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Myrou: Peristeria: Hab

PKC183
TITLEMyrou: Peristeria: Hab
WGS84 37.275507° N, 21.740199° E
Accuracy Exact

LAT/LON 37.275507, 21.740199
LON/LAT 21.740199, 37.275507

DMS 37° 16' 31.8252" N,21° 44' 24.7164" E

W3Wdistorted, unearths, compact
UTM34 S, 565622, 4125693
EGSA87 299496, 4127542

Elevation m100
Elevation feet 328.1
RegionMessenia





GENERAL SITE TYPE  Hab

TYPE

1.    Acropolis.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 167    ' A fine acropolis c. 1.5 km. N of Mirou, and on the S bank of the Kyparissia river.'
2.    Cem.   Simpson [2014], 23    ' ..., CEM; ... '
3.    hab.   Simpson [2014], 23    'HAB, ...'
4.    hab.   Simpson [1981], 134    Various buildings
5.    hab.   AR[1960], 12    'Excavations on the summit of the ridge revealed what appears to have been the 'megaron' of the local ruler.'
6.    Pottery.   Simpson [1981], 134    ' ... pottery ... '
7.    Tholos.   Simpson [2014], 23    ' ..., 3 tholoi; ... '
8.    Tholos.   Simpson [1981], 135    ' ... tholos tombs, ... '
9.    Tholos.   Messenia III, 133    'Professor Marinatos' excavations, particularly the spectacular finds contemporary with Grave Circle A at Mycenae, ...'


SITE SIZE

- Simpson [2014]  p. 23,  Size: 20000 sq. m.  ' ...; 2.0 ha; ... '

- Simpson and Dickinson [1979]  p. 167,  Size: 20000 sq. m.  '...c. 200 m. N-S by 100 m....'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Simpson [2014]: 23, 'MH, LH I - IIIB, C, H'
    b.    Simpson [1981]: 134, MH LH I-IIIB C H
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 167, 'The site (c. 200 m. N-S by 100 m.) was apparently first occupied in MH;...'

2. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 167, '...wall across the S slope, ...suggest that it is of early LH date.'

3. Late Helladic I: (1700 BC - 1635 BC)
    a.    Simpson [2014]: 23, 'MH, LH I - IIIB, C, H'
    b.    Simpson [1981]: 134, MH LH I-IIIB C H
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 167, 'A large building of apparently LH I date, the East House,...', (see C425)

4. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)
    a.    Simpson [2014]: 23, 'MH, LH I - IIIB, C, H'
    b.    Simpson [1981]: 134, MH LH I-IIIB C H

5. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Simpson [2014]: 23, 'MH, LH I - IIIB, C, H'
    b.    Simpson [1981]: 134, MH LH I-IIIB C H
    c.    AR[1960]: 13, 'Fragments of fine decorated Myc. I-II vases were recovered from both the dromos and the chamber.'

6. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Simpson [2014]: 23, 'MH, LH I - IIIB, C, H'
    b.    Simpson [1981]: 134, MH LH I-IIIB C H
    c.    AR[1960]: 13, 'Fragments of fine decorated Myc. I-II vases were recovered from both the dromos and the chamber.'

NOTE

1.  'See also C183, C299, C300, C301, C309, C310, C425, C426, C427, C428, C429.'

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1.  AR[1960]:  Archaeological Reports, The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. (7) 1960., 'Pylos: Palace of Nestor', pg. 12. At para. beginning 'A site in mountainous country near Mouriatadha, ...'
Online here.

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., '22B. Peristeria (Mira)', pg. 133. Online here.

3.  Simpson [2014]:  Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Messenia and the Kingdom of Pylos. Philadelphia:Instap Academic Press, 2014. , '22B Myrou: Peristeria', pg. 23.

4.  Simpson [1981]:  Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'F 203 Mirou: Peristeria', pg. 134. 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 200 Mirou: Peristeria', pg. 167. See also C183, C299, C300, C301, C309, C310, C425, C426, C427, C428, C429.
Online here.

Nearest shoreline

The closest shoreline to C183 is at 37.29382° N, 21.69376° E, a straight-line distance of 4 km and 591 m.