Site details

Fonissa: Aspra Litharia

PK	C179
TITLE	Fonissa: Aspra Litharia
WGS84	37.387656° N, 21.70788° E
Accuracy	100 m.

LAT/LON	37.387656, 21.70788
LON/LAT	21.70788, 37.387656

DMS

37° 23' 15.5616" N

21° 42' 28.368" E

W3W	prism, transforming, beeps
UTM	34 S, 562664, 4138113
EGSA87	296932, 4140055

Elevation m	93
Elevation feet	305.1
Region	Messenia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement

TYPE

1.    Settlement.   Simpson [1981], 142    'The area of ancient settlement ... '
2.    Settlement.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 179    'The area of BA settlement ... '
3.    Settlement.   Messenia III, 130    'The area of ancient settlement seems to have been about 100 m. N-S by 60 m.'
4.    Sherds.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 179    'Only a few characteristic MH and LH sherds were found.'

SITE SIZE

- Simpson [1981]  p. 142,  Size: 6000 sq. m.  'The area of ancient settlement appears to have been about 100 m. north to south by 60 m.'

- Messenia III  p. 130,  Size: 6000 sq. m.  'The area of ancient settlement seems to have been about 100 m. N-S by 60 m.'

- Simpson and Dickinson [1979]  p. 179,  Size: 6000 sq. m.  'The area of BA settlement seems to have been c. 100 m. N-S by 60 m., ...'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 142, 'MH LH (III?)'
    b.    Messenia III: 130, 'MH is represented by flat strap handles of "kantharoi" and by pedestal bases of goblets.'
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 179, 'Only a few characteristic MH and LH sherds were found.'

2. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Messenia III: 130, 'One sherd of harder fabric is clearly from a LH stemmed bowl.'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 179, 'Only a few characteristic MH and LH sherds were found.'

3. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 142, 'MH LH (III?)'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 179, 'MH LH (III?)'

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., '21C. Aspra Litharia (Phonissa)', pg. 130. Online here.

2. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'F 240 Fonissa: Aspra Litharia', 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 243 Fonissa: Aspra Litharia', pg. 179. Online here.