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Kalochori: Ayios Ilias

PK	C467
TITLE	Kalochori: Ayios Ilias
WGS84	36.982047° N, 21.856055° E
Accuracy	100 m.

LAT/LON	36.982047, 21.856055
LON/LAT	21.856055, 36.982047

DMS

36° 58' 55.3692" N

21° 51' 21.798" E

W3W	coefficient, opining, onwards
UTM	34 S, 576187, 4093223
EGSA87	309033, 4094741

Elevation m	378
Elevation feet	1240.2
Region	Messenia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Hab

TYPE

1.    hab.   Messenia II, 233    'The N and W flanks are precipitous and habitation was confined to the top, saddle and gentle E slope.'
2.    hab.   McDonald and Rapp [1972], 280    'HAB. Remains of fortifications on E flank'
3.    hab.   Simpson [2014], 25    'HAB; 1.1 ha. 'village''
4.    Sherds.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 154    'The hill commands a magnificent view to N, W, and E, and may have served as an important watch post in LH.'

SITE SIZE

- McDonald and Rapp [1972]  p. ,  Size: 10800 sq. m.  HAB. Remains of fortifications on E flank

- Simpson [2014]  p. ,  Size: 11000 sq. m.  HAB; 1.1 ha. 'village'

- Simpson and Dickinson [1979]  p. 154,  Size: 10800 sq. m.  '...over an area c. 120 m. N-S by 90 m.'

- Messenia II  p. 233,  Size: 10800 sq. m.  'This is a natural fortress very reminiscent of Professor Marinatos' site near Mouriatadha ...'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    McDonald and Rapp [1972]: 280, 'MH LHIII (medium)'
    b.    Simpson [2014]: 25, 'MH, LH III(A - B)'
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 154, 'MH LH III(A-)B'
    d.    Messenia II: 233, 'Habitation in MH is indicated by the rim of a Gray Minyan goblet.'

2. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    McDonald and Rapp [1972]: 280, 'MH LHIII (medium)'
    b.    Messenia II: 233, 'several fragments of LH III kylikes and deep bowls were collected.'

3. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Simpson [2014]: 25, 'MH, LH III(A - B)'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 154, 'MH LH III(A-)B'

4. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Simpson [2014]: 25, 'MH, LH III(A - B)'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 154, '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, '103 (75A) Kalochori: Ayios Ilias', pg. 280.

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., '75A. Ayios Elias (Kalochori)', pg. 233. Online here.

3. Simpson [2014]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Messenia and the Kingdom of Pylos. Philadelphia:Instap Academic Press, 2014. , '75A Kalochori: Hagios Ilias', pg. 25.

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 103 Kalochori: Ayios Ilias', pg. 154. Online here.