Site details

Kalamata: Akovitika

PK	C472
TITLE	Kalamata: Akovitika
WGS84	37.036476° N, 22.075904° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	37.036476, 22.075904
LON/LAT	22.075904, 37.036476

DMS

37° 2' 11.3136" N

22° 4' 33.2544" E

W3W	liberal, shivering, ditty
UTM	34 S, 595686, 4099460
EGSA87	328725, 4100362

Elevation m	1
Elevation feet	3.3
Region	Messenia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Hab

TYPE

1.    hab.   McDonald and Rapp [1972], 290    'HAB. well-preserved foundations of two major and several minor EH bldgs.; ... '
2.    Pottery.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 167    'Some incised pottery has been thought MH, ... '
3.    Settlement.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 167    ' ..., remains of large and small EH II buildings have been excavated.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
    a.    McDonald and Rapp [1972]: 290, 'EH'

2. EH II: (2700 BC - 2200 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 167, ' ..., remains of large and small EH II buildings have been excavated.'

3. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 167, 'Some incised pottery has been thought MH, ... '

4. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
    a.    McDonald and Rapp [1972]: 290, 'G; A'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 167, ' ... G A ... ', ' ... foundation of a sanctuary of Poseidon in G times.'

5. Archaic: (700 BC - 480 BC)
    a.    McDonald and Rapp [1972]: 290, 'G; A'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 167, ' ... G A ... '

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, '151 Kalamata: Akovitika', pg. 290.

2. 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 151 Kalamata: Akovitika', pg. 167. Online here.