Galatas Magoula: Tholos 1
| PK | C1951 |
| TITLE | Galatas Magoula: Tholos 1 |
| WGS84 | 37.502196° N, 23.422919° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 37.502196, 23.422919 |
| LON/LAT | 23.422919, 37.502196 |
| DMS | 37° 30' 7.9056" N | , | 23° 25' 22.5084" E |
| W3W | trekker, mods, hollies |
| UTM | 34 S, 714172, 4153343 |
| EGSA87 | 448844, 4150454 |
| Elevation m | 27 |
| Elevation feet | 88.6 |
| Region | Troezenia |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Tholos
TYPE
1. Sherds. Konsolaki-Yiannopoulou [2006], 72 'Soundings in the large earthen mound of Tomb 1 yielded MH III - LH I potsherds, ... '2. Tholos. BCH Online, 1 'Three LH tholos tombs were excavated on the northwest slope. Tomb 1 (of Pelon's Class C is large (11.2m in diameter at the base, with a mound ca. 45m in diameter) and constructed mainly above ground.' I'm quite sure that the BCH really means 45 m. in circumference.
3. Tholos. Konsolaki-Yiannopoulou [2006], 72 'Tomb 1 is an exceptionally large tholos ... '
4. Tomb. Konsolaki-Yannopoulou [2015], 491 'Tomb 1 was a very large tholos constructed mainly above the ground, ...'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
a. Konsolaki-Yiannopoulou [2006]: 72, 'Soundings in the large earthen mound of Tomb 1 yielded MH III-LH I potsherds, ... attesting to the continuing use of the site in the transition from the MH to the LH period.'
2. Middle Helladic III: (1775 BC - 1700 BC)
a. Konsolaki-Yannopoulou [2015]: 493, 'The soundings into the mound of Tomb 1 yielded a large amount of MH III - LH I potsherds, ...'
b. Konsolaki-Yiannopoulou [2006]: 72, 'Soundings in the large earthen mound of Tomb 1 yielded MH III-LH I potsherds, ... attesting to the continuing use of the site in the transition from the MH to the LH period.'
3. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
a. Konsolaki-Yiannopoulou [2006]: 72, 'Soundings in the large earthen mound of Tomb 1 yielded MH III-LH I potsherds, ... attesting to the continuing use of the site in the transition from the MH to the LH period.'
4. Late Helladic I: (1700 BC - 1635 BC)
a. Konsolaki-Yannopoulou [2015]: 493, 'The soundings into the mound of Tomb 1 yielded a large amount of MH III - LH I potsherds, ...'
b. Konsolaki-Yiannopoulou [2006]: 72, 'Soundings in the large earthen mound of Tomb 1 yielded MH III-LH I potsherds, ... attesting to the continuing use of the site in the transition from the MH to the LH period.'
5. LH IIA: (1635 BC - 1470 BC)
a. Konsolaki-Yannopoulou [2015]: 498, 'With this hypothetical chronology the construction of the Aegisthus tomb was placed at the transition from LH IIA to LH IIB.', And on p. 497: 'The earliest pottery fragments were two small pieces of Palace Style jars painted with LH IIA motifs, ...'
6. LH IIB: (1470 BC - 1410 BC)
a. Konsolaki-Yannopoulou [2015]: 498, 'With this hypothetical chronology the construction of the Aegisthus tomb was placed at the transition from LH IIA to LH IIB.', And on p. 497: 'Another "palatial" jar, several joining fragments of which survived, may be assigned to LH IIB.'
b. BCH Online: 1, 'Surviving goods date both tombs to LHIIB-IIIB...'
c. Konsolaki-Yiannopoulou [2006]: 72, ' ... a few grave goods survived to attest to the chronology (LH IIB-IIIB) and the elite status of the burials.'
7. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
a. Konsolaki-Yannopoulou [2015]: 497, 'Later burials were better represented in the pottery, as most of the ceramic finds inside the chamber as well as in the fill of the dromos dated to LH IIIA - B'
b. Konsolaki-Yiannopoulou [2006]: 72, ' ... a few grave goods survived to attest to the chronology (LH IIB-IIIB) and the elite status of the burials.'
8. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
a. BCH Online: 1, 'Surviving goods date both tombs to LHIIB-IIIB...'
b. Konsolaki-Yiannopoulou [2006]: 72, ' ... a few grave goods survived to attest to the chronology (LH IIB-IIIB) and the elite status of the burials.'
NOTE
1. Konsolaki-Yannopoulou says on p. 498 with respect to the construction date: 'Taking into consideration the uncertainty about the dating of the Palace Style, we may suppose that Tomb 1 was built either late in LH IIA (if we adhere to the traditional dating of the style) or within LH IIB (a chronology preferred in our previous publications).'
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. BCH Online: Archaeology in Greece Online/Chronique des fouilles en ligne, 'Megali Magoula, Galatas', no. 1935.
Online here.
Online here.
2. Konsolaki-Yannopoulou [2015]: Konsolaki-Yiannopoulou, Eleni. ‘Structural analysis of the tholos tombs at Megali Magoula, Galatas (Troezenia)’, Schallin and Tournavitou [2015], pp. 483-502., 'Structural analysis of the tholos tombs at Megali Magoula, Galatas (Troezenia)', pg. 483.
Online here.
Online here.
3. Konsolaki-Yiannopoulou [2006]: Konsolaki-Yiannopoulou, Eleni. ‘The Middle Helladic Establishment at Megali Magoula, Galatas (Troizinia)’, in Philippa-Touchais et al. [2006], pp. 67-76, 'Tomb 1 is an exceptionally large tholos ... ', pg. 72.
Online here.
4. Philippa-Touchais et al. [2006]: Philippa-Touchais, Anna, Gilles Touchais, Sofia Voutsaki and James Wright (eds.). Mesohelladika; La Grèce continentale au Bronze Moyen. Actes du colloque international organisé par L'École Française d'Athènes en collaboration avec l'American School of Classical Studies at Athens et le Netherlands Institute in Athens, Athènes, 8-12 mars 2006. Bulletin de Correspondance Hellénique Supplement no. 52., '',