Site details

Ano Kopanaki: Stylari

PK	C164
TITLE	Ano Kopanaki: Stylari
WGS84	37.292153° N, 21.82675° E
Accuracy	20 m.

LAT/LON	37.292153, 21.82675
LON/LAT	21.82675, 37.292153

DMS

37° 17' 31.7508" N

21° 49' 36.3" E

W3W	sounds, mockery, inch
UTM	34 S, 573279, 4127603
EGSA87	307213, 4129209

Elevation m	239
Elevation feet	784.1
Region	Messenia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Pottery

TYPE

1.    hab.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 177    '...but the site itself may have been confined to a smaller area, perhaps c. 100 m. in diameter, mainly on the S part.'
2.    Sherds.   Ålin [1962], 79    'McDonald und Simpson fanden an den Hängen Scherben ... '
3.    Sherds.   Messenia I, 233    'Many sherds are scattered on the east west, south and S-E slopes for an extent of 500 m. by 150 m.'

SITE SIZE

- Messenia I  p. 233,  Size: 75000 sq. m.  'Many sherds are scattered on the easy west, south and S-E slopes for an extent of ca. 500 m. by 150 m.'

- Simpson and Dickinson [1979]  p. 177,  Size: 7854 sq. m.  '...confined to a smaller area, perhaps c. 100 m. in diameter...'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 137, 'MH? LH II-III(A-B) C H'
    b.    Messenia I: 233, 'MH or LH: 2 bases of stemmed bowls and several typical handles of jars in coarse ware;..'
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 177, 'MH? LH II-III(A-B) C H'
    d.    Ålin [1962]: 79, ' ... Scherben aus MH, SH, ... '

2. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Messenia I: 233, 'MH or LH: 2 bases of stemmed bowls and several typical handles of jars in coarse ware;..'
    b.    Ålin [1962]: 79, ' ... Scherben aus MH, SH, ... '

3. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 137, 'MH? LH II-III(A-B) C H'
    b.    Messenia I: 233, 'LH II-III: 4 frgs. of long-stemmed kylixes.'
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 177, 'MH? LH II-III(A-B) C H'
    d.    Ålin [1962]: 79, ' ... wenigen Fragmenten aus SH II - III ... '

4. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Messenia I: 233, 'LH III: hind quarters of animal figurine in soft buff clay.'
    b.    Ålin [1962]: 79, ' ... wenigen Fragmenten aus SH II - III ... '

5. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 137, 'MH? LH II-III(A-B) C H'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 177, 'MH? LH II-III(A-B) C H'

6. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 137, 'MH? LH II-III(A-B) C H'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 177, 'MH? LH II-III(A-B) C H'

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Ålin [1962]: Ålin, Per. Das Ende der mykenischen Fundstätten auf dem griechischen Festland. Carl Bloms Boktryckeri A.-B., Lund, 1962., 'Stylari', pg. 79.

2. Messenia I: McDonald, William A. and Richard Hope Simpson. ‘Prehistoric Habitation in Southwestern Peloponnese’, American Journal of Archaeology. Vol. 65, No. 3 (Jul., 1961), pp. 221-260., '24. Stylari (Kopanaki)', pg. 233. Online here.

3. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'F 211 Ano Kopanaki: Stylari', pg. 137. Online here.

4. 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 233 Ano Kopanaki: Stylari', pg. 177. Online here.