Site details

Vlachopoulo: Stamati Rachi

PK	C208
TITLE	Vlachopoulo: Stamati Rachi
WGS84	37.045992° N, 21.785325° E
Accuracy	20 m.

LAT/LON	37.045992, 21.785325
LON/LAT	21.785325, 37.045992

DMS

37° 2' 45.5712" N

21° 47' 7.17" E

W3W	handprints, dabbling, meatballs
UTM	34 S, 569834, 4100263
EGSA87	302902, 4101980

Elevation m	485
Elevation feet	1591.2
Region	Messenia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Hab

TYPE

1.    hab.   Messenia III, 152    'Surface pottery seems to be confined to the upper area, about 110 m. N-NW to S-SE by 60 m.'
2.    hab.   McDonald and Rapp [1972], 268    'HAB on and near top'
3.    hab.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 136    'Surface pottery is confined to the upper area c. 110 m. NNW-SSE by 60 m.'
4.    Sherds.   Simpson [1981], 121    ' ... a few prehistoric sherds were found, ... '

SITE SIZE

- McDonald and Rapp [1972]  p. 268,  Size: 6600 sq. m.  '110 m NNW - SSE x 60 (0.6 ha)'

- Messenia III  p. 152,  Size: 6600 sq. m.  'Surface pottery seems to be confined to the upper area, about 110 m. N-NW to S-SE by 60 m.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 120, 'MH? LH?', ' ... both MH and LH types.'
    b.    McDonald and Rapp [1972]: 268, 'MH LH (sparse)'
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 136, MH? LH?
    d.    Messenia III: 152, '...both MH and LH habitation seem to be represented.'

2. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 120, 'MH? LH?', ' ... both MH and LH types.'
    b.    McDonald and Rapp [1972]: 268, 'MH LH (sparse)'
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 136, MH? LH?
    d.    Messenia III: 152, '...both MH and LH habitation seem to be represented.'

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. McDonald and Rapp [1972]: McDonald, William A. and George R. Rapp, Jr.. The Minnesota Messenia Expedition: Reconstructing a Bronze Age Regional Environment. University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota. USA. 1972, '24 Vlachopoulo: Stamati Rachi', pg. 268.

2. 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., '69C. Stamati Rachi (Vlachopoulo)', pg. 152. Online here.

3. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'F 41 Vlachopoulo: Stamati Rachi', pg. 120. Online here.

4. 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 24 Vlachopoulo: Stamati Rachi', pg. 136. Online here.