Site details

Platanos: Merzini

PK	C383
TITLE	Platanos: Merzini
WGS84	37.011418° N, 21.736462° E
Accuracy	50 m.

LAT/LON	37.011418, 21.736462
LON/LAT	21.736462, 37.011418

DMS

37° 0' 41.1048" N

21° 44' 11.2632" E

W3W	catapult, loonies, diving
UTM	34 S, 565518, 4096392
EGSA87	298465, 4098246

Elevation m	284
Elevation feet	931.8
Region	Messenia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement

TYPE

1.    hab.   Simpson [2014], 20    'HAB; 1.8 ha; 'village''
2.    Mound.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 144    'A very low mound c. 800 m. ESE of Platanos, ... '
3.    Mound.   McDonald and Rapp [1972], 272    'Low mound on SW slope'
4.    Mound.   Simpson [1981], 117    'On a slope about 800 m. east-southeast of Platanos is a very low mound.'
5.    Mound.   Messenia II, 232    'A very low mound, now scarcely differentiated from the surrounding slope,...'
6.    Settlement.   McDonald and Rapp [1972], 272    'HAB'
7.    Sherds.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 144    ' ..., MH and LH sherds are abundant ... '
8.    Sherds.   Simpson [1981], 117    'Abundant MH and LH sherds were found here, ... '

SITE SIZE

- Simpson [1981]  p. 117,  Size: 18000 sq. m.  'Abundant MH and LH sherds were found here, over an area about 150 m. east to west by 120 m.'

- Simpson [2014]  p. ,  Size: 18000 sq. m.  HAB; 1.8 ha; 'village'

- Simpson and Dickinson [1979]  p. 144,  Size: 18000 sq. m.  ' ... over an area c. 150 m. E-W by 120 m.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    McDonald and Rapp [1972]: 272, 'MH LHIIIB (heavy)'
    b.    Simpson [1981]: 117, 'Abundant MH and LH sherds were found here, ... '
    c.    Simpson [2014]: 20, 'MH, LH IIIB'
    d.    Messenia II: 232, 'Some of the fragments of coarse ware are very similar to those found at Margeli (#34) and appear to be MH.'
    e.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 144, 'Coarse MH is similar to that at Margeli (D 116) is abundant, ... '

2. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 117, 'Abundant MH and LH sherds were found here, ... '

3. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 144, 'MH LH III(A-)B'

4. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    McDonald and Rapp [1972]: 272, 'MH LHIIIB (heavy)'
    b.    Simpson [2014]: 20, 'MH, LH IIIB'
    c.    Messenia II: 232, 'The LH III B period is well represented with fragments of kylikes, rims of deep bowls, and krater handles.'
    d.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 144, 'MH LH III(A-)B'

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. 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, '51 Platanos: Merzini', pg. 272.

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., '50A. Merzini (Platanos)', pg. 232. Online here.

3. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'F 15 Platanos: Merzini', pg. 117. Online here.

4. Simpson [2014]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Messenia and the Kingdom of Pylos. Philadelphia:Instap Academic Press, 2014. , '50A Platanos: Merzini', pg. 20.

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 51 Platanos: Merzini', pg. 144. Online here.