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Sodhiotissa (Ayios Ioannis)

PKC351
TITLESodhiotissa (Ayios Ioannis)
WGS84 37.681374° N, 21.374651° E
Accuracy 20 m.

LAT/LON 37.681374, 21.374651
LON/LAT 21.374651, 37.681374

DMS 37° 40' 52.9464" N,21° 22' 28.7436" E

W3Wcrammed, corrugated, bonanza
UTM34 S, 533035, 4170530
EGSA87 268337, 4173419

Elevation m48
Elevation feet 157.5
RegionElis





GENERAL SITE TYPE  Hab

TYPE

1.    hab.   McDonald and Rapp [1972], 302    'HAB.'
2.    Lithics.   McDonald and Rapp [1972], 302    'Worked chert'
3.    Sherds.   Ålin [1962], 71    'Am Hügelhang etwas nördlich davon fanden McDonald und Simpson einige bronzezeitlich Scherben, ... '
4.    Sherds.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 195    'The sherds are certainly BA, ... '
5.    Sherds.   Messenia I, 225    'Potsherds are scattered thinly over an area ca. 50 m. by 50 m.'


SITE SIZE

- Messenia I  p. 225,  Size: 2500 sq. m.  'Pottery sherds are scattered thinly over an area ca. 50 m. by 50 m.'

- McDonald and Rapp [1972]  p. 302,  Size: 2500 sq. m.  '50 m x 50 (S slope) (0.25 ha)'

- Simpson and Dickinson [1979]  p. 195,  Size: 1963.5 sq. m.  'This was a very small site (c. 50 m. in diameter) ... '

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Bronze Age: (3200 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Ålin [1962]: 71, ' ... bronzezeitlich Scherben, ... '
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 195, 'The sherds are certainly BA, ... '

2. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
    a.    McDonald and Rapp [1972]: 302, 'EH?'
    b.    Ålin [1962]: 71, ' ... früh- und späthelladische vermuten.'

3. EH II: (2700 BC - 2200 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 195, 'EH II? LH?'

4. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Messenia I: 225, 'Two frgs. of high-swung handles of MH goblets (imitation Minyan); ... '

5. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Messenia I: 225, ' ...; several frgs. from tall LH kylixes of soft buff fabric ... '
    b.    McDonald and Rapp [1972]: 302, 'LH'
    c.    Ålin [1962]: 71, ' ... und späthelladische vermuten.'
    d.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 195, 'EH II? LH?'

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1.  Ålin [1962]:  Ålin, Per. Das Ende der mykenischen Fundstätten auf dem griechischen Festland. Carl Bloms Boktryckeri A.-B., Lund, 1962., 'Sodhiotissa', pg. 71.

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, '306 (3) Ayios Ioannis: Sodhiotissa', pg. 302.

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., '3. Sodhiotissa (Ayios Ioannis)', pg. 225. Online here.

4.  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., 'E 44 Ayios Ioannis: Sodhiotissa', pg. 195. Online here.

Nearest shoreline

The closest shoreline to C351 is at 37.66036° N, 21.36821° E, a straight-line distance of 2 km and 407 m.