Mayeira
| PK | C289 |
| TITLE | Mayeira |
| WGS84 | 37.667871° N, 21.636767° E |
| Accuracy | 20 m. |
| LAT/LON | 37.667871, 21.636767 |
| LON/LAT | 21.636767, 37.667871 |
| DMS | 37° 40' 4.3356" N | , | 21° 38' 12.3612" E |
| W3W | bleach, whimper, repay |
| UTM | 34 S, 556158, 4169156 |
| EGSA87 | 291417, 4171305 |
| Elevation m | 66 |
| Elevation feet | 216.5 |
| Region | Elis |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Cem
TYPE
1. Artifacts. BCH Online, 1899 'These contained rich grave goods, including large two- and four-handled amphorae, beads of glass paste, gold and faience, spindle whorls, and two beads in the shape of human figures from a necklace.'2. Artifacts. AAA[1969], 248
3. Cem. McDonald and Rapp [1972], 306 'CEM. MH burial tumulus; late Mycenaean remains at place called Kioupia; ..'
4. Chamber Tomb. BCH Online, 1899 'Excavation by O. Vikatou in 2009-2010 revealed two elite chamber tombs of Mycenaean warriors ... ', 'G. Hatzi (Director, Ζ' ΕΠΚΑ) reports the discovery of four Mycenaean chamber tombs ... '
5. Mound. Boyd [2001], 193 'a burial mound (?) with four or five funerary pithoi.', '...presumably an artificial mound ... was damaged by road cutting.'
6. Sherds. Simpson [1981], 94 ' ...; and Mycenaean sherds are reported from the area.'
7. Tumulus. Simpson [1981], 94 'A tumulus excavated at Mageira contained pithos burials, ... '
8. Tumulus. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 97 'A tumulus containing pithos-burials, ...'
9. Tumulus. Messenia III, 128 'Near Magira there is a MH tumulus. LH III sherds have been observed in the same area.'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
a. Messenia III: 128, '...there is a MH tumulus.'
b. McDonald and Rapp [1972]: 306, 'MH LHIII C; H; R?'
c. Boyd [2001]: 193, '...the pithoi in size and in the description of the constructions around their necks could well be Middle Helladic.'
d. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 97, 'MH? LH III(A-B)', '...variously attributed to MH and late LH, ...'
e. Simpson [1981]: 94, ' ... pithos burials, variously attributed to Middle Helladic and late Mycenaean; ... '
2. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
a. Boyd [2001]: 193, 'the (few) finds were said to be Mycenaean; ...'
b. BCH Online: 1899, ' ... of four Mycenaean chamber tombs ... '
3. Late Minoan: (1675 BC - 1075 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 94, ' ... pithos burials, variously attributed to Middle Helladic and late Mycenaean; ... '
4. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
a. Messenia III: 128, 'LH III sherds have been observed in the same area.'
b. McDonald and Rapp [1972]: 306, 'MH LHIII C; H; R?'
c. AAA[1969]: 248,
5. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
a. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 97, 'MH? LH III(A-B)', '...variously attributed to MH and late LH, ...'
6. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 97, 'MH? LH III(A-B)', '...variously attributed to MH and late LH, ...'
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. AAA[1969]: Archaiologika analekta ex Athenon, Athens, Greece. 1969, '', pg. 248.
2. BCH Online: Archaeology in Greece Online/Chronique des fouilles en ligne, 'MAGEIRA - 2009', no. 1899.
Online here.
3. Boyd [2001]: Boyd, Michael John. Middle Helladic And Early Mycenaean Mortuary Practices In The Southern And Western Peloponnese. 2001, '50: Mayira', pg. 193.
Online here.
4. McDonald and Rapp [1972]: McDonald, William A. and George R. Rapp, Jr.. The Minnesota Messenia Expedition: Reconstructing a Bronze Age Regional Environment. University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota. USA. 1972, '319 (7B) Mayira', pg. 306.
5. 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., '7B. Magira', pg. 128.
Online here.
6. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'D 54 Mageira: Kioupia etc.', pg. 93.
Online here.
7. 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., 'B 77 Mageira: Kioupia etc.', pg. 96.
Online here.