Tourkokivouro
| PK | C132 |
| TITLE | Tourkokivouro |
| WGS84 | 37.145417° N, 21.976553° E |
| Accuracy | 100 m. |
| LAT/LON | 37.145417, 21.976553 |
| LON/LAT | 21.976553, 37.145417 |
| DMS | 37° 8' 43.5012" N | , | 21° 58' 35.5908" E |
| W3W | harmless, weird, illustrated |
| UTM | 34 S, 586725, 4111450 |
| EGSA87 | 320145, 4112633 |
| Elevation m | 29 |
| Elevation feet | 95.1 |
| Region | Messenia |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Mound
TYPE
1. Mound. Simpson [1981], 129 'About 300 m. to east is a mound named Tourkokivouro, which may connceal a tholos tomb.'2. Tholos. Messenia II, 236 'A tholos mound is situated ca. 300 m. E of the quarry (i.e., C131, rhc).'
3. Tholos. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 159 'About 300 m. to E (of C131, rhc) is a mound which may conceal a tholos tomb.'
4. Tholos. Ålin [1962], 88 'Ein Tholosgrab wurde hier durch Raubgrabungen zerstört.'
5. Tomb. Messenia III, 158 'The only structure encountered was an empty slab grave, probably EH.'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
a. Messenia III: 158, '...probably EH.'
2. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 129, About 300 m. to east is a mound named Tourkokivouro, which may conceal a tholos tomb.
b. Messenia II: 236, 'Since these EH and LH finds...', A tholos would hardly be EH.
NOTE
1. The authors (Messenia III) have modified their earlier opinion. They say 'Mr. Papathanasopoulos suggests that this is a habitation site, rather than (as we thought) a cemetery.'
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Ålin [1962]: Ålin, Per. Das Ende der mykenischen Fundstätten auf dem griechischen Festland. Carl Bloms Boktryckeri A.-B., Lund, 1962., 'Tourkokivouro', pg. 88.
2. 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., '77B. Tourkokivouro (Lambaina)', pg. 157.
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3. 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., '77B. Tourkokivouro (Lambaina)', pg. 235.
The end of this article deals with Tourkokivouro.
Online here.
4. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'F 120 Lambaina Quarry', pg. 129.
About 300 m. to east is a mound named Tourkokivouro, which may conceal a tholos tomb.
Online here.
5. 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 122 Lambaina: Tourkokivouro', pg. 159.
Online here.