Site details

Zacharo: Kaimena Alonia

PK	C395
TITLE	Zacharo: Kaimena Alonia
WGS84	37.490376° N, 21.648385° E
Accuracy	20 m.

LAT/LON	37.490376, 21.648385
LON/LAT	21.648385, 37.490376

DMS

37° 29' 25.3536" N

21° 38' 54.186" E

W3W	canines, tangible, ashes
UTM	34 S, 557318, 4149471
EGSA87	291949, 4151583

Elevation m	27
Elevation feet	88.6
Region	Triphylia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Hab

TYPE

1.    hab.   Simpson [2014], 24    'HAB (small); 'hamlet'(?)'
2.    hab.   McDonald and Rapp [1972], 302    'Unclear (small)'
3.    hab.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 101    'The LH sherds were found mainly on the SE slopes, and the site seems to have been small, occupying only part of the ridge.'
4.    Sherds.   Simpson [1981], 96    '.. and the Mycenaean sherds were found mainly on the southeast slopes, ...'
5.    Sherds.   Messenia II, 231    'The hilltop is much denuded and sherds are found mainly on the SE slopes, ... '

SITE SIZE

- Simpson [2014]  p. 24,  Size: sq. m.  Size not known. 'HAB (small); 'hamlet'(?)'

- Simpson [1981]  p. 96,  Size: sq. m.  Size not known. '...this is a rather unimportant site, ...'

- McDonald and Rapp [1972]  p. 302,  Size: sq. m.  Size not known. 'Extent Unclear (small)'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Simpson [2014]: 24, 'LH III(A - B)'
    b.    Simpson [1981]: 95, 'LH III(A-B)'
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 101, 'LH III(A-B)'

2. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Messenia II: 231, 'All pottery collected is uniformly LH III B.'
    b.    Simpson [2014]: 24, 'LH III(A - B)'
    c.    McDonald and Rapp [1972]: 302, 'LHIIIB'
    d.    Simpson [1981]: 95, 'LH III(A-B)'
    e.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 101, '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, '301 Zacharo: Kaimena Alonia', pg. 302.

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., '19A Kaimena Alonia (Zacharo)', pg. 231. Online here.

3. Simpson [2014]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Messenia and the Kingdom of Pylos. Philadelphia:Instap Academic Press, 2014. , '19A Zacharo: Kaimena Alonia', pg. 24.

4. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'D 69 Zacharo: Kaimena Alonia', pg. 95. Online here.

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., 'B 93 Zacharo: Kaimena Alonia', pg. 101. Online here.