Aphidna: Tumulus
| PK | C1502 |
| TITLE | Aphidna: Tumulus |
| WGS84 | 38.177987° N, 23.871836° E |
| Accuracy | 300 m. |
| LAT/LON | 38.177987, 23.871836 |
| LON/LAT | 23.871836, 38.177987 |
| DMS | 38° 10' 40.7532" N | , | 23° 52' 18.6096" E |
| W3W | risking, enacted, tracers |
| UTM | 34 S, 751554, 4229462 |
| EGSA87 | 488626, 4225284 |
| Elevation m | 234 |
| Elevation feet | 767.7 |
| Region | Attica |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Cem
TYPE
1. Tumulus. Phialon [2011], 81 'Un tumulus bordé de pierres comprend treize tombes, ... '2. Tumulus. Simpson [1981], 51 'A Middle Helladic tumulus with rich finds, including circlets of gold and silver, was excavated in low ground about 1.5 km. to south-southwest of the acropolis, and similar tumuli were noted nearby.'
3. Tumulus. Wide [1896], 388 'Das Hauptinteresse concentrirte sich auf einen grossen Grabhügel, der südlich von der Cháradra (F2215, rhc), etwa 25 Minuten von der Spitze der alten Burghöhe (of Aphidna, rhc) entfernt liegt.'
4. Tumulus. Privitera [2013], 156 'Il sito è noto fin dalla fine del XIX secolo per la scoperta di un tumulo funerario risalente all'inizio del ME ...'
5. tumulus. Papakonstantinou [2012], 396 'The tumulus of Aphidna ...'
6. Tumulus. Pelon [1976], 80 'La tumulus, incomplètement conservé, ...'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
a. Papakonstantinou [2012]: 396, '...but recently an EH date has been proposed.'
2. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 51, 'MH LH II-IIIB C'
b. Privitera [2013]: 156, ' ... di numerosi frammenti ceramici del ME ... '
c. Papakonstantinou [2012]: 396, 'The material had been dated to the early MH period ... '
d. Pelon [1976]: 82, 'La céramique, bien que d'un type particulier, permet de placer le tumulus à l'HM.'
e. Phialon [2011]: 81, ' ... permettent de dater le tumulus de l'HM, et plus précisement d'avant la fin de la période.'
3. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
a. Wide [1896]: 399, ' ... mykenisch ... '
NOTES
1. For the position of Aphidna tumulus see this.
An important new paper on Aphidna is : Jeannette Forsén, 'Aphidna in Attica Revisited', in A. Philippa-Touchais et al. (eds.), Mesohelladika. La Grèce continentale au Bronze Moyen (Bulletin de Correspondence Hellenique, Suppl. 52), Paris-Athènes, 2010, 223-234.
Dr. Forsén, in a personal communication of 11/5/17, says that among modern scholars 'no one has been able to find any traces of Wide's tumulus-and many of us have tried'.
2. Dr. Phialon relies on Sam Wide's report.
3. For a short account by the Swedish Academy, 'Aphidna, Attica (1894)' see this. The article (Fig. 1) shows the site about 160 m. further S.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Papakonstantinou [2012]: Papakonstantinou, Maria-Photini. ‘Bronze Age Tumuli and Grave Circles in Central Greece: the Current State of Research’, Borgna and Celka [2008], pp. 391-399. 2012, '', pg. 396.
Online here.
2. 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., '9. Aphidna', pg. 80.
Online here.
3. Phialon [2011]: Phialon, Laetitia. L'Émergence de la Civilisation Mycénienne en Grèce Centrale. Peeters, Leuven - Liege. Belgium. 2011., 'I.2.3.20 Aphidna Attique', pg. 81.
4. Privitera [2013]: Privitera, Santo. Principi, Pelasgi, e pescatori: L'Attica nella Tarda Eta del Bronzo. . Paestum: Pandemos. 2013., '40. Aphidna - Kotroni', pg. 156.
5. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'B 44 Ancient Aphidna', pg. 51.
Online here.
6. Wide [1896]: Wide, Sam. ‘Aphidna in Nordattika’, Mittheilungen des Kaiserlich Deutschen Archaeologischen Instituts; Athenische Abtheilung, Band XXI, pp. 385-409. 1896., 'Aphidna in Nordattika', pg. 385.
Online here.