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Methone also known as Modon appears to have been ancient Pedasos.
Today its a port for yachts and fishing.
However when ships were smaller it was a much more important port.
Note the location ! The far SW of Messenis where ships sailing down from Italy or Elis or Northern Greece or westwards from other parts of Greece would be rounding a cape.
A great place for a watch post?
Note this topographic map. It is not a major Mycenaean or Helladic settlement but there's also a COASTAL PLAIN with a river (not shown on this map) on one side.
Now a modern view
There's a lot of later construction which has probably obliterated or reused older walls but you can see its a great site for a watch post with deep water in one side but a shallow beach allowing ships to be drawn up onto the sand on the other side plus if you check Google Earth you'll see moles added later. Plus the classic beloved long pointy oval or triangular shape Mycenaean builders loved!
If there wasn't at least a watch post here ...
The "lower" polis may have been under the modern town. Not shown here!
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