Site details

Sellas: Nekrotapheion

PK	C185
TITLE	Sellas: Nekrotapheion
WGS84	37.205714° N, 21.78259° E
Accuracy	20 m.

LAT/LON	37.205714, 21.78259
LON/LAT	21.78259, 37.205714

DMS

37° 12' 20.5704" N

21° 46' 57.324" E

W3W	dividend, fashionable, chances
UTM	34 S, 569444, 4117980
EGSA87	303073, 4119708

Elevation m	562
Elevation feet	1843.8
Region	Messenia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement

TYPE

1.    Cem.   Simpson [1981], 135    ' ... Nekrotapheion', 'The village cemetery occupies the west end of a high limestone spur ... '
2.    Cem.   Messenia III, 133    'The cemetery of Sellas occupies the W end of the limestone spur ... '
3.    Cem.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 169    'The cemetery of Sellas ... '
4.    Pottery.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 169    ' ..., where coarse MH and probably LH are found ... '

SITE SIZE

- Simpson [1981]  p. 135,  Size: 12000 sq. m.  ' ..., where coarse MH and probably LH sherds are plentiful over an area about 150 m. east to west by 80 m.'

- Messenia III  p. 133,  Size: 12000 sq. m.  'The prehistoric site extended over an area about 150 m. E-W by 80 m.'

- Simpson and Dickinson [1979]  p. 169,  Size: 12000 sq. m.  ' ... are found over an area c. 150 m. E-W by 80 m.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Messenia III: 133, 'MH seems to be represented by a flat strap handle of a goblet and by splaying rims of large bowls.'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 169, ' ..., where coarse MH and probably LH are found ... ', 'MH LH?'
    c.    Simpson [1981]: 135, 'The prehistoric site is on the top and upper south terraces, where coarse MH and probably LH sherds are plentiful ... '

2. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 135, '..probably LH sherds..'
    b.    Messenia III: 133, 'Most of the sherds, however, are of dark brown or dark gray fabrics with added flakes of grit, ... They could be MH or LH or both.'
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 169, ' ..., where coarse MH and probably LH are found ... ', ' ... LH?'

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., '22D. Nekrotapheion (Sellas)', pg. 133. Online here.

2. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'F 204 Sellas: Nekrotapheion', pg. 135. 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 202 Sellas: Nekrotapheion', pg. 168. Online here.