Site details

Mavromati: Panayia

PK	C138
TITLE	Mavromati: Panayia
WGS84	37.067336° N, 22.002242° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	37.067336, 22.002242
LON/LAT	22.002242, 37.067336

DMS

37° 4' 2.4096" N

22° 0' 8.0712" E

W3W	clinical, honey, robust
UTM	34 S, 589098, 4102812
EGSA87	322245, 4103921

Elevation m	29
Elevation feet	95.1
Region	Messenia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Pottery

TYPE

1.    Cem.   Messenia III, 158    '... we have to do with a settlement, not merely a cemetery.'
2.    hab.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 161    '...the spread indicates a small site only c. 90 m. E-W by 50 m.'
3.    Settlement.   Messenia III, 158    '... we have to do with a settlement, not merely a cemetery.'
4.    Sherds.   Messenia III, 158    '..but there are enough scattered sherds on the top and other flanks...'
5.    Sherds.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 161    'Several LH III sherds were recognized and one EH II...'
6.    Sherds.   Simpson [1981], 128    'Several Mycenaean sherds were found spread over an area only about 90 m. east to west by 50 m.'

SITE SIZE

- Messenia III  p. 158,  Size: 4500 sq. m.  'The sporadic occurrence of pottery over an area about 90 m. E-W by 50 M. would indicate that this was a small site.'

- Simpson and Dickinson [1979]  p. 161,  Size: 4500 sq. m.  '...a small site only c. 90 m. E-W by 50 m.'

- Simpson [1981]  p. 128,  Size: 4500 sq. m.  '... spread over an area only about 90 m. east to west by 50 m.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
    a.    Messenia III: 158, 'One fragment is from the pedestal base of an EH sauceboat or shallow bowl.'

2. EH II: (2700 BC - 2200 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 161, 'Several LH III sherds were recognized and one EH II...'

3. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 128, 'Several Mycenaean sherds were found spread over an area only about 90 m. east to west by 50 m.'
    b.    Messenia III: 158, 'The remainder of the diagnostic material is LH, including bases of jugs and jars of gritty coarse fabric, ...'

4. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 161, 'Several LH III sherds were recognized and one EH II...'

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., '77F Panayia (Mavromati)', pg. 158. Online here.

2. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'F 116 Mavromati: Panayia', pg. 128. 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 129 Mavromati: Panayia', pg. 161. Online here.