Malthi: Tholos II
| PK | C307 |
| TITLE | Malthi: Tholos II |
| WGS84 | 37.264531° N, 21.877342° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 37.264531, 21.877342 |
| LON/LAT | 21.877342, 37.264531 |
| DMS | 37° 15' 52.3116" N | , | 21° 52' 38.4312" E |
| W3W | tortoise, vaguely, strums |
| UTM | 34 S, 577792, 4124579 |
| EGSA87 | 311629, 4126042 |
| Elevation m | 160 |
| Elevation feet | 524.9 |
| Region | Messenia |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Tholos
TYPE
1. Tholos. Zavadil [2012], 569 '85 m nördlich von Tholos I erforschte Valmin die zum Zeitpunkt der Ausgrabung noch relativ gut erhaltene Tholos II 33 (Abb. 73).'2. Tholos. Simpson [2018], 324 'The few finds from the tombs (mainly from Tholos II) ... '
3. Tholos. Ålin [1962], 78 ' ... bei Malthi gefundenen Tholosgräbern ...'
4. Tholos. Boyd [2001], 213 ' ... two tholos tombs at the western foot of the akropolis (one exceptionally well preserved ... '
5. Tholos. Simpson [1981], 138 'At the west foot of the acropolis, two tholos tombs (diameters 6.85 m. and 5.75 m.) were dug into the slope of a low hill.'
SITE SIZE
- Simpson [2018] p. 324, Size: 30000 sq. m. ' ..., about three hectares in extent.'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
a. Zavadil [2012]: 572, 'Eine Datierung beider Tholoi (by 'both tholoi' Zavadil means Tholos I and Tholos II, RHC) in SH III legt auch die architektonische Analyse durch O. Pelon nahe.'
b. Boyd [2001]: 213, ' ... what little material has been published appears to be LHIII.'
2. LH IIIA1: (1410 BC - 1375 BC)
a. Zavadil [2012]: 572, 'Valmin datierte die Keramik aus Tholos II in SH III. Diese Datierung entspricht Mountjoys Einordnung der geschweiften Amphore und der karinierten Kylix aus der Grube in SH IIIA1. '
b. Simpson [2018]: 325, ' ...; one sherd from Tholos II has been assigned to LH IIIA1 ... '
3. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Zavadil [2012]: 572, Based on Valmin's opinion.
b. Ålin [1962]: 78, 'In Grab 2 fand sich Keramik aus IIIB, hier wurde jedoch in einer Grube, anscheinend zusammen mit IIIB-Scherben, ... '
c. Simpson [2018]: 324, ' ... finds from the tombs ... included LH IIIB ... '
4. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 138, '..and some (pottery, RHC) from tomb 2 may be LH IIIC, ..'
b. Zavadil [2012]: 572, 'Einige Funde könnten in SH IIIC datieren.'
c. Simpson [2018]: 325, ' ... and some sherds apparently LH IIIC; ... '
NOTE
1. For some recent photographs of Tholos II see this blog post.
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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., 'Malthi', pg. 76.
2. Boyd [2001]: Boyd, Michael John. Middle Helladic And Early Mycenaean Mortuary Practices In The Southern And Western Peloponnese. 2001, '37: Málthi, Messinía.', pg. 213.
Online here.
3. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'F 217 Vasiliko: "Malthi-Dorion"', pg. 138.
Online here.
4. Simpson [2018]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece and Homeric Tradition. published online under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. 2018, 'Dorion (Il. 2. 594)', pg. 323.
Online here.
5. Zavadil [2012]: Zavadil, Michaela. Monumenta: Studien zu mittel- und späthelladischen Gräbern in Messenien. Wien:Osterreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften Philosophisch-Historische Klasse Denkschriften. 2012., 'Tholos II', pg. 569.
Online here.