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Proskynas: Chiliadou (Boumeliteia I)

PK	C5167
TITLE	Proskynas: Chiliadou (Boumeliteia I)
WGS84	38.600128° N, 23.176876° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	38.600128, 23.176876
LON/LAT	23.176876, 38.600128

DMS

38° 36' 0.4608" N

23° 10' 36.7536" E

W3W	spate, conjured, ambiguously
UTM	34 S, 689566.1, 4274651.18
EGSA87	428175, 4272438

Elevation m	246
Elevation feet	807.1
Region	Locris
Subregion	Opuntia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement

TYPE

1.    Chamber Tomb.   Kramer-Hajos [2008], 51    'The hill of Chiliadou is also the location of chamber tombs. Although there is no direct evidence for Mycenaean remains at this site, the few references to chamber tombs might suggest a Mycenaean cemetery (reused in later times) at this site.'
2.    Settlement.   Kramer-Hajos [2008], 50    'Site type: Settlement and cemetery?'
3.    Sherds.   Fossey [1990], 45    'Pottery etc. EH?, G, A, C, ... '

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
    a.    Fossey [1990]: 45, ' ... EH?, G, A, C, ... '

2. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Kramer-Hajos [2008]: 51, ' ... might suggest a Mycenaean cemetery ... '

3. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Kramer-Hajos [2008]: 51, '...the location of what appears to be a Late Bronze Age settlement; ...'

4. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
    a.    Fossey [1990]: 45, ' ... EH?, G, A, C, ... '

5. Archaic: (700 BC - 480 BC)
    a.    Fossey [1990]: 45, ' ... EH?, G, A, C, ... ', 'Tombstone: Archaic, IGix.1, 292'

NOTE

1. Fossey [1990] 44 mentions a nekropolis around Ayios Yeoryios church (F6144) at the bottom of the hill.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Fossey [1990]: Fossey, John M.. The Ancient Topography of Opountian Locris. J.C. Gieben, Publisher. Amsterdam 1990, '5. Khiliadhou (=ancient Boumeliteia I)', pg. 44.

2. Kramer-Hajos [2008]: Kramer-Hajos, Margaretha. Beyond the Palace: Mycenaean East Lokris. BAR International Series. No. 1781. 2008., 'Proskynas - Chiliadou (Chiliadou)', pg. 50.