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Methana: Megalochorio (Ancient Methana)

PK	C855
TITLE	Methana: Megalochorio (Ancient Methana)
WGS84	37.586694° N, 23.34931° E
Accuracy	20 m.

LAT/LON	37.586694, 23.34931
LON/LAT	23.34931, 37.586694

DMS

37° 35' 12.0984" N

23° 20' 57.516" E

W3W	limos, culprit, lean
UTM	34 S, 707430, 4162554
EGSA87	442403, 4159871

Elevation m	22
Elevation feet	72.2
Region	Argolid

GENERAL SITE TYPE Pottery

TYPE

1.    Artifacts.   AR[1987], 19
2.    hab.   Mee and Forbes (eds.) [1997], 123    'N-LH: 11000 m^2'
3.    Sherds.   Ålin [1962], 52    ' ... meldet G. Welter Scherben aus FH und danach aus SH III.'
4.    Sherds.   Simpson [1981], 30    'Early Helladic and Mycenaean sherds are among the finds reported from the small acropolis hill of ancient Methana, ...'
5.    Sherds.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 55    'EH and LH III sherds were found on the acropolis of ancient Methana ... '

SITE SIZE

- Mee and Forbes (eds.) [1997]  p. 123,  Size: 11000 sq. m.  'N-LH: 11000 m^2'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 30, 'EH LH III(A-B) G ...'
    b.    Mee and Forbes (eds.) [1997]: 126, 'EH: There are 23 red-slipped and burnished sherds ...'
    c.    Ålin [1962]: 52, ' ... Scherben aus FH ... '
    d.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 55, 'EH and LH III sherds were found ... '

2. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Mee and Forbes (eds.) [1997]: 126, 'MH: Twelve Grey Minyan sherds, ...'
    b.    AR[1987]: 22, 'MH pottery is effectively restricted to three sites and is present in quantity only at MS10 ...' I.e., at Ancient Methana.

3. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    AR[1987]: 22, 'More significant is the quantity of Myc pottery especially on MS10, ... ' I.e. at Ancient Methana

4. Late Helladic I: (1700 BC - 1635 BC)
    a.    Mee and Forbes (eds.) [1997]: 126, 'There is at least one LHI-II sherd ...'

5. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)
    a.    Mee and Forbes (eds.) [1997]: 126, 'There is at least one LHI-II sherd ...'

6. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Mee and Forbes (eds.) [1997]: 126, '.. but most of the Mycenaean is LHIII.'
    b.    Ålin [1962]: 52, ' ... Scherben ... aus SH III.'

7. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 30, 'EH LH III(A-B) G ...'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 55, 'EH LH III(A-B) ... ', ' ... and LH III sherds were found ... '

8. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 30, 'EH LH III(A-B) G ...'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 55, 'EH LH III(A-B) ... ', ' ... and LH III sherds were found ... '

9. Early Iron Age: (1200 BC - 960 BC)
    a.    AR[1987]: 23, 'Activity during the EIA was confined to four main sites: Ancient Methana (MS10), ... '

10. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 55, ' ... G A C H'

11. Archaic: (700 BC - 480 BC)
    a.    AR[1987]: 23, 'The distribution of A sherds at ancient Methana suggests that the settlement had expanded ... '
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 55, ' ... G A C H'

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. AR[1987]: Archaeological Reports, The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. (34) 1987., 'Methana.', pg. 22. Online here.

2. Ålin [1962]: Ålin, Per. Das Ende der mykenischen Fundstätten auf dem griechischen Festland. Carl Bloms Boktryckeri A.-B., Lund, 1962., 'Megalochorio', pg. 52.

3. Mee and Forbes (eds.) [1997]: Mee, Christopher and Hamish Forbes. A Rough and Rocky Place: The Landscape and Settlement History of the Methana Peninsula, Greece. Liverpool University Press, 1997., 'MS10', pg. 122.

4. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'A 36 Methana: Megalochorio (Ancient Methana)', pg. 30. Online here.

5. 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., 'A 34 Methana: Megalochorio (Ancient Methana)', pg. 55. Online here.