Site details

LP20: Skoura: Melathria

PK	C1935
TITLE	LP20: Skoura: Melathria
WGS84	37.040845° N, 22.49795° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	37.040845, 22.49795
LON/LAT	22.49795, 37.040845

DMS

37° 2' 27.042" N

22° 29' 52.62" E

W3W	downswing, polymer, statehouse
UTM	34 S, 633215, 4100453
EGSA87	366271, 4100170

Elevation m	225
Elevation feet	738.2
Region	Laconia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Hab

TYPE

1.    hab.   Cavanagh et al. [2005], 109    '...confirms the domestic character of this site. It seems to have been occupied for about two centuries.'
2.    Sherds.   Cavanagh et al. [2005], 98    'Mycenaean sherds were found to the S and W of the buildings, ... The pottery collected originally included the full range of Mycenaean fine and coarse wares: ...'

SITE SIZE

- Cavanagh et al. [2005]  p. 109,  Size: 5500 sq. m.  'The extent of the site was estimated, when first discovered, to cover 0.55 ha, ...', but see the cautions the authors give here.

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. LH IIB: (1470 BC - 1410 BC)
    a.    Cavanagh et al. [2005]: 103, 'One of the goblets ... is LH IIB-IIIA1...'

2. LH IIIA1: (1410 BC - 1375 BC)
    a.    Cavanagh et al. [2005]: 103, 'One of the goblets ... is LH IIB-IIIA1...'

3. LH IIIA2: (1375 BC - 1320 BC)
    a.    Cavanagh et al. [2005]: 103, 'Most of the Mycenaean sherds must be LH IIIA2 or LH IIIB1.'

4. LH IIIB1: (1320 BC - 1250 BC)
    a.    Cavanagh et al. [2005]: 103, 'Most of the Mycenaean sherds must be LH IIIA2 or LH IIIB1.'

5. LH IIIB2: (1250 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Cavanagh et al. [2005]: 103, '...and the deep bowls ... could be LH IIIB2 or LH IIIC'

6. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Cavanagh et al. [2005]: 103, '...and the deep bowls ... could be LH IIIB2 or LH IIIC'

NOTE

1. Additional Bibliography: Cavanagh, W.G. and Crouwel, J.H. 1992. 'Melathria: a small Mycenaean rural settlement in Laconia', in Philolakon, 77-86.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Cavanagh et al. [2005]: Cavanagh, William, Christopher Mee, Peter James, Neil Brodie, Tristan Carter. The Laconia Rural Sites Project. The British School at Athens. Supplementary Volumes. No. 36, 2005., '3.3.4 - LP20 (Q3009: Cavanagh et al. 1996, 406-7; Cavanagh and Crouwel 1992)', pg. 96. Online here.