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Thouria: Sherds

PK	C5407
TITLE	Thouria: Sherds
WGS84	37.081622° N, 22.052162° E
Accuracy	10 m.

LAT/LON	37.081622, 22.052162
LON/LAT	22.052162, 37.081622

DMS

37° 4' 53.8392" N

22° 3' 7.7832" E

W3W	deprive, informer, instrument
UTM	34 S, 593519, 4104445
EGSA87	326716, 4105414

Elevation m	32
Elevation feet	105
Region	Messenia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Cem

TYPE

1.    Cem.   Messenia III, 160    ? 'Several large pieces of thick pithoi might indicate that this was a cemetery.'
2.    Cem.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 164    '... the track may have cut through a prehistoric cemetery.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Messenia III: 160, '...seems to belong mainly to MH, but some may be LH.'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 164, '... some MH sherds ...'

2. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Messenia III: 160, '...seems to belong mainly to MH, but some may be LH.'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 163, '...and others (sherds, RHC) which may be LH were noted ...'

NOTE

1. For a discussion of the issues about the location of this cem(?) see this blog post from 3/28/18: http://mycenaeanatlasproject.blogspot.com/2018/03/a-possible-cem-associated-with-hab-at.html

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. 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., '79B. Ayios Athanasios (Thouria)', pg. 160. Online here.

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 139 Thouria: Ayios Athanasios', pg. 163. Online here.