Strephi: Galaravouni
| PK | C399 |
| TITLE | Strephi: Galaravouni |
| WGS84 | 37.06576° N, 21.873825° E |
| Accuracy | 50 m. |
| LAT/LON | 37.06576, 21.873825 |
| LON/LAT | 21.873825, 37.06576 |
| DMS | 37° 3' 56.736" N | , | 21° 52' 25.77" E |
| W3W | posting, sifting, nuisance |
| UTM | 34 S, 577683, 4102524 |
| EGSA87 | 310823, 4103994 |
| Elevation m | 227 |
| Elevation feet | 744.8 |
| Region | Messenia |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Tholos
TYPE
1. Tholos. Zavadil [2012], 557 ' ... ein eingestürztes Tholosgrab, ... '2. Tholos. Simpson [1981], 126 'At the southeast edge of the knoll are clear traces of the dromos of a tholos tomb, ...'
3. Tholos. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 157 '...a very low hillock in whose SE edge is a collapsed tholos tomb.'
4. Tholos. Messenia III, 156 'At the SE edge of the knoll are clear traces of the dromos of a tholos tomb. The diameter of the collapsed chamber should be about 8 m.'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
a. Zavadil [2012]: 557, ' ... konnten in die mittelhelladische Periode und in SH III(A) datiert werden; ... '
2. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
a. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 157, 'EH and LH sherds ... were found on the NW part of the hillock, c. 100 m. from the tomb, ...'
3. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 126, ?? Simpson does not give a date for the part of the mound which is the tholos but notices LH III pottery nearby.
4. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
a. Zavadil [2012]: 557, ' ... konnten in die mittelhelladische Periode und in SH III(A) datiert werden; ... '
NOTES
1. Position based on directions in Zavadil [2012] 557 at the words 'Das Grab, welches nur etwa 500 m (Luftlinie) ... '
2. also 'Garalavouni'
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. 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., '76F. Charalavouni (Strephi)', pg. 156.
Online here.
2. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'F 105 Strephi: Garalavouni', pg. 126.
Online here.
3. 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 115 Strephi: Garalavouni', pg. 157.
Online here.
4. Zavadil [2012]: Zavadil, Michaela. Monumenta: Studien zu mittel- und späthelladischen Gräbern in Messenien. Wien:Osterreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften Philosophisch-Historische Klasse Denkschriften. 2012., 'STREPHI/GALAROVOUNI (AUCH: GARALOVOUNI, CHARALAVOUNI) (EP. MESSINIS)', pg. 557.
Online here.