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Chalazoni: Palaiochori

PKC391
TITLEChalazoni: Palaiochori
WGS84 37.183886° N, 21.616844° E
Accuracy 50 m.

LAT/LON 37.183886, 21.616844
LON/LAT 21.616844, 37.183886

DMS 37° 11' 1.9896" N,21° 37' 0.6384" E

W3Wremains, physical, pattered
UTM34 S, 554752, 4115450
EGSA87 288302, 4117644

Elevation m102
Elevation feet 334.6
RegionMessenia





GENERAL SITE TYPE  Hab

TYPE

1.    hab.   Simpson [1981], 123    '...a few indications of Bronze Age habitation near Chalazoni...'
2.    hab.   Simpson [2014], 23    'HAB; 0.4 ha; 'farm''
3.    hab.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 149    'The prehistoric site was small, at most 80 m. E-W by 50 m.'
4.    hab.   Messenia III, 135    'But enough material was found to certify prehistoric occupation...'
5.    Lithics.   Messenia III, 135    'Several obsidian chips and a few bits of "oatmeal" fabric, including the handle of a jar, ...'
6.    Sherds.   Messenia III, 135    'Several obsidian chips and a few bits of "oatmeal" fabric, including the handle of a jar, ...'


SITE SIZE

- Simpson [2014]  p. ,  Size: 4000 sq. m.  HAB; 0.4 ha; 'farm'

- Simpson and Dickinson [1979]  p. 149,  Size: 4000 sq. m.  '...at most 80 m. E-W by 50 m.'

- Messenia III  p. 135,  Size: 4000 sq. m.  '...over an area ca. 80 m. E-W by 50 m. on the gentle W slopes.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Prehistoric: (4000 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Messenia III: 135,

2. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 149, 'MH? LH?'

3. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Simpson [2014]: 23, 'LH'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 149, 'MH? LH?'
    c.    Messenia III: 135, ?? 'Several obsidian chips and a few bits of "oatmeal" fabric, including the handle of a jar, ...'

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1.  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., '22J. Paliochori (Chalazoni)', pg. 135. Online here.

2.  Simpson [1981]:  Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'F 54 Armenioi: Manna', pg. 123. This really is the section for Chalazoni: Palaiochori
Online here.

3.  Simpson [2014]:  Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Messenia and the Kingdom of Pylos. Philadelphia:Instap Academic Press, 2014. , '22J Chalazoni: Palaiochori', pg. 23.

4.  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 66 Chalazoni: Palaiochori', pg. 149. Online here.

Nearest shoreline

The closest shoreline to C391 is at 37.2067° N, 21.58849° E, a straight-line distance of 3 km and 574 m.