Originally published: 2020-12-05 DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4307903 This version: 2 Version publication date: 2020-12-05 ******************* GENERAL INFORMATION ******************* 1. TITLE Measurements of 406 medieval and post-medieval houses in the southern Mani Peninsula, Greece 2. AUTHOR INFORMATION Dr. Rebecca M. Seifried University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA, USA rseifried@umass.edu rmseifried@gmail.com (permanent) 3. DESCRIPTION Data from field recording of domestic house architecture in the southern region of the Mani Peninsula, Greece. Measurements were collected for 406 houses dating to the Middle Byzantine to Ottoman periods (8th to 17th centuries AD), allowing for a better understanding of typical characteristics of the so-called "palaiomaniatika" (or "Old Maniat") architecture that dates to these periods. Additionally, total house counts were obtained for 32 settlements that were able to be mapped in their entirety, providing insight into the typical size of these settlements. 4. DATA COLLECTION Dr. Seifried collected the data as part of a PhD dissertation completed in 2016 through the Department of Anthropology at the University of Illinois at Chicago, entitled 'Community Organization and Imperial Expansion in a Rural Landscape: The Mani Peninsula, Greece (AD 1000-1821)' (https://hdl.handle.net/10027/21274). Fieldwork was conducted in 2014 and 2016 under the auspices of the 5th Ephorate of Byzantine Antiquities in Sparta and in collaboration with the Diros Project, an archaeological survey and excavation co-directed by Dr. Giorgos Papathanassopoulos and Dr. Anastasia Papathanasiou through the Ephorate of Palaeoanthropology & Speleology of Southern Greece. 5. GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION OF DATA COLLECTION Mani Peninsula, Peloponnese, Greece 6. FUNDING SOURCES This research was funded by the National Science Foundation (BCS-1346694), the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (H2020-MSCA-IF-2016 750843), the DigitalGlobe Foundation, the National Cadastre and Mapping Agency, SA (Ktimatologio), ArchaeoLandscapes Europe, the University of Illinois at Chicago. ****************************** SHARING AND ACCESS INFORMATION ****************************** 1. LICENSES This data package is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) 4.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode. 2. LINKS TO PUBLICATIONS USING THIS DATA A paper interpreting these data, 'The Stone-Built Palaiomaniatika of the Mani Peninsula, Greece,' will be published in the volume 'Deserted Villages: Perspectives from the Eastern Mediterranean,' edited by Rebecca M. Seifried and Deborah Brown Stewart, Digital Press at the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks (forthcoming, 2021). The paper will be linked here after publication. 3. RECOMMENDED CITATION Seifried, Rebecca M. (2020). Measurements of 406 medieval and post-medieval houses in the southern Mani Peninsula, Greece. [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4307903 ********************** DATA AND FILE OVERVIEW ********************** 1. FILE LIST A. house_counts.csv List of 32 settlements for which the medieval and post-medieval houses could be entirely mapped via either field reconnaissance or remote identification using Google Earth satellite imagery. * PROJECT ID - an arbitrary unique ID that was assigned to each settlement; this ID can be used to more easily query the full original dataset, a copy of which is on file with the 5th Ephorate of Byzantine Antiquities in Sparta. * SETTLEMENT NAME- the Anglicized form of the name; if unknown to the researchers, the designation US (Unidentified Settlement) was used followed by an arbitrarily assigned number. * LOCATION TYPE - subjective coding into 'plains', 'hillside', or 'hilltop' categories based on the settlement's location. * HOUSE COUNT - total number of medieval or post-medieval houses counted in the settlement. B. house_measurements.csv List of all 406 medieval or post-medieval houses for which at least one variable could be measured. If a value is blank, it means that the team was unable to take the measurement, likely due to vegetation growth, structure collapse, or otherwise dangerous field conditions. * PROJECT ID - an arbitrary unique ID that was assigned to each feature; this ID can be used to more easily query the full original dataset, a copy of which is on file with the 5th Ephorate of Byzantine Antiquities in Sparta. * SETTLEMENT NAME - the Anglicized form of the name; if unknown to the researchers, the designation US (Unidentified Settlement) was used followed by an arbitrarily assigned number. * LOCATION TYPE - subjective coding into 'plains', 'hillside', or 'hilltop' categories based on the settlement's location. * EXTERNAL LENGTH (CM) - the measured external length of the house. * EXTERNAL WIDTH (CM) - the measured external width of the house. * INTERNAL LENGTH (CM) - the measured internal length of the house. * INTERNAL WIDTH (CM) - the measured internal width of the house. * WALL WIDTH 1 (CM) - first measurement of the width of an exposed section o house wall. * WALL WIDTH 2 (CM) - second measurement of the width of an exposed section of house wall (if possible). * AVERAGE WALL WIDTH (CM) - calculated average wall width, if two measurements were taken. * CALCULATED INTERNAL LENGTH (CM) - calculated internal length of the house using external measurement and average wall width. * CALCULATED INTERNAL WIDTH (CM) - calculated internal width of the house using external measurement and average wall width. * INTERNAL AREA (M2) - calculated internal area based on measured or calculated internal values. * DOOR COUNT - number of extant doorways. * DOOR LOCATION - which wall(s) the doors were built into. * SECOND STORY PRESENT - if evidence of a second story could be detected (e.g. second story still extant, ledges or niches noted around interior of building to support a second-story floor). 2. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE FILES Refer to the final publication (see "LINKS TO PUBLICATIONS USING THIS DATA" above) for an interpretation of these datasets. Together the house counts and measurements can be used to understand the typical characteristics of "palaiomaniatika" house architecture from the 8th to 17th centuries AD. 3. ADDITIONAL DATA NOT INCLUDED IN THIS DATA PACKAGE Geographic coordinates for the houses and settlements are not supplied; however, the full original dataset does contain this information. Contact Dr. Seifried or the 5th Ephorate of Byzantine Antiquities in Sparta for questions about the original dataset.