Nichoria
E721940
Nichoria is an important archaeological site in Messenia, Greece, known for its evidence of settlement continuity and social organization during the Greek Dark Ages.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Early Iron Age
NERFINISHED
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Greek Dark Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ Late Bronze Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsFeature | tholos tombs in surrounding region ⓘ |
| containsStructure |
apsidal building
ⓘ
megaron-type building ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| culture | Mycenaean civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | University of Minnesota Messenia Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationDirector |
George R. Rapp Jr.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William A. McDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationEnd | 1975 ⓘ |
| excavationStart | 1969 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Nichorion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalPhase |
Geometric period
ⓘ
Late Helladic period NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle Helladic period NERFINISHED ⓘ Protogeometric period NERFINISHED ⓘ Sub-Mycenaean period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceOf |
agricultural economy
ⓘ
animal husbandry ⓘ continuity from Mycenaean palace period into Dark Age ⓘ continuity of cult practices ⓘ domestic architecture ⓘ organized settlement hierarchy ⓘ storage facilities ⓘ use of iron in Early Iron Age ⓘ |
| knownFor |
evidence of settlement continuity during the Greek Dark Ages
ⓘ
evidence of social organization during the Greek Dark Ages ⓘ postpalatial Mycenaean occupation ⓘ study of Dark Age Greece ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Messenia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peloponnese ⓘ southwestern Greece ⓘ |
| near |
Bay of Navarino
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
modern village of Rizomylos ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mycenaean kingdom of Pylos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pylos region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publishedIn |
Nichoria I: Site, Environs, and Techniques
NERFINISHED
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Nichoria II: The Bronze Age Occupation NERFINISHED ⓘ Nichoria III: Dark Age and Byzantine Occupation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | low hill plateau ⓘ |
| researchTopic |
postpalatial Mycenaean society
ⓘ
rural settlement patterns in Messenia ⓘ transition from Bronze Age to Iron Age in Greece ⓘ |
| timeDepth | Middle Bronze Age to Byzantine period ⓘ |
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