Iklaina: Traganes
| PK | C223 |
| TITLE | Iklaina: Traganes |
| WGS84 | 36.996323° N, 21.710946° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 36.996323, 21.710946 |
| LON/LAT | 21.710946, 36.996323 |
| DMS | 36° 59' 46.7628" N | , | 21° 42' 39.4056" E |
| W3W | pollen, crumpets, mannerly |
| UTM | 34 S, 563261, 4094701 |
| EGSA87 | 296154, 4096626 |
| Elevation m | 162 |
| Elevation feet | 531.5 |
| Region | Messenia |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement
TYPE
1. Buildings. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 143 'Remains of an important LH III building were found, ... '2. hab. ERGON[1954], 42
3. hab. Messenia I, 241 'The occupation area is ca. 200 m. N-S by 150 m. E-W.'
4. Settlement. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 143 ' ... a large site ... at the W end of a broad spur.'
5. Settlement. Simpson [1981], 117 ' ... a substantial site ... '
6. Settlement. Simpson [2014], 20 'HAB; 12.0 ha; 'town''
7. Settlement. Zavadil [2012], 408 ' ..., welche Reste einer spätmykenischen Siedlung zu Tage förderte.'
8. Sherds. Ålin [1962], 85 'Dabei fanden sich viele undekorierte Scherben ... '
9. Wall. Ålin [1962], 85 'Marinatos untersuchte hier 1954 einige kyklopische Mauerreste.'
SITE SIZE
- Simpson [1981] p. 117, Size: 30000 sq. m. ' ... (about 200 m. north to south by 150 m.) ... '
- Messenia I p. 236, Size: 30000 sq. m. 'The occupation area is ca. 200 m. N-S by 150 m. E-W.'
- Simpson [2014] p. , Size: 120000 sq. m. HAB; 12.0 ha; 'town'
- Simpson and Dickinson [1979] p. 143, Size: 30000 sq. m. ' ... (c. 200 m. N-S by 150 m.) ... '
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
a. Simpson [2014]: 20, 'EH, MH, LH I-IIIB, H, M'
2. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
a. Messenia I: 241, 'The Traganes site is thickly strewn with surface pottery of the MH and LH periods.'
b. Simpson [2014]: 20, 'EH, MH, LH I-IIIB, H, M'
c. Zavadil [2012]: 408, '... auf dem Fragment eines mittelhelladischen Vorratsgefäßes.'
d. Ålin [1962]: 85, 'McDonald und Simpson fanden viele Scherben aus MH und SH, wie Kylixfragmente ... '
e. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 143, ' ...; and part of a pithos, probably MH, was found in the village of Iklaina.'
3. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
a. Messenia I: 241, 'The Traganes site is thickly strewn with surface pottery of the MH and LH periods.'
b. ERGON[1954]: 42,
c. Ålin [1962]: 85, 'McDonald und Simpson fanden viele Scherben aus MH und SH, wie Kylixfragmente ... '
4. Late Helladic I: (1700 BC - 1635 BC)
a. Simpson [2014]: 20, 'EH, MH, LH I-IIIB, H, M'
5. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)
a. Messenia I: 241, 'To LH II or III: frgs. of low-stemmed bowls with hollowed base, of softish clay.'
b. Simpson [2014]: 20, 'EH, MH, LH I-IIIB, H, M'
c. Ålin [1962]: 85, ' ... ' ..., wie Kylixfragmente aus SH III und aus SH II ... '
6. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
a. Messenia I: 241, 'To LH III: frgs. of long-stemmed kylixes, usually of soft buff fabric, ...'
b. Ålin [1962]: 85, ' ... aus SH III, ... ', ' ..., wie Kylixfragmente aus SH III ... '
c. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 143, ' ... an important LH III building ... '
7. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
a. Simpson [2014]: 20, 'EH, MH, LH I-IIIB, H, M'
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 143, 'MH LH III(A-B)'
8. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Simpson [2014]: 20, 'EH, MH, LH I-IIIB, H, M'
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 143, 'MH LH III(A-B)'
NOTES
1. The principal investigator of Iklaina and surrounds is Dr. Michael B. Cosmopoulos. See the Iklaina project web site here and his several papers some of which may be seen here.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. ERGON[1954]: To ergon tes Archaiologikes Hetaireias, Athenai: Archaiologike Hetaireia. 1954., '', pg. 42.
2. Ålin [1962]: Ålin, Per. Das Ende der mykenischen Fundstätten auf dem griechischen Festland. Carl Bloms Boktryckeri A.-B., Lund, 1962., 'Traganes', pg. 85.
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., '52. Traganes (Iklaina)', pg. 241.
Online here.
4. Simpson [2014]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Messenia and the Kingdom of Pylos. Philadelphia:Instap Academic Press, 2014. , '52 Iklaina Traganes', pg. 20.
5. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'F 17 Iklaina: Traganes and Gouvitses', pg. 117.
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 46 Iklaina: Traganes', pg. 143.
Online here.
7. Zavadil [2012]: Zavadil, Michaela. Monumenta: Studien zu mittel- und späthelladischen Gräbern in Messenien. Wien:Osterreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften Philosophisch-Historische Klasse Denkschriften. 2012., 'IKLAINA/TRAGANES (EP. PYLIAS)', pg. 408.
Online here.