Site details

Kokla: Rachi Chani

PK	C161
TITLE	Kokla: Rachi Chani
WGS84	37.273214° N, 21.869052° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	37.273214, 21.869052
LON/LAT	21.869052, 37.273214

DMS

37° 16' 23.5704" N

21° 52' 8.5872" E

W3W	cringe, lengthen, queried
UTM	34 S, 577048, 4125535
EGSA87	310916, 4127022

Elevation m	153
Elevation feet	502
Region	Messenia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Hab

TYPE

1.    Artifacts.   AD[1964], 154
2.    hab.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 175    'LH sherds indicate a site at least 100 m. in diameter.'
3.    hab.   Messenia III, 141    ... would indicate a habitation site of at least 100 m. diameter (probably more, but obscured by N outskirts of Kokla village).'
4.    Sherds.   Simpson [1981], 139    'A deposit ("apothete"), said to contain many EH and MH sherds, including "Adriatic Ware", was found in one place and some Mycenaean sherds in another.'
5.    Sherds.   Ålin [1962], 78    'Hier und in der umherliegenden Ebene fand Valmin Scherben aus mykenischer Zeit.'

SITE SIZE

- Simpson [1981]  p. 139,  Size: 7854 sq. m.  ' ... a site at least 100 m. in diameter.'

- Simpson and Dickinson [1979]  p. 175,  Size: 7853 sq. m.  'LH sherds indicate a site at least 100 m. in diameter.'

- Messenia III  p. 141,  Size: 7853 sq. m.  ... would indicate a habitation site of at least 100 m. diameter (probably more, but obscured by N outskirts of Kokla village).'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 139, 'A deposit ..., said to contain many EH and MH sherds, ...'
    b.    Messenia III: 141, '...a deposit (apothetes) containing a mass of EH and MH sherds...'

2. EH II: (2700 BC - 2200 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 175, '...a deposit of many EH II and MH sherds was found...'

3. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 139, 'A deposit ..., said to contain many EH and MH sherds, ...'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 175, '...a deposit of many EH II and MH sherds was found...'
    c.    Messenia III: 141, '...a deposit (apothetes) containing a mass of EH and MH sherds...'

4. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 139, '... and some Mycenaean sherds ...'
    b.    AD[1964]: 154,
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 175, 'LH sherds indicate a site at least 100 m. in diameter.'
    d.    Messenia III: 141, 'Mycenaean sherds and a fragment of a LH statuette were also discovered.', 'A plentiful scattering of LH pottery can still be seen on the surface of the hill...'
    e.    Ålin [1962]: 78, ' ... mykenischer Zeit.'

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. AD[1964]: Archaiologikon Deltion, Athens, Greece, v. 19, '', pg. 154.

2. Ålin [1962]: Ålin, Per. Das Ende der mykenischen Fundstätten auf dem griechischen Festland. Carl Bloms Boktryckeri A.-B., Lund, 1962., 'Kokla', pg. 78.

3. 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., '27B. Rachi Chani (Kokla)', pg. 141. Online here.

4. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'F 219 Kokla: Rachi Chani', pg. 139. Online here.

5. 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 224 Kokla: Rachi Chani', pg. 175. Online here.