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Aigion: Psila Alonia (Gymnasion)

PK	C488
TITLE	Aigion: Psila Alonia (Gymnasion)
WGS84	38.252366° N, 22.080606° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	38.252366, 22.080606
LON/LAT	22.080606, 38.252366

DMS

38° 15' 8.5176" N

22° 4' 50.1816" E

W3W	broadening, astonishingly, chanted
UTM	34 S, 594550, 4234368
EGSA87	331904, 4235271

Elevation m	62
Elevation feet	203.4
Region	Achaea

GENERAL SITE TYPE Cem

TYPE

1.    Cem.   Åström [1965], 99    'N. Yialouris located a Late Mycenaean cemetery at the "plateia' Psila Alonia and in its neighbourhood ... '
2.    Cem.   Ålin [1962], 63    ' ... fand Yalouris 1954 eine spätmykenische Nekropole mit etwa 15 geplünderten Gräbern.'
3.    Cem.   Simpson [2018], 281    ' ..., the other, at Psila Alonia, the 'Gymnasion cemetery', ... '
4.    Cem.   Simpson [1981], 89    'Two Mycenaean chamber tomb cemeteries have been investigated, one in Psila Alonia Square on the seaward slope of the town, ...'
5.    Cem.   AD[1971], 175    ' ... αποκαλυφθή μυκηναϊκοί τάφοι ... '
6.    Cem.   Papadopoulos [1979], 34    'Yialouris discovered a Mycenaean cemetery at the locality Psila Alonia near the High School (Gymnasion).'
7.    Chamber Tomb.   Papazoglou-Manioudaki [2015], 321    'The chamber tomb cemetery lies about 500 m to the west of the settlement ... '
8.    Chamber Tomb.   BCH [1955], 252    'La nécropole mycénienne se trouve près de la place (Pselon Halonion) et en contre-bas vers la mer: Dans l'une des 15 tombes à chambres pillées on a trouvé quelques tessons mycéniens récents.'
9.    Chamber Tomb.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 85    ... and two chamber tomb cemeteries have been identified, one in Psila Alonia Square on the seaward slope of the town, the other at its edge, on the road to Patras.'
10.    Chamber Tomb.   Giannopoulos [2008], 76    '...mykenischer Kammergräber ...'
11.    Pottery.   Papazoglou-Manioudaki [2015], 321    'The LH IIB/IIIA1 decorated pottery comprises squat jugs, squat alabastra, piriform jars, a jug, a cup and a fragment of a kylix, ... '

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 89, 'Two Mycenaean chamber tomb cemeteries ...'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 85, '...The latter (cem, RHC) is the older, indeed the oldest-established cemetery known in Achaea to date.'
    c.    AD[1971]: 175, ' ... μυκηναϊκοί ... '

2. LH IIA: (1635 BC - 1470 BC)
    a.    Simpson [2018]: 281, 'This large cemetery was in use from LH IIA to LH IIIC.'

3. LH IIB: (1470 BC - 1410 BC)
    a.    Giannopoulos [2008]: 79, '"Langlebiger" waren die Graber 3, 5, und 6, die von SH IIIB bis SH IIIB verwendet wurden.', 'Zehn Gefäße, die in die SH IIB Zeit datieren ...'
    b.    Simpson [2018]: 281, 'This large cemetery was in use from LH IIA to LH IIIC.'
    c.    Papazoglou-Manioudaki [2015]: 321, ' ... was used from the LH IIB to the LH IIIC period.'

4. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    BCH [1955]: 251, '...mycéniens récents.'
    b.    Åström [1965]: 99, ' ... found sherds of Late Mycenaean vases at the entrance.'

5. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Giannopoulos [2008]: 79, '...uberweigend allerdings in SH IIIA-IIIB datieren.'
    b.    Simpson [2018]: 281, 'This large cemetery was in use from LH IIA to LH IIIC.'

