Site details

Prophitis Elias (Voidhokoilia)

PK	C364
TITLE	Prophitis Elias (Voidhokoilia)
WGS84	36.966325° N, 21.659713° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	36.966325, 21.659713
LON/LAT	21.659713, 36.966325

DMS

36° 57' 58.77" N

21° 39' 34.9668" E

W3W	cucumber, fleeting, ridges
UTM	34 S, 558725, 4091340
EGSA87	291513, 4093408

Elevation m	12
Elevation feet	39.4
Region	Messenia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Hab

TYPE

1.    Cem.   Messenia I, 243    'There is also a possible EH cemetery on the lower fairly level east shoulder of Prophitis Elias, ... '
2.    hab.   Messenia I, 242    'There is evidence of occupation extending from the cliffs immediately above the sea at the west to the sharp drop ... down to the lagoon at the east.'
3.    Lithics.   Messenia I, 243    ' ... and worked fragments of obsidian, chert and bone.'
4.    Settlement.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 131    'The site ... '
5.    Sherds.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 131    'EH II was certainly recognised.'
6.    Sherds.   Messenia I, 243    'The whole area is strewn with sherds and ... '
7.    Sherds.   Messenia II, 232    ' ..., dredging operations had disclosed both EH and LH III B sherds.'
8.    Wall.   Messenia I, 243    'Numerous wall foundations (of houses?) are noticeable.'

SITE SIZE

- Simpson and Dickinson [1979]  p. 131,  Size: 6000 sq. m.  'The site (c. 100 m. E-W by 60 m.) occupies the saddle between the hill of Profitis Ilias and the N arm of Voidhokoilia bay on the NW side of the Osmanaga Lagoon.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
    a.    Messenia I: 243, 'This was a site of considerable importance in EH ... '
    b.    Messenia II: 232, ' ... both EH and LH III B sherds.'

2. EH II: (2700 BC - 2200 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 131, 'N? EH II ... ', 'EH II was certainly recognised, ... '

3. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Messenia I: 243, ' ... was probably occupied also in N and MH.'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 131, ' ... MH?'

4. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Messenia II: 232, ' ... both EH and LH III B sherds.'

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. 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., '59. Prophitis Elias (Voïdhokoilia)', pg. 242. Online here.

2. 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., '59A.', pg. 232. Online here.

3. 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 6 Petrochori: Profitis Ilias', pg. 131. Online here.