Mycenaean (early LH III B and probably LH III A) of good quality, ... '
b. McDonald and Rapp [1972]: 294, '?'
c. Simpson [2014]: 27, ' ..., LH III(A-B), ... '
d. Simpson [1981]: 141, 'MH? LH IIIA-C A? C H'
e. Ålin [1962]: 79, ' ..., vielleicht auch aus IIIA, stammen.'
f. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 172, 'MH? LH IIIA-C ... '
4. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Messenia I: 234, 'The plentiful surface sherds include Mycenaean (early LH III B and probably LH III A) of good quality, ... '
b. McDonald and Rapp [1972]: 294,
c. Simpson [2014]: 27, ' ..., LH III(A-B), ... '
d. Simpson [1981]: 141, 'MH? LH IIIA-C A? C H'
e. Ålin [1962]: 79, 'Die mykenischen sollen aus der frühen IIIB-Zeit, ..., stammen. '
f. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 172, 'MH? LH IIIA-C ... ', ' ... including LH IIIB and LH IIIC, ...
5. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
a. McDonald and Rapp [1972]: 294,
b. Simpson [1981]: 141, 'MH? LH IIIA-C A? C H'
c. Messenia III: 143, '...one or two are LH IIIC ... Other LH sherds from this site are illustrated ...'
d. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 172, 'MH? LH IIIA-C ... ', ' ... including LH IIIB and LH IIIC, ...
6. Archaic: (700 BC - 480 BC)
a. Ålin [1962]: 79, ' ... aus archaischer und späteren Zeiten.'
b. Simpson [1981]: 141, 'MH? LH IIIA-C A? C H'
c. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 172, ' ... A? ... '
d. Messenia I: 234, 'Some sherds are apparently A, ... '
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Ålin [1962]: Ålin, Per. Das Ende der mykenischen Fundstätten auf dem griechischen Festland. Carl Bloms Boktryckeri A.-B., Lund, 1962., 'Krebeni', pg. 79.
2. McDonald and Rapp [1972]: McDonald, William A. and George R. Rapp, Jr.. The Minnesota Messenia Expedition: Reconstructing a Bronze Age Regional Environment. University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota. USA. 1972, '216 Kato Melpia: Krebeni', pg. 294.
3. Messenia I: McDonald, William A. and Richard Hope Simpson. ‘Prehistoric Habitation in Southwestern Peloponnese’, American Journal of Archaeology. Vol. 65, No. 3 (Jul., 1961), pp. 221-260., '31. Krebeni (Kato Melpia)', pg. 234.
Online here.
4. 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., '31. Krebeni (Kato Melpia)', pg. 143.
Online here.
5. Simpson [2014]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Messenia and the Kingdom of Pylos. Philadelphia:Instap Academic Press, 2014. , '31 Kato Melpia: Krebeni', pg. 27.
6. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'F 236 Kato Melpia: Krebeni', pg. 141.
Online here.
7. 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 216 Kato Melpia: Krebeni', pg. 172.
Online here.