6. LH IIIA1: (1410 BC - 1375 BC)
    a.    Papazoglou-Manioudaki [2015]: 321, 'The LH IIB/IIIA1 decorated pottery comprises squat jugs, ... '

7. LH IIIA2: (1375 BC - 1320 BC)
    a.    Giannopoulos [2008]: 79, 'Sie gehort zu einem Typ, der in SH IIIA2 sehr oft auf Rhodos vorkommt, ...'

8. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Papadopoulos [1979]: 34, 'LHIIB - IIIC, SM(?)'
    b.    Giannopoulos [2008]: 79, '...uberweigend allerdings in SH IIIA-IIIB datieren.', '"Langlebiger" waren die Graber 3, 5, und 6, die von SH IIIB bis SH IIIB verwendet wurden.'
    c.    Ålin [1962]: 63, ? ' ... spätmykenische ... '
    d.    Simpson [2018]: 281, 'This large cemetery was in use from LH IIA to LH IIIC.'

9. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Papadopoulos [1979]: 34, 'LHIIB - IIIC, SM(?)'
    b.    Ålin [1962]: 63, ? ' ... spätmykenische ... '
    c.    Simpson [2018]: 281, 'This large cemetery was in use from LH IIA to LH IIIC.'
    d.    Papazoglou-Manioudaki [2015]: 321, ' ... was used from the LH IIB to the LH IIIC period.'

NOTE

1. For a note on the toponym 'Psila Alonia' see this: http://mycenaeanatlasproject.blogspot.com/2017/09/the-psila-alonia-papers.html

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. AD[1971]: Archaiologikon Deltion, Athens, Greece, v. 26, '', pg. 175.

2. BCH [1955]: Bulletin de correspondance hellénique. Volume 79, 1955., 'Aigion', pg. 251. Online here.

3. Ålin [1962]: Ålin, Per. Das Ende der mykenischen Fundstätten auf dem griechischen Festland. Carl Bloms Boktryckeri A.-B., Lund, 1962., 'Aigion.', pg. 63.

4. Åström [1965]: Åström, Paul. ‘Mycenaean Pottery from the Region of Aigion, with a List of Prehistoric Sites in Achaia’, Opuscula Atheniensia, V, pp. 89-110, C.W.K. Gleerup, Lund, 1965., 'Aigion.', pg. 99.

5. Giannopoulos [2008]: Giannopoulos, T.. Die Letzte Elite der mykenischen Welt: Achaia in mykenischer Zeit und das Phänomen der Kriegerbestattungen im 12.-11. Jahrhundert v. Chr.. Bonn: Habelt. 2008., 'Aigion (Kallithea-Psila Alonia Stadtgebiet)', pg. 75. 'Die Gräber wurden am Nordhang eines Hügels angelegt, dessen Plateau für die Errichtung des Gymnasions eingeebnet wurde.'

6. Papadopoulos [1979]: Papadopoulos, Thanasis J.. Mycenaean Achaea; Part 1: Text. Paul Åströms Förlag, Göteborg, Sweden. 1979. Vol 1., '57. Aigion (Psila Alonia or Gymnasion)', pg. 34.

7. Papazoglou-Manioudaki [2015]: Papazoglou-Manioudaki, Lena. ‘The Early Mycenaean settlement at Aigion in Achaea and the western frontier of the north-east Peloponnese’, In Schallin and Tournavitou [2015], 313-324, 'The chamber tomb cemetery ... ', pg. 321. Online here.

8. Schallin and Tournavitou [2015]: Schallin, Ann-Louise and Iphiyenia Tournavitou (eds.). Mycenaeans up to date; The archaeology of the north-eastern Peloponnese - Current concepts and new directions. ACTA INSTITUTI ATHENIENSIS REGNI SUECIAE, SERIES IN 4°, 56, Stockholm, 2015., '',

9. Simpson [2018]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece and Homeric Tradition. published online under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. 2018, 'Aigion (Il. 2.574)', pg. 280. Online here.

10. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'D 23 Aigion: Psila Alonia Square etc.', pg. 89. Online here.

11. 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., 'B 37 Aigion: Psila Alonia Square etc.', pg. 85. Online here.