Site details

Vanadha: Kastri

PK	C176
TITLE	Vanadha: Kastri
WGS84	37.34382° N, 21.752051° E
Accuracy	20 m.

LAT/LON	37.34382, 21.752051
LON/LAT	21.752051, 37.34382

DMS

37° 20' 37.752" N

21° 45' 7.3836" E

W3W	rinks, stadium, hours
UTM	34 S, 566613, 4133280
EGSA87	300727, 4135097

Elevation m	554
Elevation feet	1817.6
Region	Messenia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Hab

TYPE

1.    Hab.   Simpson [1981], 142    'This is a small site, but commands striking views in all directions, ... '
2.    hab.   Messenia III, 131    'This is a site that seems to have been chosen mainly for its strategic position...'
3.    Settlement.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 179    'This is a small site but commands striking views in all directions, ... '
4.    Sherds.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 179    'Only a few pieces of LH fine ware were found among the coarse BA pottery ... '

SITE SIZE

- Simpson [1981]  p. 142,  Size: 7853 sq. m.  'The total extent is about 100 m. in diameter.'

- Messenia III  p. 131,  Size: 7854 sq. m.  'The total extent was ca. 100 m. in diameter.'

- Simpson and Dickinson [1979]  p. 179,  Size: 7854 sq. m.  ' ... over an area c. 100 m. in diameter.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 142, 'MH? LH III(A-B)'
    b.    Messenia III: 131, 'Two pinkish fragments from high-swung strap handles could be MH or early LH.'
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 179, 'MH? ... '

2. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Messenia III: 131, 'Two pinkish fragments from high-swung strap handles could be MH or early LH.', 'Handles of LH deep bowls and handles, rims and bases of jars in good pink and white fabrics are represented.'

3. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Messenia III: 131, 'Occupation seems to have been mainly LH III but probably extended back considerably earlier.'

4. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 142, 'MH? LH III(A-B)'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 179, ' ... LH III(A-B)', 'Only a few pieces of LH fine ware were found ... '

5. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 142, 'MH? LH III(A-B)'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 179, ' ... LH III(A-B)', 'Only a few pieces of LH fine ware were found ... '

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., '21D. Kastri (Vanadha)', pg. 131. Online here.

2. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'F 239 Vanadha: Kastri', 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 242 Vanadha: Kastri', pg. 179. Online here.