Site details
Megali Spilia: Cem
| PK | C5285 |
| TITLE | Megali Spilia: Cem |
| WGS84 | 36.541643° N, 22.987889° E |
| Accuracy | 200 m. |
| LAT/LON | 36.541643, 22.987889 |
| LON/LAT | 22.987889, 36.541643 |
| DMS | 36° 32' 29.9148" N | , | 22° 59' 16.4004" E |
| W3W | gemstone, ordain, plodding |
| UTM | 34 S, 677941, 4045866 |
| EGSA87 | 409258, 4044215 |
| Elevation m | 49 |
| Elevation feet | 160.8 |
| Region | Laconia |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Cem
TYPE
1. Tomb. Zavvou [2012], 21 '...to the discovery of two EH graves and parts of two more on the western side of the village behind 'Papoulis' old house'PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
a. Zavvou [2012]: 21, '...discovery of two EH graves...'
2. EH I: (3100 BC - 2700 BC)
a. Zavvou [2012]: 21, 'The vase is burnished, has a thick red slip and may be dated to the EH I period.'
NOTE
1. Dr. Zavvou suggests that these finds indicate a small EH settlement in the area. I do not myself know the location of 'Papoulis' old house'.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Zavvou [2012]: Zavvou, Eleni. ‘Early Helladic Laconia after the time of H. Waterhouse and R. Hope Simpson’, Pharos (18:1), 1-37, 2012., 'Megali Spilia', pg. 21.
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