Gargaliani: Ordhines
| PK | C199 |
| TITLE | Gargaliani: Ordhines |
| WGS84 | 37.094642° N, 21.591852° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 37.094642, 21.591852 |
| LON/LAT | 21.591852, 37.094642 |
| DMS | 37° 5' 40.7112" N | , | 21° 35' 30.6672" E |
| W3W | whiling, troubles, redefined |
| UTM | 34 S, 552596, 4105535 |
| EGSA87 | 285831, 4107797 |
| Elevation m | 36 |
| Elevation feet | 118.1 |
| Region | Messenia |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Hab
TYPE
1. hab. Messenia I, 236 'The pottery from this and site #38 gives the impression that they are peripheral.' Site #38 is Gargaliani/Kanalos (C206).2. Sherds. Davis and Bennet [2017], 48 'Prehistoric pottery ... was found in some quantity throughout the site.'
3. Sherds. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 146 'Sherds are scattered sparsely over the surface, ...'
4. Sherds. Ålin [1962], 81 'McDonald und Simpson fanden hier einige Scherben: aus FH, vielleicht aus MH, aus SH III 2 Kylixfüsse, ... '
5. Sherds. Simpson [1981], 121 'Sherds sparsely scattered over the eroded and rocky surface include EH II and LH III, and the fllat loop handle of a goblet may be early LH.'
6. Sherds. Messenia I, 236 "'Our finds include: EH base of sauce-boat; MH (?) base of flat loop handle of high-swung goblet in soft buff fabric.'"
SITE SIZE
- Messenia I p. 236, Size: 20000 sq. m. 'The flat rocky summit measures ca. 200 m. N-S by 100 m. E-W (maximum dimensions) and is ca. 50 m. a.s.l.'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
a. Messenia I: 236, 'Our finds include: EH base of sauce-boat;...'
b. Davis and Bennet [2017]: 48, '..., (EH), ...', 'Prehistoric pottery (EH - LH IIIB) was found in some quantity...'
2. EH II: (2700 BC - 2200 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 121, 'Sherds sparsely scattered over the eroded and rocky surface include EH II and LH III, ... '
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 146, 'EH II LH I/II? LH III(A-B)', '...base of an EH II sauceboat...'
3. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
a. Messenia I: 236, ?, 'MH (?) base of flat loop handle of high-swung goblet in soft buff fabric.'
b. Davis and Bennet [2017]: 48, '..., MH, ...'
c. Ålin [1962]: 81, ' ..., vielleicht aus MH, ... '
4. Late Helladic I: (1700 BC - 1635 BC)
a. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 146, 'EH II LH I/II? LH III(A-B)', 'The flat loop handle of a goblet may be early LH.'
b. Davis and Bennet [2017]: 48, '..., LH I-II, ...'
5. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)
a. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 146, 'EH II LH I/II? LH III(A-B)'
b. Davis and Bennet [2017]: 48, '..., LH I-II, ...'
6. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 121, 'Sherds sparsely scattered over the eroded and rocky surface include EH II and LH III, ... '
b. Messenia I: 236, 'From LH III are two bases of kylixes, one hollowed in center; a fragment from a low-stemmed bowl; numerous fragments of pithoi...'
c. Ålin [1962]: 81, ' ..., aus SH III 2 Kylixfüsse, ... '
7. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
a. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 146, 'EH II LH I/II? LH III(A-B)', '...and a few LH III.'
b. Davis and Bennet [2017]: 48, '..., LH IIIA - B, ...', '...LH III material ...'
8. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Davis and Bennet [2017]: 48, '..., LH IIIA - B, ...', '...LH III material ...'
NOTE
1. Placed from the description in Davis and Bennet [2017] 48, 'K1 Gargaliani Ordines'
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Ålin [1962]: Ålin, Per. Das Ende der mykenischen Fundstätten auf dem griechischen Festland. Carl Bloms Boktryckeri A.-B., Lund, 1962., 'Ordhines', pg. 81.
2. Davis and Bennet [2017]: Davis, Jack L. and John Bennet (eds.). The Pylos Regional Archaeological Project; A Retrospective. American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 2017., 'K1 Gargaliani Ordines', pg. 48.
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., '37. Ordhines (Langouvardhos)', pg. 236.
Online here.
4. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'F 46 Gargaliani: Ordhines', pg. 121.
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 57 Gargalianoi: Ordhines', pg. 146.
Online here.