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Parapoungion: Ayios Yeoryios

PK	C120
TITLE	Parapoungion: Ayios Yeoryios
WGS84	37.307323° N, 21.990192° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	37.307323, 21.990192
LON/LAT	21.990192, 37.307323

DMS

37° 18' 26.3628" N

21° 59' 24.6912" E

W3W	ration, robotic, brownie
UTM	34 S, 587749, 4129425
EGSA87	321738, 4130571

Elevation m	219
Elevation feet	718.5
Region	Messenia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement

TYPE

1.    hab.   Messenia II, 231    'This is a defensible and strategic site ...'
2.    Settlement.   Simpson [1981], 141    ' ... a typical Later Bronze Age small hill settlement.'
3.    Settlement.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 171    ' ..., as being a typical small hill settlement.'
4.    Sherds.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 171    'The main concentration of BA sherds is on the flat top and upper S terraces, ... '

SITE SIZE

- Simpson [1981]  p. 141,  Size: 6000 sq. m.  '... an area about 100 m. north to south by 60 m.'

- Messenia II  p. 231,  Size: 6000 sq. m.  '...on a small plateau ca. 100 m. N-S by 60 m. E-W ...'

- Simpson and Dickinson [1979]  p. 171,  Size: 6000 sq. m.  ' ..., an area c. 100 m. N-S by 60 m.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 141, ' ..., and many (sherds, rhc) of MH incised ware.'
    b.    Messenia II: 231, '...like that from Malthi-Dorion and probably to be classed as MH.'
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 171, 'MH included many incised, ... '

2. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Messenia II: 231, 'LH ware seems to be scarcer but we picked up 3 fragments of LH III kylikes...'

3. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 141, 'A few LH III sherds were identified, ... '
    b.    Messenia II: 231, '...3 fragments of LH III kylikes and several jar handles.'
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 171, ' ..., and LH III is represented.'

4. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 171, 'MH LH III(A-B)'

5. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 171, 'MH LH III(A-B)'

NOTE

1. For a detailed map of this area see pocket map 2-3 in McDonald and Rapp [1972].

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. McDonald and Rapp [1972]: McDonald, William A. and George R. Rapp, Jr.. The Minnesota Messenia Expedition: Reconstructing a Bronze Age Regional Environment. University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota. USA. 1972, '',

2. 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., '31B. Ayios Georgios (Parapoungion)', pg. 231. Online here.

3. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'F 233 Parapoungion: Ayios Yeoryios', pg. 141. Online here.

4. 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 213 Parapoungion: Ayios Yeoryios', pg. 171. Online here.