Site details

Messini: Mexa

PK	C470
TITLE	Messini: Mexa
WGS84	37.016957° N, 21.992576° E
Accuracy	20 m.

LAT/LON	37.016957, 21.992576
LON/LAT	21.992576, 37.016957

DMS

37° 1' 1.0452" N

21° 59' 33.2736" E

W3W	successfully, boldest, fatherless
UTM	34 S, 588297, 4097214
EGSA87	321267, 4098349

Elevation m	1
Elevation feet	3.3
Region	Messenia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Hab

TYPE

1.    hab.   McDonald and Rapp [1972], 286    'HAB'
2.    Settlement.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 161    'A very small EH II settlement ... '
3.    Sherds.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 161    ' ... is demonstrated by some heavily worn sherds.'
4.    Sherds.   Messenia II, 234    'Heavily-worn pottery is strewn over an area ca. 70 m. E-W by 40 m. N-S.'

SITE SIZE

- McDonald and Rapp [1972]  p. 286,  Size: 2800 sq. m.  '70 m E-W x 40 (0.3 ha)'

- Messenia II  p. 234,  Size: 2800 sq. m.  ' ... an area ca. 70 m. E-W by 40 m. N-S.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
    a.    McDonald and Rapp [1972]: 286, 'EH? (sparse)'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 161, 'A very small EH II settlement ... '

2. EH II: (2700 BC - 2200 BC)
    a.    Messenia II: 234, 'We collected fragments of sauceboats, bases of EH II pedestaled cups, and jar handles.'

NOTE

1. Position based on extrapolation from the 'ruined customs house' mentioned in Messenia II, 234, 76C. I have assumed that the large ruined building at F5222 is Simpson's custom house. Based on that the selected position for C470 is both 400 m. on a bearing of 175 degrees TO the customs house (F5222) and 500 m. from the shore. This whole area is called 'Bouka' and consists primarily of beach resorts.

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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, '130 (76C) Messini: Mexa', pg. 286.

2. Messenia II: McDonald, William A. and Richard Hope Simpson. ‘Further Exploration in Southwestern Peloponnese: 1962-1963’, American Journal of Archaeology. Vol. 68, No. 3 (Jul., 1964), pp. 229-245., '76C. Mexa (Bouka)', pg. 234. Online here.

3. 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 130 Messini: Mexa', pg. 161. Online here.