Site details

Konchilion: Kastro

PK	C147
TITLE	Konchilion: Kastro
WGS84	37.209379° N, 21.886199° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	37.209379, 21.886199
LON/LAT	21.886199, 37.209379

DMS

37° 12' 33.7644" N

21° 53' 10.3164" E

W3W	descending, tankards, fuzzily
UTM	34 S, 578635, 4118468
EGSA87	312278, 4119905

Elevation m	468
Elevation feet	1535.4
Region	Messenia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Hab

TYPE

1.    Hab.   Simpson [1981], 140    'The site is a natural acropolis, resembling "Malthi-Dorion" ... both in its size and its commanding position.'
2.    Hab.   Messenia III, 141    'The higher E part is encircled by the ruins of a thick wall, probably ancient, of large rough boulders, enclosing an oval area about 150 m. by 70 m. NNE-SSW.'
3.    Sherds.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 169    'MH and LH III were recognized among sherds distributed over a walled area ... '
4.    Wall.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 169    'The wall, now ruined, was thick, and contained many large rough stones.'

SITE SIZE

- Simpson [1981]  p. 140,  Size: 10500 sq. m.  'The upper area, about 150 m. north-northeast to south-southwest by 70 m., ... '

- Messenia III  p. 141,  Size: 8246 sq. m.  Area of this oval = 75 * 35 * pi; '...enclosing an oval area about 150 m. by 70 m. NNE-SSW.'

- Simpson and Dickinson [1979]  p. 169,  Size: 15000 sq. m.  ' ... scattered over an area c. 150 m. E-W by 100 m.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 140, 'MH and LH III sherds were recognized among the surface pottery ... '
    b.    Messenia III: 142, 'Part of the strap handle from an open bowl shows that the site was inhabited in MH or that the MH tradition persisted later.'
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 169, 'MH LH III(A-B) ... ', 'MH and LH III were recognized among sherds ... '

2. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Messenia III: 141, '... several handles of LH kraters...'

3. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 140, 'MH and LH III sherds were recognized among the surface pottery ... '
    b.    Messenia III: 142, '...include the base of a long-stemmed LH III kylix ...'
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 169, 'MH and LH III were recognized among sherds ... '

4. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 169, 'MH LH III(A-B) ... '

5. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 169, 'MH 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., '28B. Kastro (Kongilion)', pg. 141. Online here.

2. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'F 227 Konchilion: Kastro', pg. 140. 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 203 Konchilion: Kastro', pg. 169. Online here.