Site details

Tragana: Voroulia

PK	C218
TITLE	Tragana: Voroulia
WGS84	37.009373° N, 21.670227° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	37.009373, 21.670227
LON/LAT	21.670227, 37.009373

DMS

37° 0' 33.7428" N

21° 40' 12.8172" E

W3W	roofer, dampen, embeds
UTM	34 S, 559627, 4096122
EGSA87	292566, 4098162

Elevation m	106
Elevation feet	347.8
Region	Messenia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Hab

TYPE

1.    Building.   Davis and Bennet [2017], 26    'In 1956 Marinatos excavated at Voroulia parts of a building with substantial quantities of Early Mycenaean pottery.'
2.    Building.   Simpson [1981], 116    ..a one-roomed building containing about a hundred whole vases of the LH I period..
3.    Building.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 133    'An excavated one-roomed building contained about a hundred whole vases, ... ', '...on which traces of habitation probably covering the MH-LH III range were found.'
4.    Building.   Ålin [1962], 85    'Hier grub Marinatos 1956 eine kleine Kammer ... '
5.    hab.   Simpson [1981], 116    ' ..., traces of habitation, ... '
6.    hab.   Simpson [2014], 20    HAB (small); "hamlet"(?)
7.    hab.   ERGON[1956], 90
8.    hab.   Heath [nd],     'There are no surface indications that the complex explored by Marinatos was very large.'
9.    Sherds.   Messenia I, 239    Characterized as a small habitation site

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Messenia I: 240, '... a few dark-colored MH vases.'
    b.    Simpson [2014]: 20, 'MH, LH I, LH III (A-B)'
    c.    Simpson [1981]: 116, '... traces of habitation, probably continuous from MH to LH III, ...'
    d.    Heath [nd]: , 'Periods Represented MH, MH-LH, (LH I-IIA), (LH IIIA), LH'
    e.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 133, 'MH LH I LH III(A-B)'
    f.    Davis and Bennet [2017]: 26, 'MH, MH-LH, (LH I-IIA), (LH IIIA), (LH IIIB)'

2. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Heath [nd]: , 'Periods Represented MH, MH-LH, (LH I-IIA), (LH IIIA), LH'

3. Late Helladic I: (1700 BC - 1635 BC)
    a.    Messenia I: 239, 'The excavator mentions painted pottery, including material from the very beginning of LH, ...'
    b.    Simpson [2014]: 20, 'MH, LH I, LH III (A-B)'
    c.    Simpson [1981]: 116, '...containing about a hundred whole vases of the LH I period...'
    d.    Heath [nd]: , 'Periods Represented MH, MH-LH, (LH I-IIA), (LH IIIA), LH'
    e.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 133, 'MH LH I LH III(A-B)'
    f.    Davis and Bennet [2017]: 26, 'MH, MH-LH, (LH I-IIA), (LH IIIA), (LH IIIB)'
    g.    Ålin [1962]: 85, ' ... etwa 100 Vasen aus SH I aus.'

4. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)
    a.    Messenia I: 240, '...; rim of kylix (LH II or III).'
    b.    Simpson [1981]: 116, '... traces of habitation, probably continuous from MH to LH III, ...'
    c.    Ålin [1962]: 85, 'McDonald und Simpson fanden hier einen Kylixrand aus SH II order III.'

5. LH IIA: (1635 BC - 1470 BC)
    a.    Heath [nd]: , 'Periods Represented MH, MH-LH, (LH I-IIA), (LH IIIA), LH'
    b.    Davis and Bennet [2017]: 26, 'MH, MH-LH, (LH I-IIA), (LH IIIA), (LH IIIB)'

6. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Messenia I: 240, '...; rim of kylix (LH II or III).'
    b.    ERGON[1956]: 90,
    c.    Ålin [1962]: 85, 'McDonald und Simpson fanden hier einen Kylixrand aus SH II order III.'

7. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Simpson [2014]: 20, 'MH, LH I, LH III (A-B)'
    b.    Simpson [1981]: 116, '... traces of habitation, probably continuous from MH to LH III, ...'
    c.    Heath [nd]: , 'Periods Represented MH, MH-LH, (LH I-IIA), (LH IIIA), LH'
    d.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 133, 'MH LH I LH III(A-B)'
    e.    Davis and Bennet [2017]: 26, 'MH, MH-LH, (LH I-IIA), (LH IIIA), (LH IIIB)'

8. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Simpson [2014]: 20, 'MH, LH I, LH III (A-B)'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 133, 'MH LH I LH III(A-B)'
    c.    Davis and Bennet [2017]: 26, 'MH, MH-LH, (LH I-IIA), (LH IIIA), (LH IIIB)'
    d.    Simpson [1981]: 116, '... traces of habitation, probably continuous from MH to LH III, ...'

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. ERGON[1956]: To ergon tes Archaiologikes Hetaireias, Athenai: Archaiologike Hetaireia. 1956., '', pg. 90.

2. Ålin [1962]: Ålin, Per. Das Ende der mykenischen Fundstätten auf dem griechischen Festland. Carl Bloms Boktryckeri A.-B., Lund, 1962., 'Vouroulia', pg. 85.

3. Davis and Bennet [2017]: Davis, Jack L. and John Bennet (eds.). The Pylos Regional Archaeological Project; A Retrospective. American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 2017., 'C3 Tragana Voroulia', pg. 26.

4. Heath [nd]: Heath, Sebastian. PRAP Site Gazetteer, 'C03 Tragana Voroulia', pg. 1. Online here. Online here.

5. Messenia I: McDonald, William A. and Richard Hope Simpson. ‘Prehistoric Habitation in Southwestern Peloponnese’, American Journal of Archaeology. Vol. 65, No. 3 (Jul., 1961), pp. 221-260., '45. Voroulia (Tragana)', pg. 239. Online here.

6. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'F 7 Tragana: Voroulia', pg. 116. Online here.

7. Simpson [2014]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Messenia and the Kingdom of Pylos. Philadelphia:Instap Academic Press, 2014. , '45 Tragana: Voroulia', pg. 20.

8. 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 12 Tragana: Voroulia', pg. 133. Online here.