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Dhiavolitsi: Loutses

PK	C123
TITLE	Dhiavolitsi: Loutses
WGS84	37.297523° N, 21.959723° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	37.297523, 21.959723
LON/LAT	21.959723, 37.297523

DMS

37° 17' 51.0828" N

21° 57' 35.0028" E

W3W	fridays, hallmarks, gingers
UTM	34 S, 585060, 4128310
EGSA87	319014, 4129542

Elevation m	107
Elevation feet	351
Region	Messenia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Hab

TYPE

1.    hab.   Simpson [1981], 141    Calculation based on a circle of 100 m. diameter
2.    hab.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 172    'They (sherds, rhc) were sparse, but found all over the hill, ...'
3.    sherds.   Messenia II, 231    'Surface pottery is scarce but occurs both on top of the hill and all around the slopes, with an apparent concentration on the N side.'
4.    Tomb.   AD[1964], 154

SITE SIZE

- Simpson [1981]  p. 141,  Size: 7853 sq. m.  Calculation based on a circle of 100 m. diameter: 'The area of the settlement is not clear, but it must have exceeded 100 m. in diameter.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 141, 'MH? LH III(A-)B'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 171, 'MH? LH III(A-B)'

2. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 172, 'Surface sherds are nearly all LH III fine ware or gritty coarse ware.'

3. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 141, 'MH? LH III(A-)B', '...some good LH III fine wares...'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 171, 'MH? LH III(A-B)'

4. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 141, 'MH? LH III(A-)B', '...some good LH III fine wares...'
    b.    AD[1964]: 154,
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 171, 'MH? LH III(A-B)'
    d.    Messenia II: 231, 'Nearly all pieces are LH III B and of fine whitish fabric.'

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. AD[1964]: Archaiologikon Deltion, Athens, Greece, v. 19, '', pg. 154.

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., '31C. Loutses (Dhiavolitsi)', pg. 231. Online here.

3. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'F 232 Dhiavolitsi: Loutses', 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 214 Dhiavolitsi: Loutses', pg. 171. Online here.