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Aristomenis/Trani Sykia

PK	C408
TITLE	Aristomenis∕Trani Sykia
WGS84	37.087633° N, 21.853511° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	37.087633, 21.853511
LON/LAT	21.853511, 37.087633

DMS

37° 5' 15.4788" N

21° 51' 12.6396" E

W3W	homemade, playback, gallantly
UTM	34 S, 575855.58, 4104934.58
EGSA87	309071, 4106461

Elevation m	303
Elevation feet	994.1
Region	Messenia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Chamber Tomb

TYPE

1.    Chamber Tomb.   AR[2001], 47    '... the remains were excavated of a damaged Myc chamber tomb, ...'
2.    Chamber Tomb.   Zavadil [2012], 295    Discovered during roadworks in 1987/8 and subsequently covered.
3.    Tomb.   AD[1996], 190

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    AD[1996]: 190,
    b.    AR[2001]: 47, ' ... a damaged Myc chamber tomb, ... '

2. LH IIIA2: (1375 BC - 1320 BC)
    a.    Zavadil [2012]: 295, ' ..., lassen eine chronologische Einordnung des Grabes in die Perioden SH IIIA2 bis SH IIIC Fortgeschritten bis Spät zu.'

3. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Zavadil [2012]: 295, ' ..., lassen eine chronologische Einordnung des Grabes in die Perioden SH IIIA2 bis SH IIIC Fortgeschritten bis Spät zu.'

4. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Zavadil [2012]: 295, ' ..., lassen eine chronologische Einordnung des Grabes in die Perioden SH IIIA2 bis SH IIIC Fortgeschritten bis Spät zu.'
    b.    Zavadil [2012]: 295, 'Bauchhenkelamphore (SH IIIC)' 'Bauchhenkelamphore' is a round-bodied amphora.

NOTES

1. In AR [2001] 47: "...a damaged Myc chamber tomb, aligned N-S, with a sharply inclined dromos and a circular chamber, the entrance blocked by a dry stone wall. On the W side of the chamber was a shallow pit used as an ossuary, while on the E side of the dromos was found a niche, blocked by a dry stone wall." More in ADelt 190.

2. The location of this tholos was corrected from its former erroneous position on 12/30/2022.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. AD[1996]: Archaiologikon Deltion, Athens, Greece, v. 51, '', pg. 190.

2. AR[2001]: Archaeological Reports, The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. (48) 2001., 'Aristomenes. At Trane Sykia ...', pg. 47. Online here.

3. Zavadil [2012]: Zavadil, Michaela. Monumenta: Studien zu mittel- und späthelladischen Gräbern in Messenien. Wien:Osterreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften Philosophisch-Historische Klasse Denkschriften. 2012., 'ARISTOMENIS/TRANI SYKIA (EP. MESSINIS)', pg. 295. Online here.

PHOTOS AND IMAGES

Dromos of the Tholos of Aristomenis - C408.
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