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Koutsochira: Diasela: Tholos 1

PK	C356
TITLE	Koutsochira: Diasela: Tholos 1
WGS84	37.599999° N, 21.72799° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	37.599999, 21.72799
LON/LAT	21.72799, 37.599999

DMS

37° 35' 59.9964" N

21° 43' 40.764" E

W3W	matchbox, moral, outclassed
UTM	34 S, 564262, 4161685
EGSA87	299282, 4163575

Elevation m	104
Elevation feet	341.2
Region	Triphylia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Tholos

TYPE

1.    Cem.   McDonald and Rapp [1972], 308    'HAB-CEM. 3 chamber tombs on lower S slope; 2 possible tholoi on crest; roof tiles; foundations of houses and fortifications (probably classical)'
2.    Cem.   Messenia I, 229    'Yalouris dug three collapsed chamber tombs ... '
3.    Sherds.   Messenia I, 229    'Surface sherds include ...; LH III B - SM.'
4.    Tholos.   Simpson [1981], 95    'On top of the hill are traces of two possible tholos tombs.'
5.    Tholos.   Messenia I, 229    There are two collapsed chamber tombs in the lower south slope..

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Messenia I: 229, Implied
    b.    Simpson [1981]: 95, Implied

2. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    McDonald and Rapp [1972]: 308, 'LHIIIA?'

3. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    McDonald and Rapp [1972]: 308, 'LHIIIB?'

4. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    McDonald and Rapp [1972]: 308, 'LHIIIC?'

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. 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, '331 (17) Dhiasela: Koutsochera', pg. 308.

2. 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., '17. Koutsochira (Diasela)', pg. 229. Online here.

3. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'D 67 Dhiasela: Koutsocheira', pg. 95. Online here.