Mesopotamos: Chilia Choria
| PK | C243 |
| TITLE | Mesopotamos: Chilia Choria |
| WGS84 | 36.969823° N, 21.805408° E |
| Accuracy | 20 m. |
| LAT/LON | 36.969823, 21.805408 |
| LON/LAT | 21.805408, 36.969823 |
| DMS | 36° 58' 11.3628" N | , | 21° 48' 19.4688" E |
| W3W | multiplier, perusal, spite |
| UTM | 34 S, 571691, 4091828 |
| EGSA87 | 304494, 4093487 |
| Elevation m | 346 |
| Elevation feet | 1135.2 |
| Region | Messenia |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Hab
TYPE
1. hab. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 137 'About 2 km. NNW of Mesopotamos, and c. 250 m. N of the Kalamata-Pylos road, is a LH (and possibly MH) site on the level plateau.'2. Mound. Messenia I, 245 'At a point ca. 75 m. further south ... there is an artificial mound ca 15 m. in diameter and 3 m. high.'
3. Sherds. Simpson [1981], 120 ...a Mycenaean site on the level plateau, ...
4. Tomb. ERGON[1966], 105
SITE SIZE
- Messenia I p. 245, Size: 5000 sq. m. '...there is an artificial mound ca. 15 m. in diameter and 3 m. high.'
- Simpson [1981] p. 120, Size: 5000 sq. m. '...an area at least 100 m. north to south by 50 m.'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
a. Messenia I: 245, 'Pottery from the site includes ... perhaps MH-LH I; ...'
b. Simpson [1981]: 120, 'MH? LH III(A-B)'
c. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 137, 'MH? LH III(A-B)'
2. Late Helladic I: (1700 BC - 1635 BC)
a. Messenia I: 245, 'Pottery from the site includes ... perhaps MH-LH I; ...'
3. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 120, 'MH? LH III(A-B)'
b. ERGON[1966]: 105,
c. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 137, 'MH? LH III(A-B)'
4. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Messenia I: 245, '...frgs. of LH III B long-stemmed kylixes, ...'
b. Simpson [1981]: 120, 'MH? LH III(A-B)'
c. ERGON[1966]: 105,
d. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 137, 'MH? LH III(A-B)'
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. ERGON[1966]: To ergon tes Archaiologikes Hetaireias, Athenai: Archaiologike Hetaireia. 1966., '', pg. 105.
2. 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., '68. Chilia Choria', pg. 245.
Online here.
3. 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., '68. Chilia Choria (Mesopotamos)', pg. 151.
Online here.
4. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'F 35 Mesopotamos: Chilia Choria', pg. 120.
Online here.
5. 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 28 Mesopotamos: Chilia Choria', pg. 137.
Online here.