Site details

Malthi: Gouves

PK	C377
TITLE	Malthi: Gouves
WGS84	37.26437° N, 21.876233° E
Accuracy	20 m.

LAT/LON	37.26437, 21.876233
LON/LAT	21.876233, 37.26437

DMS

37° 15' 51.732" N

21° 52' 34.4388" E

W3W	sorry, clinically, unstrung
UTM	34 S, 577694, 4124560
EGSA87	311531, 4126026

Elevation m	158
Elevation feet	518.4
Region	Messenia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement

TYPE

1.    Artifacts.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 175    ' ... much pottery, probably LH IIIB, small objects of similar date, and some unusual stone slabs with incised designs.'
2.    Artifacts.   AD[1960], 121
3.    Artifacts.   Opuscula Atheniensia [1953], 29
4.    Building.   Messenia III, 141    ' ... a complex of room that he for somewhat obscure and unsatisfactory reasons calls a "minoische Siedlung."'
5.    Buildings.   Simpson [2018], 324    ' ..., uncovering parts of two buildings ... '
6.    hab.   McDonald and Rapp [1972], 296    'Small area excavated showed closely spaced houses, stone reliefs'
7.    hab.   Simpson [2014], 28    'large village'
8.    Settlement.   Simpson [1981], 138    'Part of a LH III settlement was investigated on this very low ridge, about 200 m. north to south by 150 m. (maximum), only 200 m. west of the foot of the "Malthi-Dorion" ridge. It lies less than 100 m. to west of the two Malthi tholos tombs ... The area investigated was small, and all the finds may belong to a single large building.'
9.    Settlement.   Simpson [2018], 324    'The main settlement here, however, was clearly at Malthi: Gouves, ... '
10.    Settlement.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 175    ' ..., part of a late LH settlement or perhaps a single large building was excavated.'

SITE SIZE

- McDonald and Rapp [1972]  p. ,  Size: 30000 sq. m.  Small area excavated showed closely spaced houses, stone reliefs

- Simpson [2014]  p. ,  Size: 30000 sq. m.  large village

- Simpson [1981]  p. 138,  Size: 30000 sq. m.  ' about 200 m. north to south by 150 m. (maximum)'

- Simpson and Dickinson [1979]  p. 175,  Size: 30000 sq. m.  'On a very low hill, c. 200 m. N-S by 150 m. W of the two tholos tombs ... '

- Simpson [2018]  p. 324,  Size: 30000 sq. m.  ' ..., about three hectares in extent.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Simpson [2014]: 28, MH(?) LH IIIA2(?) LH IIIB-C, DA I, G(?) A(?)

2. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 138, The finds in the main stratum included much LH III pottery, probably mainly LH IIIB, ...
    b.    Messenia III: 141, ? 'The pottery recovered was almost entirely late Mycenaean and he (Valmin, RHC) compares it to that on the floors of the Englianos palace.'

3. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    AD[1960]: 121,
    b.    Opuscula Atheniensia [1953]: 29,

4. LH IIIA2: (1375 BC - 1320 BC)
    a.    Simpson [2014]: 28, MH(?) LH IIIA2(?) LH IIIB-C, DA I, G(?) A(?)

5. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    McDonald and Rapp [1972]: 296, 'LHIIIB'
    b.    Simpson [2014]: 28, MH(?) LH IIIA2(?) LH IIIB-C, DA I, G(?) A(?)
    c.    Simpson [1981]: 138, The finds in the main stratum included much LH III pottery, probably mainly LH IIIB, ...
    d.    AD[1960]: 121,
    e.    Opuscula Atheniensia [1953]: 29,
    f.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 175, 'The finds included much pottery, probably LH IIIB, ... '

6. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Simpson [2014]: 28, MH(?) LH IIIA2(?) LH IIIB-C, DA I, G(?) A(?)
    b.    AD[1960]: 121,
    c.    Opuscula Atheniensia [1953]: 29,
    d.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 175, ? ' ..., some of the pottery may be post-LH IIIB, ... ', ' ... LH IIIC ... '

7. Protogeometric: (1100 BC - 900 BC)
    a.    AD[1960]: 121,
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 175, ' ... LH IIIC or "PG"? ... '

8. Sub Mycenaean: (1060 BC - 1000 BC)
    a.    AD[1960]: 121,

9. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
    a.    AD[1960]: 121,
    b.    Messenia III: 141, 'He (Valmin, RHC) thinks that some scattered small sherds could belong to early G or even later periods.'
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 175, ' ... G or A', '' ... some surface finds were thought to be G or later.'

10. Archaic: (700 BC - 480 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 175, ' ... G or A'

NOTE

1. Simpson says that this is less than 100 m. west of the two tholos tombs (C1207 and C307). In Simpson [1981], 138, 'F 218 Malthi: Gouves'

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Opuscula Atheniensia [1953]: Opuscula Atheniensia. Axel W. Persson in memoriam. Annual of the Swedish Institute at Athens, vol. I, Stockholm, 1953., '', pg. 29. Online here.

2. AD[1960]: Archaiologikon Deltion, Athens, Greece, v. 15, '', pg. 121.

3. McDonald and Rapp [1972]: McDonald, William A. and George R. Rapp, Jr.. The Minnesota Messenia Expedition: Reconstructing a Bronze Age Regional Environment. University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota. USA. 1972, '223 Malthi: Gouves', pg. 296.

4. 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., '27A. Gouves (Malthi)', pg. 141. Online here.

5. Simpson [2018]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece and Homeric Tradition. published online under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. 2018, 'Dorion (Il. 2. 594)', pg. 323. Online here.

6. Simpson [2014]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Messenia and the Kingdom of Pylos. Philadelphia:Instap Academic Press, 2014. , '27A Malthi: Gouves', pg. 28.

7. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'F 218 Malthi: Gouves', pg. 138. Online here.

8. 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 223 Malthi: Gouves', pg. 174. Online here.