Pavlopetri
| PK | C1138 |
| TITLE | Pavlopetri |
| WGS84 | 36.516448° N, 22.98931° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 36.516448, 22.98931 |
| LON/LAT | 22.98931, 36.516448 |
| DMS | 36° 30' 59.2128" N | , | 22° 59' 21.516" E |
| W3W | insincere, babbled, horseshoe |
| UTM | 34 S, 678126, 4043073 |
| EGSA87 | 409356, 4041419 |
| Elevation m | 0 |
| Elevation feet | 0 |
| Region | Laconia |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Hab
TYPE
1. Cem. Banou [1996], 68 '...wurden 37 Kistengräber und zwei Pithosbestattungen ohne irgendwelche assozierende Funde beobachtet.'2. Cemetery. Gallou [2008], 298 'A cemetery of c. 60 rock-cut graves, ... '
3. Chamber Tomb. Gallou [2008], 298 ' ..., two chamber tombs ... '
4. Cist Tomb. Boyd [2001], 208 'thirty seven intramural cist graves of uncertain date', 'the cist graves could be of any date and their relationship to the architecture around them is far from secure.'
5. hab. Simpson [1981], 108 'This site, now under two to three metres of seawater, was probably the most important in the Vatika (Neapolis) plain.'
6. hab. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 118 'This site was probably the most important in the Vatika plain.'
7. Pottery. Gallou [2008], 298 'In addition to the standard LH types, Minoanising pottery, including tripod and cooking- pot legs, and a bridge-spouted jar, and few Minoan imports have also been identified ... '
8. Settlement. Gallou [2008], 298 'The most instructive example of a Mycenaean settlement ... '
9. Settlement. Banou [1996], 68 'Den Forschern nach erwecken sie den Eindruck einer kykladischen - wie Phylakopi - oder einen minoischen - wie Palaikastro - Siedlung...'
SITE SIZE
- Simpson [1981] p. 108, Size: 70000 sq. m. '...and occupies an area at least 350 m. northeast to southwest by 200 m., ...'
- Simpson and Dickinson [1979] p. 118, Size: 70000 sq. m. 'It occupies an area at least 350 m. NE-SW by 200 m., ...'
- Banou [1996] p. 68, Size: 30000 sq. m. ...erstreckte sich eine zumindest 100x300 m große, ...
- Gallou [2008] p. 298, Size: 30000 sq. m. 'The submerged remains cover an area of c. 300m by 100m ... '
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. EH I: (3100 BC - 2700 BC)
a. Banou [1996]: 68, '...wurde im FHI-II und im SHI-IIIB datiert...'
2. EH II: (2700 BC - 2200 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 108, 'EH II MH LH I-IIIB C H'
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 118, 'EH II MH LH I-IIIB C H'
c. Banou [1996]: 68, '...wurde im FHI-II und im SHI-IIIB datiert...'
3. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 108, 'EH II MH LH I-IIIB C H'
b. Boyd [2001]: 208, '...the cist graves were probably of the preceding middle Helladic phase.'
c. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 118, 'EH II MH LH I-IIIB C H'
d. Banou [1996]: 68, 'MH ist mit einigen wenigen Scherben repräsentiert, ...'
4. Middle Helladic III: (1775 BC - 1700 BC)
a. Gallou [2008]: 298, 'The collected pottery dates between MH III/LH I and LH IIIB ... '
5. Middle Minoan III: (1750 BC - 1675 BC)
a. Gallou [2008]: 298, 'The occurrence of this type of figurine at Pavlopetri should come as no surprise since similar MM III bronze figurines have been found at the nearby peak sanctuary of Ayios Georghios tou Vounou ... '
6. Late Helladic I: (1700 BC - 1635 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 108, 'EH II MH LH I-IIIB C H'
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 118, 'EH II MH LH I-IIIB C H'
c. Banou [1996]: 68, '...wurde im FHI-II und im SHI-IIIB datiert...'
d. Gallou [2008]: 298, 'The collected pottery dates between MH III/LH I and LH IIIB ... '
7. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 108, 'EH II MH LH I-IIIB C H'
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 118, 'EH II MH LH I-IIIB C H'
c. Banou [1996]: 68, '...wurde im FHI-II und im SHI-IIIB datiert...'
8. Late Bronze Age: (1570 BC - 1200 BC)
a. Gallou [2008]: 298, 'The archaeological material is indicative of the site's prosperity during the LBA ... '
9. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
a. Gallou [2008]: 298, 'The pottery from the site dates to LH III times.'
10. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 108, 'EH II MH LH I-IIIB C H'
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 118, 'EH II MH LH I-IIIB C H'
c. Banou [1996]: 68, '...wurde im FHI-II und im SHI-IIIB datiert...'
11. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 108, 'EH II MH LH I-IIIB C H'
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 118, 'EH II MH LH I-IIIB C H'
c. Banou [1996]: 68, '...wurde im FHI-II und im SHI-IIIB datiert...'
d. Gallou [2008]: 298, 'The collected pottery dates between MH III/LH I and LH IIIB ... '
NOTE
1. For additional reading see the valuable article by Gallou and Henderson [2012].
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Banou [1996]: Banou, Emilia. Beitrag zum Studium Lakoniens in der mykenischen Zeit. Albert-Ludwigs-Universität zu Freiburg. 1996, '52. Elaphonisi: Pavlopetri', pg. 67.
2. Boyd [2001]: Boyd, Michael John. Middle Helladic And Early Mycenaean Mortuary Practices In The Southern And Western Peloponnese. 2001, '60: Pavlopetri', pg. 208.
Online here.
3. Gallou et al. [2008]: Gallou, C., M. Georgiadis, G.M. Muskett (eds.). Dioskouroi; Studies presented to W.G. Cavanagh and C.B. Mee on the anniversary of their 30-year joint contribution to Aegean Archaeology. BAR International Series 1889. Archaeopress, Oxford, England. 2008., '',
4. Gallou [2008]: Gallou, Chrysanthi. ‘'Between Scylla And Charybdis': The Archaeology of Mycenaean Vatika on the Malea Peninsula’, In Gallou et al. [2008] pp. 292-321, ''The most instructive example of a Mycenaean settlement ... '', pg. 298.
Online here.
5. Gallou and Henderson [2012]: Gallou, Chrysanthi and Jon Henderson. ‘Pavlopetri, an Early Bronze Age harbour town in south-east Laconia’, Pharos (18:1) 79-104, 2012., '', Online here.
6. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'E 33 Ellaphonisi: Pavlopetri', pg. 108.
Submerged
Online here.
7. 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., 'C 39 Elaphonisi: Pavlopetri', pg. 118.
Online here.