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Epitalion: Ayios Yeoryios

PK	C272
TITLE	Epitalion: Ayios Yeoryios
WGS84	37.634969° N, 21.482979° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	37.634969, 21.482979
LON/LAT	21.482979, 37.634969

DMS

37° 38' 5.8884" N

21° 28' 58.7244" E

W3W	reverses, subdivision, yummy
UTM	34 S, 542614, 4165425
EGSA87	277753, 4168007

Elevation m	41
Elevation feet	134.5
Region	Triphylia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Sherds

TYPE

1.    Settlement.   Simpson [2018], 318    'The Mycenaean settlement (explored by Themelis, ... '
2.    Settlement.   Messenia III, 129    'But more scattered sherds that occur among olive trees on the surface above the track ... seem to indicate a habitation site.'
3.    Sherds.   Simpson [1981], 94    'Mycenaean sherds were found on this small hilltop and the slopes below ... '

SITE SIZE

- Simpson [1981]  p. 94,  Size: 30000 sq. m.  ' ... over an extent of about 200 m. northwest to southwest by 150 m.'

- Simpson [2018]  p. 319,  Size: 30000 sq. m.  ' ... over an extent of c. 200 m northwest to southeast by c. 150 m ... '

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 94, 'MH LH I/II-III(A-B) LH IIIC?'

2. Late Helladic I: (1700 BC - 1635 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 94, 'MH LH I/II-III(A-B) LH IIIC?'

3. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 94, 'MH LH I/II-III(A-B) LH IIIC?'

4. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 94, 'MH LH I/II-III(A-B) LH IIIC?'
    b.    Simpson [2018]: 318, 'Mycenaean sherds, mainly LH IIIA and LH IIIB, were found ... '

5. LH IIIA2: (1375 BC - 1320 BC)
    a.    Messenia III: 129, ' ... especially a monochrome class that is probably LH IIIA:2.'

6. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 94, 'MH LH I/II-III(A-B) LH IIIC?'
    b.    Messenia III: 129, 'The material is predominantly LH IIIB, ... '
    c.    Simpson [2018]: 318, 'Mycenaean sherds, mainly LH IIIA and LH IIIB, were found ... '

7. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 94, 'MH LH I/II-III(A-B) LH IIIC?'

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Messenia III: McDonald, William A. and Richard Hope Simpson. ‘Further Explorations in Southwestern Peloponnese: 1964-1968’, American Journal of Archaeology. Vol. 73, No. 2 (Apr., 1969), pp. 123-177., '12. Ayios Yeoryios (Epitalion)', pg. 129. Online here.

2. Simpson [2018]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece and Homeric Tradition. published online under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. 2018, 'Thryon (Il. 2.592)', pg. 317. Online here.

3. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'D 62 Epitalion: Ayios Yeoryios', pg. 94. Online here.