Site details

Siamou: Palaiochori

PK	C118
TITLE	Siamou: Palaiochori
WGS84	37.237862° N, 22.031601° E
Accuracy	20 m.

LAT/LON	37.237862, 22.031601
LON/LAT	22.031601, 37.237862

DMS

37° 14' 16.3032" N

22° 1' 53.7636" E

W3W	inches, organs, sprites
UTM	34 S, 591502, 4121758
EGSA87	325248, 4122787

Elevation m	147
Elevation feet	482.3
Region	Messenia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Hab

TYPE

1.    Hab.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 170    ' ... was a small site, occupied in LH III and perhaps in MH.'
2.    Sherds.   Simpson [1981], 140    ' ..., were found a few Bronze Age sherds. These included a kylix foot and the handle of a monochrome deep bowl.'
3.    Sherds.   Messenia II, 231    'Sherds from the hilltop include a kylix foot and the handle of a monochrome deep bowl.'
4.    Sherds.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 170    'The BA sherds were few and confined to the top area, ... '

SITE SIZE

- Simpson and Dickinson [1979]  p. 170,  Size: 1963.5 sq. m.  ' ... the top area, c. 50 m. in diameter.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Bronze Age: (3200 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 170, 'The BA sherds were few ... '

2. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 140, ' ..., with some possibly MH.'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 170, 'MH? ... '

3. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 140, 'The coarse ware mainly appeared to be of LH III date also, ... '
    b.    Messenia II: 231, 'Fragments of gritty coarse ware are also almost certainly LH III.'

4. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 170, 'MH? LH III(A-B)'

5. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 170, 'MH? LH III(A-B)'

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., '32A. Palaiochori (Siamou)', pg. 231. Online here.

2. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'F 229 Siamou Palaiochori', 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 208 Siamou: Palaiochori', pg. 170. Online here.