TYPE

1.    Artifacts.   Alivizatou [2019], 24    ' ... two bronze spearheads of northern and leaf shape type and a bronze knife, a violin bow fibula and two pins. Gold artefacts were also discovered, gold ornament, fragments of gold leaf and relief, and also glass beads, paste and rosettes.'

2.    Artifacts.   Syriopoulos [1995], 1123    

3.    Artifacts.   PAE[1912], 247    

4.    Cem.   Simpson [1981], 157    'A ruined tholos tomb and sixteen chamber tombs, including eight of the 'cave dormitory' type, were excavated here.'

5.    Cem.   Souyoudzoglou-Haywood [1999], 41    'The largest Mycenaean cemetery on the island ... lies about 0.5 km west of present-day Mazarakata.'

6.    Cem.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 188    'A large chamber tomb cemetery ... '

7.    Chamber Tomb.   Alivizatou [2019], 23    'Kavvadias excavated 16 chamber tombs that contained 83 burials ... '

8.    Pottery.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 188    'The pottery has a wide range, ... '

9.    Tholos.   Alivizatou [2019], 24    'A tholos tomb of 3.60 m. dimension was discovered in 1881.'

10.    Tholos.   Souyoudzoglou-Haywood [1999], 58    'The tholos tomb of Mazarakata was dug into the rock, and had a stone-lined dromos built with rectangular stones. Its entrance was about 0.80m wide and 1.50m high, and its stone lintel was 1.40x0.80x0.27m. The chamber wall was built with the same type of stones as the dromos, and was about 0.70m thick. The diameter of the chamber was recorded by Wolters as being 3.60m, but the roof had already collapsed. As no finds were recovered, the date of the tomb is uncertain.'

11.    Tholos.   Pelon [1976], 259    'Une tombe à tholos, a été découverte en 1881 près du village de Mazarakata ...'



PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Late Helladic IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)

    a.    Syriopoulos [1995]: 1123,

2. Late Helladic IIIA2: (1375 BC - 1320 BC)

    a.    Simpson [1981]: 157, 'LH IIIA2-C'

    b.    Souyoudzoglou-Haywood [1999]: 41, 'Overall the period of use of the cemetery was a long one. Its beginnings must fall within the LH IIIA2 phase and there are several vases of LH IIIC style ... which brings its use down to the mid 11th century.'

    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 188, 'LH IIIA2 - ... '

    d.    Alivizatou [2019]: 24, 'A number of vases originate from the tombs, datable from LB IIIA2 to LB IIIC ... '

3. Late Helladic IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)

    a.    Simpson [1981]: 157, 'LH IIIA2-C'

    b.    Souyoudzoglou-Haywood [1999]: 41, 'Overall the period of use of the cemetery was a long one. Its beginnings must fall within the LH IIIA2 phase and there are several vases of LH IIIC style ... which brings its use down to the mid 11th century.'

    c.    Syriopoulos [1995]: 1123,

    d.    PAE[1912]: 247,

    e.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 188, 'LH IIIA2 - ... '

    f.    Alivizatou [2019]: 24, 'A number of vases originate from the tombs, datable from LB IIIA2 to LB IIIC ... '

4. Late Helladic IIIB1: (1320 BC - 1250 BC)

    a.    Souyoudzoglou-Haywood [1999]: 41, 'Overall the period of use of the cemetery was a long one. Its beginnings must fall within the LH IIIA2 phase and there are several vases of LH IIIC style ... which brings its use down to the mid 11th century.'

5. Late Helladic IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)

    a.    Simpson [1981]: 157, 'LH IIIA2-C'

    b.    Souyoudzoglou-Haywood [1999]: 41, 'Overall the period of use of the cemetery was a long one. Its beginnings must fall within the LH IIIA2 phase and there are several vases of LH IIIC style ... which brings its use down to the mid 11th century.'

    c.    Pelon [1976]: 259, 'Aucun élément ne permet de dater cette tholos, sinon, par analogie, la céramique des tombes à chambre voisines qui appartient à l/'HR IIIC.'

    d.    Syriopoulos [1995]: 1123,

    e.    PAE[1912]: 247,

    f.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 188, ' ... pottery has a wide range, that from some tombs extending late into LH IIIC; ... '

    g.    Alivizatou [2019]: 24, 'A number of vases originate from the tombs, datable from LB IIIA2 to LB IIIC ... '