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Karteroli: Ayios Konstantinos: Hab

PK	C358
TITLE	Karteroli: Ayios Konstantinos: Hab
WGS84	37.077084° N, 21.996396° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	37.077084, 21.996396
LON/LAT	21.996396, 37.077084

DMS

37° 4' 37.5024" N

21° 59' 47.0256" E

W3W	swiftest, rinse, sarongs
UTM	34 S, 588567, 4103888
EGSA87	321748, 4105013

Elevation m	43
Elevation feet	141.1
Region	Messenia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement

TYPE

1.    hab.   Messenia I, 250    'The habitation area most likely included the top of Ayios Konstantinos and Rachi Papalia immediately east of it across the highway.' For Rachi Papalia see C413.
2.    Settlement.   Simpson [1957], 246    ' ... there are indications that the settlement extended to all the hillocks to the east of the road, ... '
3.    Sherds.   Ålin [1962], 76    'In einem kleineren Gebiet fand Simpson mehrere Scherben ... '

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1957]: 246, The area over which Mycenaean sherds were found is not large (about 100 metres by 150 metres), ... '

2. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Messenia I: 250, 'Frgs. of LH III deep bowls or kylixes, ...'
    b.    Ålin [1962]: 76, ' ... mehrere Scherben aus SH III, ... '

3. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Messenia I: 250, '...a fair number of LH III B sherds occur on the surface.'
    b.    Ålin [1962]: 76, 'Am Gipfel und an den südwestlichen Hängen des Hügels lagen IIIB-Scherben an der Oberfläche.'

NOTE

1. In Messenia I, 250: "A total of nine certain and at least four probable chamber tombs is evidence for a sizable settlement. The habitation area most likely included the top of Ayios Konstantinos and Rachi Papalia immediately east of it across the highway." For Rachi Papalia see C413; for the chamber tombs see C137 and the fine diagram on p. 249 of Messenia I.

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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., 'Ajios Konstantinos', pg. 76.

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., '77. Ayios Konstantinos (Karteroli)', pg. 250. Online here.

3. Simpson [1957]: Simpson, Richard Hope. ‘Identifying a Mycenaean State’, The Annual of the British School at Athens, 52, 231-259. 1957., 'Karteroli', pg. 246. Online here.