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Dhraina: Koutsoveri

PK	C157
TITLE	Dhraina: Koutsoveri
WGS84	37.141798° N, 21.849051° E
Accuracy	20 m.

LAT/LON	37.141798, 21.849051
LON/LAT	21.849051, 37.141798

DMS

37° 8' 30.4728" N

21° 50' 56.5836" E

W3W	double, tagging, scram
UTM	34 S, 575405, 4110940
EGSA87	308811, 4112480

Elevation m	514
Elevation feet	1686.4
Region	Messenia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Hab

TYPE

1.    hab.   Messenia III, 144    'Ancient habitation seems to have been concentrated on the flattened top area...'
2.    Sherds.   Simpson [1981], 131    'Sherds, mainly of coarse ware, but including LH III, were found on the flat top and upper south slopes, an area about 120 m. northwest to southeast by 80 m.'
3.    Sherds.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 158    'MH and LH sherds, mainly coarse, are found mainly on the flat top ...'

SITE SIZE

- Simpson [1981]  p. 131,  Size: 9600 sq. m.  ' ..., an area about 120 m. northwest to southeast by 80 m.'

- Messenia III  p. 144,  Size: 9600 sq. m.  '...which measures about 120 m. NW to SE by 80 m.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 131, 'MH LH III(A-B)'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 158, 'MH LH III(A-B)'
    c.    Messenia III: 144, '...short-stemmed bowls in a crumbly orange fabric which may be late MH or early LH.'

2. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Messenia III: 144, '...short-stemmed bowls in a crumbly orange fabric which may be late MH or early LH.'

3. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 131, 'Sherds, mainly of coarse ware, but including LH III, were found ...'
    b.    Messenia III: 144, 'A whiter, harder, better levigated ware, including krater handles, should be LH III.'

4. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 131, 'MH LH III(A-B)'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 158, 'MH LH III(A-B)'

5. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 131, 'MH LH III(A-B)'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 158, '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., '35A. Koutsoveri (Dhraina)', pg. 144. Online here.

2. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'F 129 Dhraina: Koutsoveri', pg. 131. 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 119 Dhraina: Koutsoveri', pg. 158. Online here.