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Vryses: Palaiophrygas

PK	C181
TITLE	Vryses: Palaiophrygas
WGS84	37.24264° N, 21.708934° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	37.24264, 21.708934
LON/LAT	21.708934, 37.24264

DMS

37° 14' 33.504" N

21° 42' 32.1624" E

W3W	bathrobes, reposed, plumbing
UTM	34 S, 562878, 4122025
EGSA87	296635, 4123961

Elevation m	367
Elevation feet	1204.1
Region	Messenia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Hab

TYPE

1.    hab.   Messenia III, 133    'The extent (including the top) is about 100 m. E-W by 90 m.'
2.    Sherds.   Simpson [1981], 134    ' ... prehistoric sherds, including LH, were found thinly scattered on the broad north slopes.'
3.    Sherds.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 150    'Sherds including LH and some probably MH ... '

SITE SIZE

- Simpson [1981]  p. 134,  Size: 9000 sq. m.  ' ... apparently about 100 m. east to west by 90 m.'

- Messenia III  p. 133,  Size: 9000 sq. m.  'The extent (including the top) is about 100 m. E-W by 90 m.'

- Simpson and Dickinson [1979]  p. 150,  Size: 9000 sq. m.  ' ... over an extent of c. 100 m. E-W by 90 m.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 134, 'MH? LH (III?)'
    b.    Messenia III: 133, '...fragments from stemmed goblets with high-swung loop handles in reddish fabric (MH?), ...'
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 150, 'MH? LH', 'Sherds ... some probably MH on the top and N slopes ...

2. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Messenia III: 133, '...as well as from stemmed bowls in buff clay that should be LH.'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 150, 'MH? LH', 'Sherds including LH ... on the top and N slopes ...
    c.    Simpson [1981]: 134, ' ... prehistoric sherds, including LH, were found ... '

3. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 134, '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., '22C. Palaiophrigas (Vrises)', pg. 133. Online here.

2. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'F 201 Vryses: Palaiophrygas', pg. 134. 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 72 Vryses: Palaiofrigas', pg. 150. Online here.