Vromoneri (Varvassaina)
| PK | C352 |
| TITLE | Vromoneri (Varvassaina) |
| WGS84 | 37.674447° N, 21.486952° E |
| Accuracy | 20 m. |
| LAT/LON | 37.674447, 21.486952 |
| LON/LAT | 21.486952, 37.674447 |
| DMS | 37° 40' 28.0092" N | , | 21° 29' 13.0272" E |
| W3W | bumbled, coyness, repeating |
| UTM | 34 S, 542942, 4169807 |
| EGSA87 | 278221, 4172379 |
| Elevation m | 85 |
| Elevation feet | 278.9 |
| Region | Elis |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement
TYPE
1. hab. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 98 'A rather small site...'2. hab. AD[1961], 107
3. hab. McDonald and Rapp [1972], 304 'HAB.'
4. Pottery. Ålin [1962], 71 ' ... ein Skyphos- und viele Kylixfragmente sowie auch einige mittelhelladische Scherben.'
5. Settlement. Simpson [1981], 94 'The sherds were concentrated mainly in an area about 200 m. northeast to southwest by 50 m., to north and northeast of a spring on the hillside. A rather small Mycenaean settlement is indicated.'
6. Sherds. Messenia III, 128 ' ... a few sherds in our collection from this site ... '
7. Sherds. Messenia I, 225 'Sporadic sherds occur over a larger area extending north into a higher section called Psiloklari.'
SITE SIZE
- Messenia I p. 225, Size: 10000 sq. m. 'Sherds are mainly in an area ca. 200 m. by 50 m. to the north and N-E of the spring and slightly above it.'
- McDonald and Rapp [1972] p. 304, Size: 10000 sq. m. '200 m N-S x 50 (1 ha)'
- Simpson [1981] p. 94, Size: 10000 sq. m. 'The sherds were concentrated mainly in an area about 200 m. northeast to southwest by 50 m., to north and northeast of a spring on the hillside. A rather small Mycenaean settlement is indicated.'
- Simpson and Dickinson [1979] p. 98, Size: 10000 sq. m. '...mainly over an area c. 200 m. NE-SW by 50 m.'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
a. Messenia I: 225, 'Two frgs. of high-swung handles of MH goblets (imitation Minyan);...'
b. McDonald and Rapp [1972]: 304, 'MH?'
c. Simpson [1981]: 225, 'MH LH III(A-B)'
d. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 98, 'MH LH III(AB) H'
e. Messenia III: 128, ' ... a few sherds in our collection from this site could well be MH.'
f. Ålin [1962]: 71, ' ... auch einige mittelhelladische Scherben.'
2. 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]: 304, 'MH? LH H (medium)'
3. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
a. AD[1961]: 107,
4. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 225, 'MH LH III(A-B)'
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 98, 'MH LH III(AB) H'
5. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 225, 'MH LH III(A-B)'
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 98, 'MH LH III(AB) H'
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. AD[1961]: Archaiologikon Deltion, Athens, Greece, v. 16, '', pg. 107.
2. Ålin [1962]: Ålin, Per. Das Ende der mykenischen Fundstätten auf dem griechischen Festland. Carl Bloms Boktryckeri A.-B., Lund, 1962., 'Vromoneri', pg. 71.
3. 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, '307 (4) Varvassaina: Vromoneri', pg. 304.
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., '4. Vromoneri (Varvassaina)', pg. 225.
Online here.
5. 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., '4. Vromoneri (Varvassaina)', pg. 128.
Online here.
6. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'D 59 Varvassaina: Vromoneri', pg. 94.
'Middle Helladic and Mycenaean sherds were found on the upper slopes of a hill on the north side of the Pyrgos-Olympia road, about 1.5 km. west-north-west of Varvassaina.'
Online here.
7. 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., 'B 83 Varvassaina: Vromoneri', pg. 98.
Online here.