Site details

Vromoneri Pigadia

PK	C454
TITLE	Vromoneri Pigadia
WGS84	37.022299° N, 21.618577° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	37.022299, 21.618577
LON/LAT	21.618577, 37.022299

DMS

37° 1' 20.2764" N

21° 37' 6.8772" E

W3W	affronts, toned, fully
UTM	34 S, 555023, 4097525
EGSA87	288006, 4099710

Elevation m	24
Elevation feet	78.7
Region	Messenia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Sherds

TYPE

1.    Artifacts.   Davis and Bennet [2017], 35    'Artifacts were most plentiful south of these houses, in the yards of the houses themselves, and immediately to their north on both sides of the road.'
2.    Sherds.   Heath [nd],     'Prehistoric material was mainly found in the field immediately SE of the modern houses, over an area of no more than 0.75 ha.'

SITE SIZE

- Heath [nd]  p. ,  Size: 7500 sq. m.  Prehistoric material was mainly found in the field immediately SE of the modern houses, over an area of no more than 0.75 ha.

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Heath [nd]: , 'Periods Represented MH III-LH II, MH-LH, LH IIIA-B, ... '

2. Middle Helladic III: (1775 BC - 1700 BC)
    a.    Heath [nd]: , 'Periods Represented MH III-LH II, MH-LH, LH IIIA-B, ... '
    b.    Davis and Bennet [2017]: 348, 'MH III - LH II, ...'

3. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Heath [nd]: , 'Periods Represented MH III-LH II, MH-LH, LH IIIA-B, ... '

4. Late Helladic I: (1700 BC - 1635 BC)
    a.    Davis and Bennet [2017]: 34, 'MH III - LH II, ...'

5. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)
    a.    Heath [nd]: , 'Periods Represented MH III-LH II, MH-LH, LH IIIA-B, ... '
    b.    Davis and Bennet [2017]: 34, 'MH III - LH II, ...'

6. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Heath [nd]: , 'Periods Represented MH III-LH II, MH-LH, LH IIIA-B, ... '
    b.    Davis and Bennet [2017]: 34, '..., LH IIIA - B, ...'

7. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Heath [nd]: , 'Periods Represented MH III-LH II, MH-LH, LH IIIA-B, ... '
    b.    Davis and Bennet [2017]: 34, '..., LH IIIA - B, ...'

NOTE

1. The two new villas to which Davis and Bennet [2017] 34, 'G3 Vromoneri Pigadia' refer are most likely the two houses at 37.022528° N, 21.618737° E and 37.022356° N, 21.618998° E (F4130) which are on the SW of the ridge-crossing road.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Davis and Bennet [2017]: Davis, Jack L. and John Bennet (eds.). The Pylos Regional Archaeological Project; A Retrospective. American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 2017., 'G3 Vromoneri Pigadia', pg. 34.

2. Heath [nd]: Heath, Sebastian. PRAP Site Gazetteer, 'G03 Vromoneri Pigadia', pg. 1. Online here. Online here.