Site details

Artiki: Rachi Gourtsia

PK	C171
TITLE	Artiki: Rachi Gourtsia
WGS84	37.257057° N, 21.781313° E
Accuracy	20 m.

LAT/LON	37.257057, 21.781313
LON/LAT	21.781313, 37.257057

DMS

37° 15' 25.4052" N

21° 46' 52.7268" E

W3W	obeys, warthog, disables
UTM	34 S, 569284, 4123675
EGSA87	303094, 4125408

Elevation m	306
Elevation feet	1003.9
Region	Messenia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Hab

TYPE

1.    hab.   Simpson [1981], 137    Estimated size based on a diameter of 90 m.
2.    hab.   Messenia III, 137    'The site was small but it has a magnificent view over the central Kyparissia and Soulima valleys. It probably combined the functions of look-out and minor agricultural center.'
3.    Sherds.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 176    'A few worn BA sherds, ...'

SITE SIZE

- Simpson [1981]  p. 137,  Size: 6363 sq. m.  Estimated size based on a diameter of 90 m. ' ..., about 90 m. in upper diameter, ... '

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 177, '...and one probably MH, ...'
    b.    Messenia III: 137, 'One fragment is part of a jar with flattened side handle, probably of MH shape.'

2. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Messenia III: 137, 'A few thinner sherds of finer buff fabric include a rim and another bit from LH stemmed bowls.'

3. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 137, 'Some very worn potsherds were found on the summit, including some definitely LHIII.'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 177, '...including two LH III...'

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., '23C. Rachi Gourtsia (Artiki)', pg. 136. Online here.

2. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'F 208 Artiki: Rachi Gourtsia', 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 230 Artiki: Rachi Gortsia', pg. 176. Online here.