Site details

Mathia: Pyrgaki

PK	C254
TITLE	Mathia: Pyrgaki
WGS84	36.928363° N, 21.890109° E
Accuracy	20 m.

LAT/LON	36.928363, 21.890109
LON/LAT	21.890109, 36.928363

DMS

36° 55' 42.1068" N

21° 53' 24.3924" E

W3W	arrows, oxtails, frosted
UTM	34 S, 579274, 4087295
EGSA87	311933, 4088717

Elevation m	484
Elevation feet	1587.9
Region	Messenia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Fort

TYPE

1.    Artifacts.   AJA[1964], 234
2.    Fort.   Messenia II, 234    'It may have been mainly a lookout or fort, although the extent of the pottery and the ancient appearance of the terraces suggests occupation by more than a minimum garrison.'
3.    Sherds.   Simpson [1981], 127    'A few sherds, which may be classed as LH, ...'
4.    Sherds.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 154    'A few sherds which may be classed as LH and some possibly MH were found, ...'
5.    Sherds.   Messenia III, 155    ' ... A review of the pottery ... '

SITE SIZE

- Simpson [1981]  p. 127,  Size: 1963.5 sq. m.  'A few sherds ... were found, in very fragmentary condition, mainly on the top, which is only about 50 m. in diameter.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 127, 'MH? LH', '...and some possibly MH were found, ...'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 154, 'MH? LH'
    c.    Messenia III: 155, ' ... the addition of possible habitation in MH.'

2. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 127, 'MH? LH', 'A few sherds which may be classed as LH, ...'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 154, 'MH? LH'
    c.    AJA[1964]: 234,
    d.    Messenia II: 234, 'There are small fragments of typical LH fine wares in buff and red.'

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. AJA[1964]: American Journal of Archaeology, Journal of the Archaeological Institute of America. Vol. 68, 1964., '', pg. 234. Online here.

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., '75D. Pirgaki (Mathia)', pg. 155. Online here.

3. Messenia II: McDonald, William A. and Richard Hope Simpson. ‘Further Exploration in Southwestern Peloponnese: 1962-1963’, American Journal of Archaeology. Vol. 68, No. 3 (Jul., 1964), pp. 229-245., '75D. Pirgaki (Mathia)', pg. 234. Online here.

4. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'F 108 Mathia: Pyrgaki', pg. 127. 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 104 Mathia: Pyrgaki', pg. 154. Online here.