Site details

Manganiako: Paliambela

PK	C148
TITLE	Manganiako: Paliambela
WGS84	37.152181° N, 21.881964° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	37.152181, 21.881964
LON/LAT	21.881964, 37.152181

DMS

37° 9' 7.8516" N

21° 52' 55.0704" E

W3W	videotaped, regarding, bravely
UTM	34 S, 578318, 4112119
EGSA87	311760, 4113567

Elevation m	378
Elevation feet	1240.2
Region	Messenia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement

TYPE

1.    hab.   Messenia III, 144    '...and in at least three spots foundations of house walls that seem to belong with the pottery are clearly visible...'
2.    Settlement.   Simpson [1981], 131    'The prehistoric settlement here occupied three low limestone hillocks and the connecting saddles between them, ... '
3.    Settlement.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 159    'The prehistoric settlement occupied three low knolls and the connecting saddles...'

SITE SIZE

- Simpson [1981]  p. 131,  Size: 26000 sq. m.  'The total extent of settlement appears to be about 200 m. northeast to southwest by 130 m., ... '

- Messenia III  p. 144,  Size: 26000 sq. m.  'The total extent of settlement was ca. 200 m. NE-SW by 130 m., on the top and upper E slopes.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 159, 'MH? LH IIIA2-B'

2. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 131, 'Some good LH III kylix fragments were found ..'
    b.    Messenia III: 144, 'We noted eight examples of LH III long-stemmed kylikes ...'

3. LH IIIA2: (1375 BC - 1320 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 159, 'MH? LH IIIA2-B'

4. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 159, 'MH? LH IIIA2-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., '35B. Paliambela (Manganiako)', pg. 144. Online here.

2. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'F 128 Manganiako: Paliambela', pg. 131. 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 120 Manganiako: Paliambela', pg. 159. Online here.