PKey Report
PKC414
TITLEKephalovrysi (Chalvatsos∕Chalratsos) Tholos
WGS84 37.126085° N, 21.797277° E
Accuracy Exact

LAT/LON 37.126085, 21.797277
LON/LAT 21.797277, 37.126085

DMS 37° 7' 33.906" N,21° 47' 50.1972" E

W3Wfiller, marshmallow, objecting
UTM34 S, 570821.89, 4109156.96
EGSA87 304172, 4110842

Elevation m448
Elevation feet 1469.8
RegionMessenia







GENERAL SITE TYPE  Tholos

TYPE

1.    Artifacts.   BCH Online, 324    'Non ceramic finds include a bone pin and ring, 4 clay whorls, a stone tool, bronze beads and single beads of rock crystal and glass paste.'

2.    Lithics.   BCH Online, 324    ' ..., a stone tool, ... '

3.    Pottery.   BCH Online, 324    'Parts of the shoulders and lips of large pithoi were found in the vicinity of the tomb, together with a quantity of post-Myc sherds and tile.', 'Myc pottery consisted of a little decorated ware (5 LH I/IIA vessels are catalogued), more plainware and some handmade wares; .... '

4.    Tholos.   BCH Online, 324    '...an almost intact small tholos tomb.'

5.    Tholos.   Zavadil [2012], 449    'In der Flur Paliomylos (auch: Palios Mylos) ca. 1 km südwestlich von Kephalovryson (früher: Chalvatsou) und etwa 400 m westlich der Straße, die Kephalovryson mit Platanovrysi verbindet, wurde am 12. September 1998 bei Bauarbeiten ein beinahe intaktes, kleines Tholosgrab mit einer interessant gestalteten Fassade entdeckt...'



PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Middle Helladic II: (1900 BC - 1700 BC)

    a.    BCH Online: 324, ' ..., but is also known in MH II and III.'

2. Middle Helladic III: (1775 BC - 1700 BC)

    a.    Zavadil [2012]: 450, 'Nach G. Chatzi-Spiliopoulou wurde das Grab an der Wende von MH III zu SH I erbaut und war bis SH IIA in Verwendung.'

    b.    BCH Online: 324, ' ..., but is also known in MH II and III.'

    c.    BCH Online: 324, 'It is likely that the tholos was built in the MH III/LH I ... '

3. Late Helladic I: (1700 BC - 1635 BC)

    a.    Zavadil [2012]: 450, 'Nach G. Chatzi-Spiliopoulou wurde das Grab an der Wende von MH III zu SH I erbaut und war bis SH IIA in Verwendung.'

    b.    BCH Online: 324, '...(5 LH I/IIA vessels are catalogued),...'

    c.    BCH Online: 324, 'It is likely that the tholos was built in the MH III/LH I and ... '

    d.    BCH Online: 324, 'This ware is consistent with an LH I/IIA date, ... '

4. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)

    a.    BCH Online: 324, ' ... and reused in LH II.'

5. Late Helladic IIA: (1635 BC - 1470 BC)

    a.    BCH Online: 324, '...(5 LH I/IIA vessels are catalogued),...'

    b.    Zavadil [2012]: 450, ' ... und war bis SH IIA in Verwendung.'

    c.    BCH Online: 324, 'This ware is consistent with an LH I/IIA date, ... '


NOTE

1.  Compare to the Kastro: C191

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1.  BCH Online:  Archaeology in Greece Online/Chronique des fouilles en ligne, 'KEPHALOVRYO Chalratsos', no. 324. Online here. Online here.

2.  Zavadil [2012]:  Zavadil, Michaela. Monumenta: Studien zu mittel- und späthelladischen Gräbern in Messenien. Wien:Osterreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften Philosophisch-Historische Klasse Denkschriften. 2012., 'KEPHALOVRYSON (CHALVATSOU)/PALIOMYLOS (PALIOS MYLOS) (EP. MESSINIS)', pg. 449. Online here. Online here.



PHOTOS AND IMAGES


Entrance to the Tholos at Kephalovrysi (C414).
Pete Barker asserts his rights to this photograph under Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0). Oct. 12, 2022. Email bobconsoli@gmail for details.