Korifasion: Charatsari
| PK | C237 |
| TITLE | Korifasion: Charatsari |
| WGS84 | 36.993822° N, 21.678358° E |
| Accuracy | 10 m. |
| LAT/LON | 36.993822, 21.678358 |
| LON/LAT | 21.678358, 36.993822 |
| DMS | 36° 59' 37.7592" N | , | 21° 40' 42.0888" E |
| W3W | gyrated, opens, nuns |
| UTM | 34 S, 560363, 4094402 |
| EGSA87 | 293247, 4096418 |
| Elevation m | 18 |
| Elevation feet | 59.1 |
| Region | Messenia |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Tholos
TYPE
1. Artifacts. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 131 ' ..., fragments of silver and faience vessels and much pottery, including several Matt-painted vases of local types, ... '2. Tholos. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 130 'The tholos tomb excavated here is on present evidence the earliest in Messenia ... '
3. Tholos. Davis and Bennet [2017], 36 'The tholos tomb at Haratsari, ...'
4. Tholos. Simpson [1981], 116 The tholos tomb excavated here is the earliest known in Messenia and may indeed be the earliest tholos tomb on the Greek mainland.
5. Tholos. Messenia I, 242 '..this is the earliest known mainland tomb of tholos type (in Messenia at any rate)..'
6. Tholos. Heath [nd], ...the early date of the finds that indicate it is one of-if not the-earliest tholos tombs on mainland Greece ...
7. Tholos. Ålin [1962], 86 'Kourouniotis grub hier 1926 ein Tholosgrab aus.'
8. Tholos. Boyd [2001], 125 'Description: medium sized tholos tomb, constructed in late MH times. Variously referred to as Korifásio, Osmánaga or Haratsári.'
9. Tholos. Zavadil [2012], 451 ...eines der ältesten Tholosgräber des griechischen Festlandes.
10. Tomb. Pelon [1976], 198 'La tombe est qualifiée par Kourouniotis de "souterraine".'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
a. Heath [nd]: , '...from an underlying settlement...'
b. Davis and Bennet [2017]: 36, 'EH, MH - LH I, (LH I/II), ...'
2. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
a. Messenia I: 242, 'Kourouniotes proves that some of the pottery must be classed as late MH.'
b. Heath [nd]: , '...late MH-LH I/II; ...'
c. Ålin [1962]: 86, 'Dieser Tholos dürfte deswegen aus dem Übergang von mittel- bis späthelladischer Zeit stammen.'
d. Pelon [1976]: 198, '..la périod de transition de l'HM a l'HR I ..'
e. Davis and Bennet [2017]: 36, 'EH, MH - LH I, (LH I/II), ...'
f. Boyd [2001]: 125, ' ... as late MH (presumably MHIII) ... '
g. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 130, 'MH (late) LH I'
3. Middle Helladic III: (1775 BC - 1700 BC)
a. Zavadil [2012]: 452, 'Die Tholos wurde am Ende der mittelhelladischen Periode in MH III errichtet'
b. Boyd [2001]: 125, ' ... as late MH (presumably MHIII) ... ', ' ...: this tholos tomb now fits with a general context of tholos construction in MHIII Messin�a rather than forming a specific point of origin.'
4. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
a. Ålin [1962]: 86, 'Dieser Tholos dürfte deswegen aus dem Übergang von mittel- bis späthelladischer Zeit stammen.'
5. Late Helladic I: (1700 BC - 1635 BC)
a. Zavadil [2012]: 452, '... und diente bis SH IIA als Bestattungsplatz.'
b. Heath [nd]: , '...late MH-LH I/II; ...'
c. Ålin [1962]: 86, '... und nur ein paar können in SH I datiert weden.'
d. Pelon [1976]: 198, '..la périod de transition de l'HM a l'HR I ..'
e. Davis and Bennet [2017]: 36, 'EH, MH - LH I, (LH I/II), ...'
f. Boyd [2001]: 125, ' ... and early LHI, ... '
g. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 131, 'MH (late) LH I', ' ..., and the shoulder of a jar probably attributable to LH I.'
6. Late Minoan IA: (1675 BC - 1625 BC)
a. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 131, ' ..., a probably LM IA ripple-decorated ewer, ... '
7. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)
a. Heath [nd]: , '...late MH-LH I/II; ...'
b. Davis and Bennet [2017]: 36, 'EH, MH - LH I, (LH I/II), ...'
c. Boyd [2001]: 125, ' ..., with the latest pieces falling to the LHI/II transition.'
8. LH IIA: (1635 BC - 1470 BC)
a. Zavadil [2012]: 452, '... und diente bis SH IIA als Bestattungsplatz.'
NOTES
1. Placed using Topoguide.
2. Davis and Bennet [2017] 36, 'I2 Koryfasio Haratsari (Osmanaga tholos)' say 'Korres identifies three phases in the tomb material: EH (from an underlying settlement); late MH - LH I/II; and Late Classical - Hellenistic reuse; possibly associated with cult'.
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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., 'Charatsari', pg. 86.
2. Boyd [2001]: Boyd, Michael John. Middle Helladic And Early Mycenaean Mortuary Practices In The Southern And Western Peloponnese. 2001, '16: Korifásio', pg. 125.
Online here.
3. Davis and Bennet [2017]: Davis, Jack L. and John Bennet (eds.). The Pylos Regional Archaeological Project; A Retrospective. American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 2017., 'I2 Koryfasio Haratsari (Osmanaga tholos)', pg. 36.
4. Heath [nd]: Heath, Sebastian. PRAP Site Gazetteer, 'I02 Koryfasio Haratsari (Osmanaga Tholos)', pg. 1.
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5. Messenia I: McDonald, William A. and Richard Hope Simpson. ‘Prehistoric Habitation in Southwestern Peloponnese’, American Journal of Archaeology. Vol. 65, No. 3 (Jul., 1961), pp. 221-260., '57. Charatsari (Koryphasion)', pg. 242.
Online here.
6. 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., '16. Osmanaga (Koryphassion)', pg. 198.
Online here.
7. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'F 5 Korifasion: Charatsari', pg. 116.
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., 'D 5 Korifasion: Charatsari', pg. 130.
Online here.
9. Zavadil [2012]: Zavadil, Michaela. Monumenta: Studien zu mittel- und späthelladischen Gräbern in Messenien. Wien:Osterreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften Philosophisch-Historische Klasse Denkschriften. 2012., 'KORYPHASION (OSMANAGA)/CHARATSARI 1 (EP. PYLIAS)', pg. 451.
Online here.