Site details

Kyparissia: Kastro

PK	C184
TITLE	Kyparissia: Kastro
WGS84	37.251414° N, 21.678449° E
Accuracy	20 m.

LAT/LON	37.251414, 21.678449
LON/LAT	21.678449, 37.251414

DMS

37° 15' 5.0904" N

21° 40' 42.4164" E

W3W	refreshed, quickest, instigator
UTM	34 S, 560167, 4122979
EGSA87	293955, 4125001

Elevation m	69
Elevation feet	226.4
Region	Messenia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement

TYPE

1.    Artifacts.   PAE[1911], 247
2.    Building.   Ålin [1962], 80    'Die letzteren (McDonald and Simpson, rhc) vermuten, dass hier die Spuren älterer Bebauung von der jüngeren zerstört worden sind.'
3.    hab.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 149    '...the extent of prehistoric occupation on the slope cannot be estimated.'
4.    Pottery.   Simpson [2018], 321    'Subsequently a considerable quantity of Mycenaean pottery was recovered by Choremis from excavations for the foundations of a new house at the west foot of the Kastro ... '
5.    Settlement.   Messenia I, 232    'An impressive acropolis ... The acropolis is very rocky and sheer, especially at the north.'
6.    Settlement.   Simpson [2018], 321    ' ..., it was probably at least a 'large village'.'
7.    Sherds.   Simpson [1981], 134    'Sparse MH and LH surface sherds were found on the north slope, and a considerable amount of Mycenaean pottery was uncovered during excavation for the foundations of a new house ... '
8.    Sherds.   Ålin [1962], 80    ' ... meldet Valmin einig Scherben aus MH und SH Zeit, ... ', ' ... McDonald und Simpson fanden ein paar Scherben, ... '

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Messenia I: 232, ' ...; base of stemmed goblet (MH - LH I) of coarse fabric; ... ', ' ... frg. of a MH grey Minyan carinated goblet with ring foot ...; '
    b.    Simpson [1981]: 134, 'MH LH (IIIA-B) A C H', 'Sparse MH and LH surface sherds were found on the north slope, ...'
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 149, 'MH LH (IIIA-B?) A C H', 'Sparse MH and LH sherds were found on the N slope, ...'
    d.    Ålin [1962]: 80, ' ... einige Scherben aus MH und SH Zeit, ... '

2. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    PAE[1911]: 247,
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 149, '...and an amount of LH pottery at the WSW foot of the Kastro.'
    c.    Ålin [1962]: 80, ' ... einige Scherben aus MH und SH Zeit, ... '
    d.    Simpson [2018]: 321, 'Subsequently a considerable quantity of Mycenaean pottery was recovered by Choremis from excavations for the foundations of a new house at the west foot of the Kastro ... '

3. Late Helladic I: (1700 BC - 1635 BC)
    a.    Messenia I: 232, ' ...; base of stemmed goblet (MH - LH I) of coarse fabric; ... '

4. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 134, 'MH LH (IIIA-B) A C H', 'Sparse MH and LH surface sherds were found on the north slope, ...'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 149, 'MH LH (IIIA-B?) A C H', 'Sparse MH and LH sherds were found on the N slope, ...'

5. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 134, 'MH LH (IIIA-B) A C H', 'Sparse MH and LH surface sherds were found on the north slope, ...'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 149, 'MH LH (IIIA-B?) A C H', 'Sparse MH and LH sherds were found on the N slope, ...'

NOTE

1. Simpson describes the sherds as being where I've placed the mark. Additional Myc.pottery found at the W-SW foot of the ridge, about 130 m. to the S-SW of the mark.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. PAE[1911]: Praktika tes en Athenais Arkhaiologikes Hetaireias. 1911., '', pg. 247.

2. Ålin [1962]: Ålin, Per. Das Ende der mykenischen Fundstätten auf dem griechischen Festland. Carl Bloms Boktryckeri A.-B., Lund, 1962., 'Kyparissia', pg. 80.

3. 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., '22. Kastro (Kyparissia)', pg. 232. Online here.

4. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'F 200 Kyparissia: Kastro', pg. 134. Online here.

5. Simpson [2018]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece and Homeric Tradition. published online under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. 2018, 'Kyparisseeis (Il. 2. 593)', pg. 320. Online here.

6. 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 70 Kyparissia: Kastro', pg. 149. Online here.