Aetos: Hagios Dhimitrios (B)
| PK | C169 |
| TITLE | Aetos: Hagios Dhimitrios (B) |
| WGS84 | 37.251676° N, 21.825085° E |
| Accuracy | 20 m. |
| LAT/LON | 37.251676, 21.825085 |
| LON/LAT | 21.825085, 37.251676 |
| DMS | 37° 15' 6.0336" N | , | 21° 49' 30.306" E |
| W3W | quest, starkest, eggs |
| UTM | 34 S, 573171, 4123111 |
| EGSA87 | 306962, 4124721 |
| Elevation m | 409 |
| Elevation feet | 1341.9 |
| Region | Messenia |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement
TYPE
1. Hab. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 176 'The LH site, ...'2. Hab. Simpson [1981], 138 'The Mycenaean site, ..., is the slightly lower hill of Ayios Dhimitrios, adjacent to west-southwest.'
3. Settlement. Messenia III, 140 'The ancient settlement covered the upper surface over an area about 80 m. W-NW by 50 m.'
4. Sherds. Ålin [1962], 78 'Valmin meint sich hier Scherben von mykenischer bis byzantinischer Zeit ... '
5. Sherds. Simpson [1981], 138 'Some LH III finer sherds were found with the predominating coarse wares.'
SITE SIZE
- Simpson [1981] p. 138, Size: 4000 sq. m. 'On its upper surface, about 80 m. west-northwest to east-southeast by 50 m., ... '
- Messenia III p. 140, Size: 4000 sq. m. 'The ancient settlement covered the upper surface over an area about 80 m. W-NW by 50 m.'
- Simpson and Dickinson [1979] p. 176, Size: 4000 sq. m. 'On the upper surface (c. 80 m. NNW-SSE by 50 m.) ...'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 138, 'MH? LH III(A-B)'
b. Messenia III: 140, 'A finer variety of "oatmeal" ware in dark brown with smoothed surfaces may be MH.'
c. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 175, 'MH? LH III(A-B)'
2. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
a. Messenia III: 140, 'Two fragments from the bowls of kylikes and other similar sherds in gray or pink fabric testify to occupation in LH.'
b. Ålin [1962]: 78, ' ... mykenischer ... '
3. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 138, 'MH? LH III(A-B)', '...some LH III finer sherds were found with the predominating coarse wares.'
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 175, 'MH? LH III(A-B)'
4. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 138, 'MH? LH III(A-B)', '...some LH III finer sherds were found with the predominating coarse wares.'
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 175, 'MH? LH III(A-B)'
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Ålin [1962]: Ålin, Per. Das Ende der mykenischen Fundstätten auf dem griechischen Festland. Carl Bloms Boktryckeri A.-B., Lund, 1962., 'Ajios Demetrios', pg. 78.
2. 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., '26A. Ayios Dhimitrios (Aëtos)', pg. 140.
Online here.
3. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'F 214 Aetos: Ayios Dhimitrios', pg. 138.
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 227 Aetos: Ayios Dhimitrios (B)', pg. 175.
Online here.