Mesohori Gdhiti Rahi
| PK | C285 |
| TITLE | Mesohori Gdhiti Rahi |
| WGS84 | 36.870936° N, 21.727922° E |
| Accuracy | 50 m. |
| LAT/LON | 36.870936, 21.727922 |
| LON/LAT | 21.727922, 36.870936 |
| DMS | 36° 52' 15.3696" N | , | 21° 43' 40.5192" E |
| W3W | spools, bobbled, stable |
| UTM | 34 S, 564877, 4080802 |
| EGSA87 | 297334, 4082677 |
| Elevation m | 181 |
| Elevation feet | 593.8 |
| Region | Messenia |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Natural
TYPE
1. Cem. Simpson [2014], 24 'MH burial(?)'2. Mound. Messenia I, 247 'A mound ca. 800 m. S-E of Mesochori village and 80 m. south of the track leading to Ripena.'
3. Mound. Boyd [2001], 291 'one or two possible mounds.'
4. Mound. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 150 ' ..., on the S side of the road to Pidhasos, and opposite D 75 is a mound c. 15 m. in diameter ... '
5. Natural. Zavadil [2012], 599 Natural Formation: 'In der Literatur ist der Hügel stets als mittelhelladischer Tumulus präsent; durch Geländebegehungen in den neunziger Jahren konnte festgestellt werden, daß es sich um keinen Tumulus, sondern um eine natürliche Erhebung handelt. '
6. Pottery. Messenia III, 152 'All of the pottery collected is MH, ... '
7. Sherds. Ålin [1962], 88 'McDonald und Simpson fanden hier einige Scherben, ... '
8. Sherds. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 150 'Some MH sherds, ... '
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
a. Messenia I: 247, 'One frg. of thin straight rim may be EH (or earlier).'
b. Ålin [1962]: 88, ' ... Scherben, die sie vermuten aus FH, MH und SH zu sein.'
2. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
a. Messenia I: 247, 'Some bits of coarse ware, including one vertical jar handle, may be MH.'
b. Simpson [2014]: 24, 'MH'
c. Boyd [2001]: 103, 'Chronology: middle Helladic.'
d. Messenia III: , 'All of the pottery collected is MH, ... '
e. Ålin [1962]: 88, ' ... Scherben, die sie vermuten aus FH, MH und SH zu sein.'
f. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 150, 'MH', 'Some MH sherds ... '
3. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
a. Messenia I: 247, 'One jar handle in soft buff fabric with streaky monochrome paint may be Mycenaean.'
b. Ålin [1962]: 88, ' ... Scherben, die sie vermuten aus FH, MH und SH zu sein.'
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Ålin [1962]: Ålin, Per. Das Ende der mykenischen Fundstätten auf dem griechischen Festland. Carl Bloms Boktryckeri A.-B., Lund, 1962., 'Gdhiti Rachi', pg. 88.
2. Boyd [2001]: Boyd, Michael John. Middle Helladic And Early Mycenaean Mortuary Practices In The Southern And Western Peloponnese. 2001, ''4: Mesohóri Gdhiti Rahi'', pg. 103.
Online here.
3. 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., '72. Gdhiti Rachi (Mesochori)', pg. 152.
Online here.
4. 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., '72. Gdhiti Rachi (Mesochori)', pg. 247.
Online here.
5. Simpson [2014]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Messenia and the Kingdom of Pylos. Philadelphia:Instap Academic Press, 2014. , '72 Mesochori: Gdhiti Rachi', pg. 24.
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 76 Mesochori: Gdhiti Rachi', pg. 150.
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., 'Mesochori/Gditi Rachi (Ep. Pylias)', pg. 599.
Online here.