Georgikon: Kouphia Rachi
| PK | C1342 |
| TITLE | Georgikon: Kouphia Rachi |
| WGS84 | 39.327556° N, 21.85204° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 39.327556, 21.85204 |
| LON/LAT | 21.85204, 39.327556 |
| DMS | 39° 19' 39.2016" N | , | 21° 51' 7.344" E |
| W3W | encrypt, bump, greases |
| UTM | 34 S, 573439, 4353473 |
| EGSA87 | 314706, 4355040 |
| Elevation m | 143 |
| Elevation feet | 469.2 |
| Region | Thessaly |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Tholos
TYPE
1. Artifacts. AR[2005], 75 'Cleaning of the dromos revealed some LH IIIB-C painted pottery, and the chamber yielded indications of burials and more Myc and post-Myc finds, including an iron knife.'2. Mound. Simpson [2018], 473 'Kouphia Rachi is a large artificial mound ... ', 'The Mycenaean tholos tomb built into the mound ... '
3. Sherds. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 297 ' ... the only evidence bearing on its date is "Matt-painted" pottery from a robbers' spoil-heap in the dromos, ... '
4. Tholos. Pelon [1976], 252 'La tholos est située près du village de Georgikon (Tsaoussi), à 5 km au Sud-Ouest ed Karditsa, sur une colline basse dénommé Kouphia Rachi.'
5. Tholos. Ålin [1962], 142 'In der Nähe wurde 1957 ein Tholosgrab mit wohl erhaltener Kuppel und plattenbedecktem Dromos teilweise ausgegraben.'
6. Tholos. Simpson [1981], 173 '.. found some "Matt-painted" pottery in a robbers' spoil heap in the dromos.'
7. Tholos. BCH [1920], 395 'A Tsipousi, près de Karditsa, une intéressante tombe à tholos mycénienne, découverte fortuitement, et fouillée en 1917 par M. Arvanitopoulios, ... '
8. Tholos. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 297 'A large tholos tomb c. 700 m. WSW of Georgikon, ... '
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 173, 'But the time of the construction of the tomb must surely lie within the Mycenaean period, to judge from its size and quality.'
b. BCH [1920]: 395, ' ... mycénienne, ... '
c. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 297, ' ... the size of the tomb would better fit a LH date.'
2. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)
a. Pelon [1976]: 252, 'Une datation de la tombe à l'HR II, au plus haut, semble donc, en l'absence d'une publication du materiel, la plus vraisemblable.'
b. Ålin [1962]: 142, 'Scherben datieren dieses ausgeplünderte Grab in SH II.'
3. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 173, 'LH (III?) "PG"?'
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 297, 'LH (III?) "PG"?'
4. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
a. AR[2005]: 75, ' ... some LH IIIB-C painted pottery, ... '
b. Simpson [2018]: 473, 'Cleaning of the dromos produced some LH IIIB-C painted pottery; ... '
5. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
a. AR[2005]: 75, ' ... some LH IIIB-C painted pottery, ... '
b. Simpson [2018]: 473, 'Cleaning of the dromos produced some LH IIIB-C painted pottery; ... '
6. Protogeometric: (1100 BC - 900 BC)
a. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 297, ' ..., which could easily be "PG".'
NOTES
1. In Simpson [2018] 474 we read "In disturbed deposits outside the tomb other Mycenaean objects were found: gold and glass beads, three sealstones, rock crystal, and a gold ring with a scene including two griffins ... "
2. Simpson [2018] loc. cit. suggests but does not quite say that this mound should be associated in some way to the toponym Ithome.
3. For more see the entry at the excellent Topostext site here.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. AD[1960]: Archaiologikon Deltion, Athens, Greece, v. 15, '', pg. 171.
2. BCH [1920]: Bulletin de correspondance hellénique. Volume 44, 1920., 'Region de Karditsa', pg. 395.
Online here.
3. AR[2005]: Archaeological Reports, The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. (52) 2005., 'Xeroneri/Georgiko.', pg. 75.
Online here.
4. Ålin [1962]: Ålin, Per. Das Ende der mykenischen Fundstätten auf dem griechischen Festland. Carl Bloms Boktryckeri A.-B., Lund, 1962., 'Georgikon', pg. 142.
5. Pelon [1976]: Pelon, Olivier. Tholoi, tumuli et cercles funéraires; Recherches sur les monuments funéraires de plan circulaire dan l'Égée de l’Âge du Bronze (IIIe at IIe millénaires av. J.-C). Bibliothèques de l'École française d'Athènes et de Rome - Série Athènes, 229. 1976., '44. Georgikon.', pg. 252.
Online here.
6. Simpson [2018]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece and Homeric Tradition. published online under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. 2018, 'Ithome (Il. 2.729)', pg. 471.
Online here.
7. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'J 8 Georgikon: Kouphia Rachi', pg. 173.
On p. 174: 'The different toponyms (i.e. "Tsipousi" and "Kouphia Rachi") given for the same tomb have misled some scholars (e.g. Ålin loc. cit.) to assume (erroneously) that two tombs were investigated.'
Online here.
8. 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., 'J 12 Georgikon: Kouphia Rachi', pg. 297.
Online here.