Site details

Dorion: Kondra

PK	C126
TITLE	Dorion: Kondra
WGS84	37.312524° N, 21.862726° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	37.312524, 21.862726
LON/LAT	21.862726, 37.312524

DMS

37° 18' 45.0864" N

21° 51' 45.8136" E

W3W	belches, allotment, whirlpools
UTM	34 S, 576447, 4129891
EGSA87	310454, 4131396

Elevation m	284
Elevation feet	931.8
Region	Messenia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Hab

TYPE

1.    hab.   Simpson [1981], 138    'The site was certainly larger than Malthi (F 217), and may have been of major importance.'
2.    hab.   Messenia III, 139    'This is a site of major importance.'
3.    Settlement.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 177    'The site was certainly larger than Malthi ... and may have been of major importance.'
4.    Sherds.   Simpson [1981], 138    'The Bronze Age surface sherds, mainly concentrated in this upper area, include a few recognised as LH III and some which may be MH or LH.'
5.    Sherds.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 177    'BA sherds are mainly concentrated in the upper area ... '

SITE SIZE

- Simpson [1981]  p. 138,  Size: 17600 sq. m.  'The relatively flat upper area, about 160 m. northeast to southwest by 110 m., ... '

- Messenia III  p. 139,  Size: 17600 sq. m.  ' ..., with a relatively flat upper area (also oval) about 160 by 110 m.'

- Simpson and Dickinson [1979]  p. 177,  Size: 17600 sq. m.  ' ... (c. 160 m. NE-SW by 110 m.) ... '

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 138, 'MH? LH I/II? LH III(A-B) H?'
    b.    Messenia III: 139, 'Sherds from stemmed goblets with high-swung handles, in soft orange clay, appear to belong to MH or early LH.'
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 177, ' ... some which may be MH or LH.'

2. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Messenia III: 139, 'Sherds from stemmed goblets with high-swung handles, in soft orange clay, appear to belong to MH or early LH.'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 177, ' ... some which may be MH or LH.'

3. Late Helladic I: (1700 BC - 1635 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 138, 'MH? LH I/II? LH III(A-B) H?'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 177, ' ... LH I/II? ... '

4. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 138, 'MH? LH I/II? LH III(A-B) H?'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 177, ' ... LH I/II? ... '

5. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Messenia III: 139, 'LH III is represented by a kylix foot, ...'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 177, ' ... and include a few LH III and ... '

6. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 138, 'MH? LH I/II? LH III(A-B) H?'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 177, ' ... LH III(A-B) ... '

7. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 138, 'MH? LH I/II? LH III(A-B) H?'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 177, ' ... LH III(A-B) ... '

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Messenia III: McDonald, William A. and Richard Hope Simpson. ‘Further Explorations in Southwestern Peloponnese: 1964-1968’, American Journal of Archaeology. Vol. 73, No. 2 (Apr., 1969), pp. 123-177., '24A. Kondra (Dorion)', pg. 139. Online here.

2. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'F 216 Dorion: Kondra', pg. 138. 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 231 Dhorion: Kondra', pg. 176. Online here.