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Sykea Molaon

PK	C4249
TITLE	Sykea Molaon
WGS84	36.766244° N, 22.947151° E
Accuracy	Unknown

LAT/LON	36.766244, 22.947151
LON/LAT	22.947151, 36.766244

DMS

36° 45' 58.4784" N

22° 56' 49.7436" E

W3W	serviced, twinkles, shot
UTM	34 S, 673788, 4070710
EGSA87	405885, 4069170

Elevation m	133
Elevation feet	436.4
Region	Laconia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Cem

TYPE

1.    Cem.   Gallou [2009], 89    'However, those (tombs, rhc) at Sykea...'
2.    Cem.   BCH [1980], 605    '..., on a découvert, en 1973, une tombe à chambre mycénienne.'
3.    Cem.   AD[1973], 294
4.    Chamber Tomb.   Driessen and MacDonald [1984], 70    'Chamber Tomb.' and pottery as well as '(sword) found with 'cleaver', a spearhead, and two pairs of tweezers.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. LH IIA: (1635 BC - 1470 BC)
    a.    BCH [1980]: 605, '...une épée de 0,45 m de long datable du HR II A...', Illustrated here in fig. 54.
    b.    Driessen and MacDonald [1984]: 70, 'Pottery in tomb ranged from LH IIA to IIIC,...', '..., but the dirk is assigned to LH IIA.'

2. LH IIB: (1470 BC - 1410 BC)
    a.    Gallou [2009]: 89, '...at least one jug and a sword - both LH IIB - from tomb 1.'

3. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Gallou [2009]: 89, '...have produced mainly LH IIIA - IIIC material ...'

4. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Gallou [2009]: 89, '...have produced mainly LH IIIA - IIIC material ...'

5. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Gallou [2009]: 89, '...have produced mainly LH IIIA - IIIC material ...'
    b.    BCH [1980]: 605, '...et échelonnés entre le HR II A et le HR III C, ...'
    c.    Driessen and MacDonald [1984]: 70, 'Pottery in tomb ranged from LH IIA to IIIC, ...'

NOTE

1. Additional bibliography: BCH (122:2) p. 772. 1998; BCH (123:2) p. 691. 1999. Site contributed by Professor Sarah Murray, University of Toronto.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. BCH [1980]: Bulletin de correspondance hellénique. Volume 104-1, 104-2, 1980., 'Sykea.', pg. 605. Online here.

2. AD[1973]: Archaiologikon Deltion, Athens, Greece, v. 28, '', pg. 294.

3. Driessen and MacDonald [1984]: Driessen, J. and C. MacDonald. ‘Some Military Aspects of the Aegean in the Late Fifteenth and Early Fourteenth Centuries B.C.’, The Annual of the British School at Athens, (79), pp. 49-74, 1984., 'Di; 25. Sykea, Laconia', pg. 70. Online here.

4. Gallou [2009]: Gallou, Chrysanthi. ‘Epidaurus Limera: the tale of a Laconian site in Mycenaean times’, British School at Athens Studies (16) pp. 85-93 2009., '', pg. 89. Online here.