Site details

Katsarou: Ayios Ilias

PK	C117
TITLE	Katsarou: Ayios Ilias
WGS84	37.215366° N, 22.009225° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	37.215366, 22.009225
LON/LAT	22.009225, 37.215366

DMS

37° 12' 55.3176" N

22° 0' 33.21" E

W3W	whomever, fluorine, frisbee
UTM	34 S, 589544, 4119241
EGSA87	323210, 4120332

Elevation m	135
Elevation feet	442.9
Region	Messenia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Hab

TYPE

1.    hab.   Messenia II, 232    '...Mycenaean occupation is certain.'
2.    hab.   Simpson [1981], 140    'Ancient occupation was first noted here by M.S.F. Hood in 1961.', 'The extent of the site is not clear, ... '
3.    Settlement.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 170     ? 'The extent of the site is not clear, ... '
4.    Sherds.   Simpson [1981], 140    'Surface sherds in very worn condition, but including LH, and others of Margeli type, were found ... '
5.    Sherds.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 170    'Worn BA sherds, including LH and others of Margeli type, ... '

SITE SIZE

- Simpson [1981]  p. 140,  Size: 12000 sq. m.  '...the maximum may be 150 m. east to west by 80 m., ...'

- Simpson and Dickinson [1979]  p. 170,  Size: 12000 sq. m.  ' ..., but 150 m. E-W by 80 m. may be the maximum.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Messenia II: 232, 'Coarse ware includes examples similar to those from Margeli (#34) and possibly MH.'
    b.    Simpson [1981]: 140, 'MH? LH'
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 170, 'MH? ... '

2. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 140, 'Surface sherds in very worn condition, but including LH, ... '
    b.    Messenia II: 232, '...Mycenaean occupation is certain.'
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 170, 'MH? LH'

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Messenia II: McDonald, William A. and Richard Hope Simpson. ‘Further Exploration in Southwestern Peloponnese: 1962-1963’, American Journal of Archaeology. Vol. 68, No. 3 (Jul., 1964), pp. 229-245., '32B. Ayios Elias (Katsarou)', pg. 232. Online here.

2. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'F 228 Katsarou: Ayios Ilias', pg. 140. Online here.

3. 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 207 Katsarou: Ayios Ilias', pg. 170. Online here.