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Polichni: Ayios Taxiarchis

PK	C128
TITLE	Polichni: Ayios Taxiarchis
WGS84	37.273241° N, 21.949027° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	37.273241, 21.949027
LON/LAT	21.949027, 37.273241

DMS

37° 16' 23.6676" N

21° 56' 56.4972" E

W3W	signature, embraced, sags
UTM	34 S, 584139, 4125607
EGSA87	318008, 4126868

Elevation m	147
Elevation feet	482.3
Region	Messenia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Sherds

TYPE

1.    Sherds.   Ålin [1962], 78    'McDonald und Simpson fanden an der Oberfläche Scherben, ... '
2.    Sherds.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 171    'Coarse BA and some LH sherds were found within this area,, ... '
3.    Sherds.   Messenia I, 234    'Coarse sherds are fairly abundant on the top and upper slopes. A few of pinkish soft fabric may be Mycenaean.'
4.    Sherds.   Simpson [1981], 140    'Coarse Bronze Age and a few Mycenaean sherds were found within this area, ... '

SITE SIZE

- Messenia I  p. 234,  Size: 25000 sq. m.  'The flattish area on top is ca. 250 m. S-SE x N-NW by 100 m.'

- Simpson [1981]  p. 141,  Size: 25000 sq. m.  'The flat hilltop and upper slopes measure about 250 m. south-southeast to north-northwest by 100 m.'

- Simpson and Dickinson [1979]  p. 171,  Size: 25000 sq. m.  'The flat hilltop measures c. 250 m. SSE-NNW by 100 m.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Messenia I: 234, 'One frg. is definitely the base of a MH - LH I goblet.'
    b.    Simpson [1981]: 140, ' ..., a goblet base which may be MH or LH I.'
    c.    Ålin [1962]: 78, 'Ein Fragment wird in MH - SH I datiert.'
    d.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 171, 'MH?'

2. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Ålin [1962]: 78, ' ..., wovon einige mykenisch sein könnten.'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 171, ' ... some LH sherds ... '

3. Late Helladic I: (1700 BC - 1635 BC)
    a.    Messenia I: 234, 'One frg. is definitely the base of a MH - LH I goblet.'
    b.    Simpson [1981]: 140, ' ..., a goblet base which may be MH or LH I.'
    c.    Ålin [1962]: 78, 'Ein Fragment wird in MH - SH I datiert.'
    d.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 171, ' ..., including a goblet base which may be MH or LH I.'

4. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 141, 'Some LH IIIB sherds from monochrome deep bowls in the Kalamata museum are also apparently from the site.'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 171, ' ... LH (IIIB) ... ','Some LH IIIB sherds from monochrome deep bowls in Kalamata museum are also apparently from the site.'

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Ålin [1962]: Ålin, Per. Das Ende der mykenischen Fundstätten auf dem griechischen Festland. Carl Bloms Boktryckeri A.-B., Lund, 1962., 'Ajios Taxiarchos', pg. 78.

2. Messenia I: McDonald, William A. and Richard Hope Simpson. ‘Prehistoric Habitation in Southwestern Peloponnese’, American Journal of Archaeology. Vol. 65, No. 3 (Jul., 1961), pp. 221-260., '29. Ayios Taxiarchos (Polichni)', pg. 234. Online here.

3. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'F 231 Polichni: Ayios Taxiarchis', pg. 140. 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 212 Polichni: Ayios Taxiarchis', pg. 171. Online here.