Korifasion: Portes
| PK | C236 |
| TITLE | Korifasion: Portes |
| WGS84 | 36.996245° N, 21.676647° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 36.996245, 21.676647 |
| LON/LAT | 21.676647, 36.996245 |
| DMS | 36° 59' 46.482" N | , | 21° 40' 35.9292" E |
| W3W | therapists, plumbing, delay |
| UTM | 34 S, 560209, 4094670 |
| EGSA87 | 293102, 4096691 |
| Elevation m | 20 |
| Elevation feet | 65.6 |
| Region | Messenia |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Hab
TYPE
1. Artifacts. Davis and Bennet [2017], 36 '..., yielding diagnostic late MH - LH IIIB material to the east of and adjacent to the asphalt road, ...'2. hab. Messenia I, 242 'The mound is now ca. 2-3 m. above its surroundings but seems to have been severely ploughed down.'
3. Lithics. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 130 ' ..., and artifacts of stone, obsidian, and flint were also numerous.'
4. Mound. Messenia I, 242 'The low mound at the S-W foot of the ridge on which modern Koryphasion village (formerly Osmanaga) is built.'
5. Mound. Simpson [1981], 115 'A low mound, ...', 'The sherds, mainly LH, were found mostly to east of the highway, and stone artifacts were also numerous here.'
6. Settlement. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 130 'a low mound ..., c. 700 m. SW of Korifasion, ... '
7. Sherds. Messenia I, 242 'LH material includes: frgs. of low-stemmed bowls, mostly of soft fabric; sherds with monochrome paint; ... '
8. Sherds. Heath [nd], 'Our own investigations have partly confirmed McDonald and Hope Simpson's observations. Prehistoric pottery was in 1994 and 1995 most common to the E of the asphalt road and adjacent to it, immediately N and S of a dirt track ... that runs to the E; ... '
9. Sherds. Ålin [1962], 86 'Blegen und Kourouniotis fanden hier 1939 unter präklassichen Scherben auch mykenische.'
10. Sherds. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 130 'The sherds, mainly LH, were found mostly to E of the highway, ... '
11. Tholos. Blegen [1954], 158 '... the discovery and excavation of a small tholos tomb in the region to the northeast of the Osmanaga Lagoon, ... '
12. Wall. Heath [nd], ' ..., and traces of a possible wall can be discerned in the bank of the road, ca. a meter beneath ground level.'
SITE SIZE
- Messenia I p. 242, Size: 9600 sq. m. 'Present dimensions are ca. 120 m. E-W by 80 m. N-S.'
- Simpson [1981] p. 115, Size: 9600 sq. m. 'A low mound, about 120 m. east to west by 80 m., ...'
- Simpson and Dickinson [1979] p. 130, Size: 9600 sq. m. ' ... c. 120 m. E-W by 80 m., ... '
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
a. Messenia I: 242, 'Some coarse ware of reddish fabric might be MH (or early Mycenaean), but nothing is certainly pre-Mycenaean.'
b. Heath [nd]: , 'Periods Represented MH-LH, LH I-II, LH IIIA-B, (LH IIIC?), ... '
c. Simpson [1981]: 115, 'MH? LH III(A-B) C H'
d. Davis and Bennet [2017]: 37, '...diagnostic late MH - LH IIIB material...'
e. Blegen [1954]: 161, ' ... there can be nfo doubt that they must be assigned in the Middle Helladic Period.'
f. Ålin [1962]: 86, 'McDonald und Simpson konnten, ..., mykenische und vielleicht mittelhelladische feststellen: ... '
g. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 130, 'MH? ... '
2. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
a. Messenia I: 242, 'LH material includes: frgs. of low-stemmed bowls, mostly of soft fabric; sherds with monochrome paint; frgs. of long-stemmed kylixes and deep bowls.'
b. Heath [nd]: , 'Periods Represented MH-LH, LH I-II, LH IIIA-B, (LH IIIC?), ... '
c. Ålin [1962]: 86, ' ... mykenische.'
d. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 130, 'The sherds, mainly LH, were found ... '
3. Late Helladic I: (1700 BC - 1635 BC)
a. Heath [nd]: , 'Periods Represented MH-LH, LH I-II, LH IIIA-B, (LH IIIC?), ... '
b. Davis and Bennet [2017]: 36, 'MH - LH, LH I - II, LH IIIA - B, (LH IIIC?), ...'
c. Blegen [1954]: 162, ' ...; and our ewer clearly takes its place in an early Mycenaean milieu.'
4. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)
a. Heath [nd]: , 'Periods Represented MH-LH, LH I-II, LH IIIA-B, (LH IIIC?), ... '
b. Davis and Bennet [2017]: 36, '..., LH I - II, ...'
5. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
a. Heath [nd]: , 'Periods Represented MH-LH, LH I-II, LH IIIA-B, (LH IIIC?), ... '
b. Simpson [1981]: 115, 'MH? LH III(A-B) C H'
c. Davis and Bennet [2017]: 37, '...diagnostic late MH - LH IIIB material...'
d. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 130, ' ... LH III(A-B) ... '
6. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Heath [nd]: , 'Periods Represented MH-LH, LH I-II, LH IIIA-B, (LH IIIC?), ... '
b. Simpson [1981]: 115, 'MH? LH III(A-B) C H'
c. Davis and Bennet [2017]: 37, '...diagnostic late MH - LH IIIB material...'
d. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 130, ' ... LH III(A-B) ... '
7. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
a. Heath [nd]: , '?'
b. Davis and Bennet [2017]: 36, '..., (LH IIIC?), ...'
c. Heath [nd]: , 'Periods Represented MH-LH, LH I-II, LH IIIA-B, (LH IIIC?), ... '
NOTE
1. The photograph in Davis and Bennet [2017] 36, Figure 23 may be duplicated in Google Street View from position 36.996045° N, 21.676373° E. The cutting to which several authors refer is at 36.996246° N, 21.676536° E.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Ålin [1962]: Ålin, Per. Das Ende der mykenischen Fundstätten auf dem griechischen Festland. Carl Bloms Boktryckeri A.-B., Lund, 1962., 'Portes', pg. 86.
2. Blegen [1954]: Blegen, Carl W.. ‘An Early Tholos Tomb in Western Messenia’, Hesperia: The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens (23:2), pp. 158-162. 1954., 'An Early Tholos Tomb in Western Messenia', pg. 158.
Online here.
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., 'I3 Koryfasio Portes', pg. 36.
4. Heath [nd]: Heath, Sebastian. PRAP Site Gazetteer, 'I03 Koryfasio Portes', pg. 1.
Online here.
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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., '55. Portes (Koryphasion)', pg. 242.
Online here.
6. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'F 3 Korifasion: Portes', pg. 115.
Online here.
7. 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 3 Korifasion: Portes', pg. 130.
Online here.