Pisaskion: Mavroudhia
| PK | C226 |
| TITLE | Pisaskion: 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 |
| W3W | brave, limp, fastens |
| UTM | 34 S, 561239, 4096078 |
| EGSA87 | 294176, 4098066 |
| Elevation m | 80 |
| Elevation feet | 262.5 |
| Region | Messenia |
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.