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Vrachneika: Ayios Pandeleimon

PK	C506
TITLE	Vrachneika: Ayios Pandeleimon
WGS84	38.154187° N, 21.668721° E
Accuracy	100 m.

LAT/LON	38.154187, 21.668721
LON/LAT	21.668721, 38.154187

DMS

38° 9' 15.0732" N

21° 40' 7.3956" E

W3W	alarms, scrawls, portraying
UTM	34 S, 558589, 4223134
EGSA87	295586, 4225203

Elevation m	144
Elevation feet	472.4
Region	Achaea

GENERAL SITE TYPE Cem

TYPE

1.    Cem.   Papadopoulos [1979], 26    'Mycenaean tombs were found here in 1954 and 1955. Zapheiropoulos and Liagouras excavated one of these 500 metres from the road to Elis on the property of N. Tsilidas, before reaching the church of Ayios Pandeleimon ...'
2.    Chamber Tomb.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 88    'A chamber tomb excavated here may be the source of at least two LH IIIA2-B vases ... '
3.    Chamber Tomb.   Åström [1965], 109    'N. Yialouris, N. Zapheiropoulos and A. Liagouras excavated a Mycenaean chamber tomb at the locality Ayios Pandeleimon.'
4.    Chamber Tomb.   Ålin [1962], 64    ' ... ein Kammergrab ausgegraben.'
5.    Chamber Tomb.   Giannopoulos [2008], 48    '...einige mykenische Gräber in Vrachneika entdeckt, ...'
6.    Chamber Tomb.   Simpson [1981], 91    'A chamber tomb excavated here ..'
7.    Chamber Tomb.   Paschalidis [2018], 12    ' ..., a chamber tomb was excavated ... '
8.    Pottery.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 88    ' ... at least two LH IIIA2-B vases ... '

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Åström [1965]: 109, ' ... a Mycenaean chamber tomb ... '

2. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Papadopoulos [1979]: 26, 'LHIIIA - B'
    b.    Ålin [1962]: 64, 'Aus dieser Gegend stammen auch andere mykenische Vasen. Vermeule datiert die im Museum von Patras im allgemeinen in IIIA - B ... '

3. LH IIIA2: (1375 BC - 1320 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 91, 'LH IIIA2-B?'
    b.    Giannopoulos [2008]: 49, '...ein mit Blattband dekoriertes Alabastron der Unterphase SH IIIA2...'
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 88, 'LH IIIA2-B?'
    d.    Paschalidis [2018]: 12, ' ... containing finds of the LH IIIA2 and early LH IIIC periods, ... '

4. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 91, 'LH IIIA2-B?'
    b.    Papadopoulos [1979]: 26, 'LHIIIA - B'
    c.    Ålin [1962]: 64, 'Aus dieser Gegend stammen auch andere mykenische Vasen. Vermeule datiert die im Museum von Patras im allgemeinen in IIIA - B ... '
    d.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 88, 'LH IIIA2-B?'

5. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Giannopoulos [2008]: 49, '...ein zweites Alabastron, das die characteristisch gedrungene Form der SH IIIC Früh-zeitlichen geschlossenen Formen ...'
    b.    Paschalidis [2018]: 12, ' ... containing finds of the LH IIIA2 and early LH IIIC periods, ... '

NOTE

1. Marker was placed on the road to Ayios Pandeleimon (F467) 500 m. from the modern road to Elis.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Ålin [1962]: Ålin, Per. Das Ende der mykenischen Fundstätten auf dem griechischen Festland. Carl Bloms Boktryckeri A.-B., Lund, 1962., 'Vrachneika', pg. 64.

2. 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., 'Vrachneika', pg. 109.

3. 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., 'I. 4. 1. 4. Bereich von Patras; Vrachneika-Tsoukaleika', pg. 48.

4. Papadopoulos [1979]: Papadopoulos, Thanasis J.. Mycenaean Achaea; Part 1: Text. Paul Åströms Förlag, Göteborg, Sweden. 1979. Vol 1., '8. Vrachneika (Ayios Pandeleimon)', pg. 26.

5. Paschalidis [2018]: Paschalidis, Constantinos (with contributions by Photini J.P. McGeorge and Wiesław Więckowski). The Mycenaean Cemetery at Achaia Clauss near Patras; People, material remains and culture in context. Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, Summertown, Oxford OX2 7LG. 2018., 'At Agios Panteleimon (...), in the area of Vrachneika, ... ', pg. 12. Online here.

6. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'D 32 Vrachneika: Ayios Pandeleimon', pg. 91. Online here.

7. 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 48 Vrachneika: Ayios Pandeleimon', pg. 88. Online here.