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Stenyklaros: Kato Rachi

PK	C129
TITLE	Stenyklaros: Kato Rachi
WGS84	37.233771° N, 21.951468° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	37.233771, 21.951468
LON/LAT	21.951468, 37.233771

DMS

37° 14' 1.5756" N

21° 57' 5.2848" E

W3W	carton, claw, apps
UTM	34 S, 584399.05, 4121229.9
EGSA87	318129, 4122484

Elevation m	78
Elevation feet	255.9
Region	Messenia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement

TYPE

1.    hab.   Simpson [1981], 139    '(maximum)'
2.    Settlement.   Messenia III, 144    'The settlement overlooked good land to NW, W and SW and it may have had strategic importance...'
3.    Sherds.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 169    ' ..., badly worn sherds, ... '

SITE SIZE

- Simpson [1981]  p. 139,  Size: 17670 sq. m.  '...over an area 150 m. in diameter (maximum).'

- Messenia III  p. 144,  Size: 17671 sq. m.  'The total extent may have been ca. 150 m. in diameter.'

- Simpson and Dickinson [1979]  p. 169,  Size: 17671 sq. m.  ' ... sherds ... were distributed over the E summit, over an area 150 m. in diameter (maximum).'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Messenia III: 144, 'Several fragments of kylix bowls in white and pinkish fabric were recovered, as well as other thin LH wares.'

2. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 139, 'LH III(A-B)'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 169, 'LH III(A-B)'

3. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 139, 'LH III(A-B)'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 169, 'LH III(A-B)'

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., '32D. Kato Rachi (Stenyklaros)', pg. 144. Online here.

2. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'F 225 Stenyklaros: Kato Rachi', pg. 139. 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 205 Stenyklaros: Katorachi', pg. 169. Online here.