Sarandapotamos Gorge
| PK | C534 |
| TITLE | Sarandapotamos Gorge |
| WGS84 | 37.414722° N, 22.434198° E |
| Accuracy | 50 m. |
| LAT/LON | 37.414722, 22.434198 |
| LON/LAT | 22.434198, 37.414722 |
| DMS | 37° 24' 52.9992" N | , | 22° 26' 3.1128" E |
| W3W | ritzy, bills, shining |
| UTM | 34 S, 626916, 4141846 |
| EGSA87 | 361287, 4141743 |
| Elevation m | 737 |
| Elevation feet | 2418 |
| Region | Arcadia |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Tholos
TYPE
1. Artifacts. BSA [1961], 130 ' ... remarkably similar to those found on the east bank of the Sarandapotamos, ..., and 5 1/2 kilometres to south-south-east of Tegea.'2. Cem. Simpson [1981], 87 ' ..., several small built tombs of tholos type were identified, one of which was excavated.'
3. Pottery. Fimmen [1921], 10 ' ... fünf schönen mykenischen Vasen ... '
4. Sherds. Dugas [1921], 403 'Parmi les vases indigènes, il faut mettre à part deux vases mycèniens.'
5. Tholos. Pelon [1976], 183 '..Plusieurs tholoi existent au lieu-dit Synikismos à environ 5 km au Sud-Sud-Est de Tégée, sur la rive orientale du Sanrantapotamos.'
6. Tholos. Ålin [1962], 74 'Fimmen meldet Tholosgräber von Sarandapotamos, in dieser Gegend. Nur eines wurde ausgegraben, ...'
7. Tholos. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 78 ' ... 500 m. SW of the site, on the E bank of the Sarandopotamos, several small built tombs of tholjos type were identified, of which one was excavated.'
8. Tholos. Fimmen [1921], 10 ' ... Küppelgräber ... '
9. Tomb. Dugas [1921], 403 '...sont quelques tombeaux explorés par M. Rhomaios dans la vallée du Saranta-Potamos...'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
a. Dugas [1921]: 403, 'Parmi les vases indigènes, il faut mettre à part deux vases mycèniens.'
b. Fimmen [1921]: 10, ' ... nur eins (of the tholos tombs, RHC) mit fünf schönen mykenischen Vasen geöffnet ist; ... '
2. Late Helladic I: (1700 BC - 1635 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 85, 'The contents included one LH I/II vase (BSA loc. cit., the piriform jar), ... '
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 78, 'It (the excavated built tomb, RHC) produced one LH I/II vase ... '
3. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 85, 'The contents included one LH I/II vase (BSA loc. cit., the piriform jar), ... '
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 78, 'It (the excavated built tomb, RHC) produced one LH I/II vase ... '
4. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 85, ' ..., and three LH II-III.' That is, three LH II-III vases.
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 78, ' ... and three LH II-III (jvases, RHC); ... '
5. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
a. Pelon [1976]: 183, 'HR IIIA.'
b. Ålin [1962]: 74, 'Der Dekor der drie letzteren Vasen fehlt fast ganz. Die ganze gruppe dürfte aus IIIA stammen.'
c. BSA [1961]: 130, note 119: 'The tombs were excavated by Rhomaios, and five vases from them are displayed in the Tegea Museum.'
6. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
a. BSA [1961]: 130, note 119: 'The tombs were excavated by Rhomaios, and five vases from them are displayed in the Tegea Museum.'
7. Protogeometric: (1100 BC - 900 BC)
a. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 78, ' ...; and a PG vase may belong with this group.'
8. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
a. Dugas [1921]: 403, 'Le reste appartient à la période géométrique.'
NOTE
1. This identification and placement rests on the supposition that the church at F546 really is 'Ayia Sotira'.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. BSA [1961]: Annual of the British School at Athens, Athens, Greece. (56) 1961., 'Footnote 119', pg. 130.
Online here.
2. Ålin [1962]: Ålin, Per. Das Ende der mykenischen Fundstätten auf dem griechischen Festland. Carl Bloms Boktryckeri A.-B., Lund, 1962., 'Tegea', pg. 74.
3. Dugas [1921]: Dugas, Charles. ‘Le sanctuaire d'Aléa Athéna à Tégée avant le IVe siècle’, Bulletin de Correspondance Hellénique (45) 335 - 435. 1921., 'B. - Vases faits au tour.', pg. 403.
Online here.
4. Fimmen [1921]: Fimmen, Dietrich. Die Kretisch-Mykenische Kultur. Verlag und Druck von B.G. Teubner, Leipzig und Berlin. 1921., 'Tegea.', pg. 10.
Online here.
5. Pelon [1976]: Pelon, Olivier. Tholoi, tumuli et cercles funéraires; Recherches sur les monuments funéraires de plan circulaire dan l'Égée de l’Âge du Bronze (IIIe at IIe millénaires av. J.-C). Bibliothèques de l'École française d'Athènes et de Rome - Série Athènes, 229. 1976., '7. Tegée', pg. 183.
Online here.
6. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'D 5 Alea: Palaiochori', pg. 85.
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 8 Alea: Palaiochori', pg. 77.
Online here.