PK	C159
TITLE	Nichoria: Rizomylo: Settlement
WGS84	37.003676° N, 21.913609° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	37.003676, 21.913609
LON/LAT	21.913609, 37.003676

DMS

37° 0' 13.2336" N

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21° 54' 48.9924" E

W3W	soundtrack, blinks, chorused
UTM	34 S, 581286, 4095670
EGSA87	314209, 4097027

Elevation m	91
Elevation feet	298.6
Region	Messenia

GENERAL SITE TYPE  Settlement

TYPE

1.    hab.   McDonald [1972], 218    

2.    House.   Mazarakis-Ainian [1989], 269    'During the 1972/73 season, R. Hope Simpson excavated at Nichoria ... the foundations of an apsidal building, ... '

3.    Settlement.   Simpson [1981], 125    'The settlement subsequently expanded to northwest and southeast, and by the LH II period covered about 80% of the ridge, ... '

4.    Settlement.   Messenia I, 248    'Prehistoric settlement was mainly on the S-E end of a ridge immediately above (S-W of) the hamlet of Rizomilo, ... The village of Karpophora lies ca. 1 km. to the west.'

5.    Settlement.   Ålin [1962], 88    ' ... Besiedlung ... '

SITE SIZE

- Simpson [1981]  p. 125,  Size: 50000 sq. m.  'The ridge is irregular, approximately 500 m. in length from northwest to southeast and 100 m. broad (maximum), ... '



PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)

    a.    Messenia I: 249 'Habitation spans MH, LH, SM(?), PG, G, C, R.'

    b.    McDonald [1972]: 236 '...rather rare occurrence of a late phase of M.H. in this sector...'

    c.    Ålin [1962]: 88 ' ... fand sich Keramik aus MH, SH I, II und IIIB ... '

    d.    Simpson [1981]: 125 'The first stratified deposits are of very early MH date, found in the centre of the site.'

2. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)

    a.    Messenia I: 249 'Habitation spans MH, LH, SM(?), PG, G, C, R.'

3. Late Helladic I: (1700 BC - 1635 BC)

    a.    Ålin [1962]: 88 ' ... fand sich Keramik aus MH, SH I, II und IIIB ... '

4. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)

    a.    McDonald [1972]: 236 'L.H.II and L.H.IIIA sherds were found at the level of the foundations'

    b.    Ålin [1962]: 88 ' ... fand sich Keramik aus MH, SH I, II und IIIB ... '

    c.    Simpson [1981]: 125 ' ..., overlying a large LH II complex.', ' ... by the LH II period (the site, RHC) covered about 80% of the ridge, ... '

5. Late Helladic III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)

    a.    Simpson [1981]: 125 'Extensive LH III remains include a series of houses in the central area, ... '

6. Late Helladic IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)

    a.    McDonald [1972]: 236 '...it seems likely that the walls are of L.H.IIIA date or later.'

7. Late Helladic IIIA1: (1410 BC - 1375 BC)

    a.    Simpson [1981]: 125 'Remains include a substantial LH IIIA1 building or mansion ... '

8. Late Helladic IIIA2: (1375 BC - 1320 BC)

    a.    McDonald [1972]: 236 '...associated with deposits of L.H.II and L.H.IIIA2 pottery...'

    b.    Simpson [1981]: 125 'In all areas substantial LH IIIA2 and LH IIIB structures were found, ... '

9. Late Helladic IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)

    a.    McDonald [1972]: 236 'The lower walls presumably date to L.H.IIIB or L.H. IIIC, ...'

    b.    Mazarakis-Ainian [1989]: 269 ' ... the house appears to belong to a late phase of the LH IIIB period, but ... a dating in the EIA should not be overruled, ... '

    c.    Ålin [1962]: 88 ' ... einer Brandkatastrophe ... ' i.e., in the LH IIIB.

    d.    Simpson [1981]: 125 ' ..., and a LH IIIB street flanked by poorly preserved houses in the northwest sector.'

10. Late Helladic IIIB1: (1320 BC - 1250 BC)

    a.    Simpson [1981]: 125 'Some houses have successive floors of the LH IIIA2 and LH IIIB1 periods.'

    b.    Simpson [1981]: 125 'But in LH IIIB2 the houses tended to be smaller, ... '

11. Late Helladic IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)

    a.    McDonald [1972]: 236 'The lower walls presumably date to L.H.IIIB or L.H. IIIC, ...'

    b.    Simpson [1981]: 125 ' ..., could only be attributed to later LH IIIC.'

12. Protogeometric: (1100 BC - 900 BC)

    a.    Messenia I: 249 'Habitation spans MH, LH, SM(?), PG, G, C, R.'

13. Sub Mycenaean: (1060 BC - 1000 BC)

    a.    Messenia I: 249 'Habitation spans MH, LH, SM(?), PG, G, C, R.'

14. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)

    a.    Messenia I: 249 'Habitation spans MH, LH, SM(?), PG, G, C, R.'