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Pisaskion: Mavroudhia

PKC226
TITLEPisaskion: Mavroudhia
WGS84 37.008869° N, 21.68834° E
Accuracy 50 m.

LAT/LON 37.008869, 21.68834
LON/LAT 21.68834, 37.008869

DMS 37° 0' 31.9284" N,21° 41' 18.024" E

W3Wbrave, limp, fastens
UTM34 S, 561239, 4096078
EGSA87 294176, 4098066

Elevation m80
Elevation feet 262.5
RegionMessenia





GENERAL SITE TYPE  Tholos

TYPE

1.    Cem.   Simpson [2014], 20    'CEM; ChT'
2.    Chamber Tomb.   Simpson [1981], 115    '..a chamber tomb and a small tholos-shaped built tomb were found..'
3.    Chamber Tomb.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 130    '...a chamber tomb and a small tholos-shaped built tomb were found close to one another.'
4.    Tholos.   Messenia I, 238    It is probable that two tholos tombs were located here in an E-W line.
5.    Tholos.   Ålin [1962], 84    ' ..., und in der Gegend sind anscheinend Tholoi und andere Gräber gefunden worden.'


PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 115, i.e., for the chamber tomb.
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 130, 'LH IIIB-C "PG"'

2. LH IIIB2: (1250 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Simpson [2014]: 20, 'LH IIIB2-C, LH IIIC Late, DA II'

3. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Simpson [2014]: 20, 'LH IIIB2-C, LH IIIC Late, DA II'
    b.    Simpson [1981]: 115, i.e., for the chamber tomb.
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 130, 'LH IIIB-C "PG"'
    d.    Messenia I: 239, 'One naturally connects all of these tombs with the palace site (#42), and burials of LH III C and P-G times prove that a certain amount of habitation continued in the area after the palace itself was destroyed.'

4. Protogeometric: (1100 BC - 900 BC)
    a.    Messenia I: 239, ' ..., and burials of LH III C and P-G times prove ... '
    b.    Simpson [1981]: 115, 'LH IIIB-C "PG"'

NOTE

1.  The position established from Messenia I, p. 239 which gives compass bearings to several local landmarks.

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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., 'Chourou', pg. 84.

2.  McDonald and Rapp [1972]:  McDonald, William A. and George R. Rapp, Jr.. The Minnesota Messenia Expedition: Reconstructing a Bronze Age Regional Environment. University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota. USA. 1972, '2 Pisaski: Chourou and Mavroudhia', pg. 264.

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., '42A. Chourou (Pisaski)', pg. 238. Online here.

4.  Simpson [1981]:  Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'F 2 Pisaskion: Mavroudhia', pg. 115. Online here.

5.  Simpson [2014]:  Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Messenia and the Kingdom of Pylos. Philadelphia:Instap Academic Press, 2014. , '42A Pisaski: Kokevi (or Mavroudhia)', pg. 20.

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 2 Pisaskion: Mavroudhia', pg. 130. Online here.

Nearest shoreline

The closest shoreline to C226 is at 36.99466° N, 21.64695° E, a straight-line distance of 4 km and 5 m.