Kavkania: Agrilitses
| PK | C481 |
| TITLE | Kavkania: Agrilitses |
| WGS84 | 37.679641° N, 21.62982° E |
| Accuracy | 500 m. |
| LAT/LON | 37.679641, 21.62982 |
| LON/LAT | 21.62982, 37.679641 |
| DMS | 37° 40' 46.7076" N | , | 21° 37' 47.352" E |
| W3W | lonelier, plural, pumpkin |
| UTM | 34 S, 555536, 4170458 |
| EGSA87 | 290838, 4172627 |
| Elevation m | 192 |
| Elevation feet | 629.9 |
| Region | Elis |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement
TYPE
1. Cem. Ålin [1962], 69 ' ... plattenbedeckte Kistengräber ... '2. Cem. BCH [1961], 722 ' ... un groupe de tombes à ciste taillées dans la roche tendre ... '
3. hab. McDonald and Rapp [1972], 308 'HAB? Large quantities of potsherds'
4. Settlement. BCH [1995], 883 ' ..., un habitat du Bronze Moyen et Ancien de vaste étendue ... '
5. Settlement. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 97 'A probable settlement of MH-LH date...'
6. Sherds. Simpson [1981], 94 '..a probable habitation site here.'
7. Sherds. Alram-Stern [2004], 670 ' ... mit Funden früh- und mittelhelladischen Keramik 1994 Ausgrabungen.'
8. Sherds. Messenia III, 129 'Close to the area described in 9D ... a large quantity of MH and LH sherds was discovered.'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
a. Alram-Stern [2004]: 670, ' ... mit Funden fruh- und mittelhelladischer ... '
2. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
a. McDonald and Rapp [1972]: 308, 'MH LH'
b. Messenia III: 129, '...MH and LH sherds ...'
c. Simpson [1981]: 308, 'MH LH (IIIA-B?)'
d. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 97, 'MH LH (IIIA-B?) H'
e. Alram-Stern [2004]: 670, ' ... mittelhelladischer ... '
3. Middle Helladic III: (1775 BC - 1700 BC)
a. BCH [1995]: 883, 'Dans une construction remontant à l'HM III, ... '
4. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
a. McDonald and Rapp [1972]: 308, 'MH LH'
b. Messenia III: 129, '...MH and LH sherds ...'
c. Ålin [1962]: 69, ' ... auch mykenische Scherben in einem untersuchtem Grab gefunden.'
d. BCH [1961]: 722, ' ... tres probablement mycéniennes.'
5. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 308, 'MH LH (IIIA-B?)'
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 97, 'MH LH (IIIA-B?) H'
6. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 308, 'MH LH (IIIA-B?)'
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 97, 'MH LH (IIIA-B?) H'
NOTES
1. Notable for the finding here of the oldest Linear B tablet known.
2. Poor directions on McDonald's part. Supposedly found in conjunction with C480.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. BCH [1995]: Bulletin de correspondance hellénique. Volume 119, 1995., 'Kafkania', pg. 883.
Online here.
2. BCH [1961]: Bulletin de correspondance hellénique. Volume 85, 1961., 'Kafkania.', pg. 722.
Online here.
3. Ålin [1962]: Ålin, Per. Das Ende der mykenischen Fundstätten auf dem griechischen Festland. Carl Bloms Boktryckeri A.-B., Lund, 1962., 'Kafkania', pg. 69.
4. Alram-Stern [2004]: Alram-Stern, Eva. Die ägäische Frühzeit: 2. Serie: Forschungsbericht 1975-2002. 2. Band: Teil 1 und Teil 2: Die Frühbronzezeit in Griechenland mit Ausnahme von Kreta. VÖAW, 'Kavkania', pg. 670.
Online here.
5. 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, '328 (9E) Kavkania: Agrilitses', pg. 308.
6. 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., '9E. Agrilitses (Kafkania)', pg. 129.
Online here.
7. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'D 56 Kafkania: Fengaraki and Agrilitses', pg. 94.
Online here.
8. 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 79 Kafkania: Fengaraki and Agrilitses', pg. 97.
Online here.