Site details

Aetos: Mourlou

PK	C162
TITLE	Aetos: Mourlou
WGS84	37.277175° N, 21.846283° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	37.277175, 21.846283
LON/LAT	21.846283, 37.277175

DMS

37° 16' 37.83" N

21° 50' 46.6188" E

W3W	healing, twos, sternum
UTM	34 S, 575025, 4125957
EGSA87	308907, 4127507

Elevation m	197
Elevation feet	646.3
Region	Messenia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Hab

TYPE

1.    hab.   Messenia III, 140    'Fragments of prehistoric pottery occur on the top and upper slopes over an area about 120 ENE-WSW by 100 m.'
2.    Sherds.   Simpson [1981], 137    'Sherds spread over the top and upper slopes, ... '
3.    Sherds.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 176    'Sherds strewn over the top and upper slopes ... '

SITE SIZE

- Simpson [1981]  p. 138,  Size: 12000 sq. m.  ' ..., over an area about 120 m. east-northeast to west-southwest by 100 m., ... '

- Messenia III  p. 140,  Size: 12000 sq. m.  '...over an area about 120 ENE-WSW by 100 m.'

- Simpson and Dickinson [1979]  p. 176,  Size: 12000 sq. m.  ' ... over an area c. 120 m. ENE-WSW by 100 m. ... '

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 137, 'MH LH III(A-B) LH IIIC?', 'Sherds ... include MH and LH III.'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 176, ' ... include MH and LH III, ... '

2. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 137, 'MH LH III(A-B) LH IIIC?'
    b.    Messenia III: 140, 'The spout of a feeding bottle is LH.'

3. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 138, 'Sherds ... include MH and LH III.'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 176, ' ... include MH and LH III, ... '

4. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Messenia III: 140, 'A kylix fragment of buff fabric is LH IIIA or LH IIIB.'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 176, 'MH LH III(A-B) LH IIIC?'

5. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Messenia III: 140, 'A kylix fragment of buff fabric is LH IIIA or LH IIIB.'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 176, 'MH LH III(A-B) LH IIIC?'

6. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 176, ' ... LH IIIC?', ' ..., and one (formerly attributed to LH IIIA or LH IIIB) which may be LH IIIC.'

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., '24C. Mourlou (Aëtos)', pg. 140. Online here.

2. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'F 213 Aetos: Mourlou', pg. 137. 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 228 Aetos: Mourlou', pg. 176. Online here.