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Thouria: Hab B (EH)

PK	C404
TITLE	Thouria: Hab B (EH)
WGS84	37.09944° N, 22.048529° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	37.09944, 22.048529
LON/LAT	22.048529, 37.09944

DMS

37° 5' 57.984" N

22° 2' 54.7044" E

W3W	carver, excusing, problematic
UTM	34 S, 593174, 4106418
EGSA87	326433, 4107397

Elevation m	101
Elevation feet	331.4
Region	Messenia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement

TYPE

1.    hab.   Simpson [2014], 26    'HAB, ... '
2.    Settlement.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 163    ' ..., and the EH settlement is near the S end and possibly also at the Pisovrysi spring on the SW slope above Aithaia.' The Pisovrysi spring is F168.
3.    Settlement.   Messenia III, 158    'The EH settlement was concentrated on a broad terrace about 90 m. N-S by 70 m. immediately below (W of) the S end of the ridge.'

SITE SIZE

- Messenia III  p. ,  Size: 6300 sq. m.  The EH settlement was concentrated on a broad terrace about 90 m. N-S by 70 m. immediately below (W of) the S end of the ridge.

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
    a.    Messenia III: 158, 'EH sherds are quite common around the spring and in the sides of the sunken track below it leading down to Aipeia village on the main highway.'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 163, ' ..., and the EH settlement ... '

2. EH II: (2700 BC - 2200 BC)
    a.    Messenia III: 158, 'The pottery noted is mainly of EH II date..'
    b.    Simpson [2014]: 26, 'EH II, ... '

3. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Simpson [2014]: 26, 'EH II, MH, ... '

4. LH IIIA1: (1410 BC - 1375 BC)
    a.    Simpson [2014]: 26, ' ..., LH IIIA1-C, ... '

5. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Simpson [2014]: 26, ' ..., LH IIIA1-C, ... '

6. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Simpson [2014]: 26, ' ..., LH IIIA1-C, ... '

7. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
    a.    Simpson [2014]: 26, ' ..., G(?), A(?), ... '

8. Archaic: (700 BC - 480 BC)
    a.    Simpson [2014]: 26, ' ..., A(?), ... '

NOTE

1. For a discussion of the geography see this blog post.

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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., '78. Ellinika (Aithaia)', pg. 158. Online here.

2. Simpson [2014]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Messenia and the Kingdom of Pylos. Philadelphia:Instap Academic Press, 2014. , '78 Aithaia: Ellinika (ancient Thouria)', pg. 26.

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 137 Aithaia: Ellinika (Ancient Thouria)', pg. 163. Online here.