Site details

Kephalovrysi: Tsoukedha

PK	C127
TITLE	Kephalovrysi: Tsoukedha
WGS84	37.345378° N, 21.806914° E
Accuracy	20 m.

LAT/LON	37.345378, 21.806914
LON/LAT	21.806914, 37.345378

DMS

37° 20' 43.3608" N

21° 48' 24.8904" E

W3W	definitions, subject, oozed
UTM	34 S, 571471, 4133493
EGSA87	305592, 4135155

Elevation m	472
Elevation feet	1548.6
Region	Messenia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Hab

TYPE

1.    Hab.   Messenia III, 131    '...our estimate of occupation over an area ca. 120 m. NW-SE by 80 M. on the S and E slopes should be considered the minimum.'
2.    Settlement.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 178    'The site occupied the upper E slopes of a small flat-topped hill ... '
3.    Sherds.   Simpson [1981], 142    'Most of the sherds were coarse, but Mycenaean is certainly represented.'
4.    Sherds.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 178    'Most of the sherds were coarse, but LH is certainly represented ... '

SITE SIZE

- Simpson [1981]  p. 142,  Size: 9600 sq. m.  ' ... a minimum of about 120 m. northwest to southeast by 80 m. is suggested for the inhabited area.'

- Messenia III  p. 131,  Size: 9600 sq. m.  '...our estimate of occupation over an area ca. 120 m. NW-SE by 80 M. on the S and E slopes should be considered the minimum.'

- Simpson and Dickinson [1979]  p. 179,  Size: 9600 sq. m.  ' ..., an area c. 120 m. NW-SE by 80 m. (minimum).'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 142, 'MH? LH'
    b.    Messenia III: 131, 'A fragment of a high-swung strap handle from a goblet in orange fabric may be MH.'
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 179, ' ... and probably MH also.'

2. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 142, .. but 'Mycenaean is certainly represented.'
    b.    Messenia III: 131, 'There are also handles of LH jars in white fabric and some thin orange and white LH pieces.'
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 179, ' ..., but LH is certainly represented ... '

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., '21F. Tsoukedha (Kephalovrisi)', pg. 131. Online here.

2. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'F 237 Kephalovrysi: Tsoukedha', pg. 142. 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 240 Kephalovrysi Tsoukedha', pg. 178. Online here.