Site details

Skoura

PK	C640
TITLE	Skoura
WGS84	37.900719° N, 21.658448° E
Accuracy	100 m.

LAT/LON	37.900719, 21.658448
LON/LAT	21.658448, 37.900719

DMS

37° 54' 2.5884" N

21° 39' 30.4128" E

W3W	turtleneck, absorbs, carpenter
UTM	34 S, 557888, 4195004
EGSA87	293977, 4197097

Elevation m	267
Elevation feet	876
Region	Elis

GENERAL SITE TYPE Cist Tomb

TYPE

1.    Artifacts.   Simpson [1981], 98    'Some Mycenaean objects brought to Patras Museum in 1960 were said to have come from the neighbourhood of this village ...'
2.    Artifacts.   Åström [1965], 107    'Some Mycenaean objects (e.g. an amphoriskos) were brought to the Patras museum in 1960 from this site.'
3.    Cist Tomb.   AD[1960], 144    ' ..., κιστοειδής μυκηναϊκός τάφος ... ' == ' ... a cist-like Mycenaean tomb ... '
4.    Cist Tomb.   Giannopoulos [2008], 36    '... wurde von einem Einwohner ein Kistengrab entdeckt, ... '
5.    Cist Tomb.   Papadopoulos [1979], 33    '.. two complete stirrup jars and sherds from others, one piriform-jar and a sealstone ...'
6.    Pottery.   AD[1960], 144    Finds were given as ostraka of false-mouthed amphoriskoi, a triangular pithos-like vessel, seal stone made of steatite with figure of a four-legged animal.
7.    Pottery.   Paschalidis [2018], 13    ' ..., containing vases of the LH IIIA-B periods.'
8.    Tomb.   Paschalidis [2018], 13    'At Kivouria in Skouras ... a built tomb was excavated, ... '

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 98, 'Some Mycenaean objects brought to Patras museum in 1960 were said to have come from the neighbourhood of this village, ... '
    b.    Åström [1965]: 107, ' ... Mycenaean ... '
    c.    AD[1960]: 144, ' ... μυκηναϊκός ... '

2. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Papadopoulos [1979]: 33, 'LHIIIA-B'
    b.    Giannopoulos [2008]: 36, 'Die Funde, die den Phasen SH IIIA - IIIB angehören sollen, ...'
    c.    Paschalidis [2018]: 13, ' ..., containing vases of the LH IIIA-B periods.'

3. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Papadopoulos [1979]: 33, 'LHIIIA-B'
    b.    Giannopoulos [2008]: 36, 'Die Funde, die den Phasen SH IIIA - IIIB angehören sollen, ...'
    c.    Paschalidis [2018]: 13, ' ..., containing vases of the LH IIIA-B periods.'

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. AD[1960]: Archaiologikon Deltion, Athens, Greece, v. 15, '', pg. 144.

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., 'Skoura', pg. 107.

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., 'SKOURA', pg. 36.

4. Papadopoulos [1979]: Papadopoulos, Thanasis J.. Mycenaean Achaea; Part 1: Text. Paul Åströms Förlag, Göteborg, Sweden. 1979. Vol 1., '52. Skoura', pg. 33.

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., ''The most remote Mycenaean sites of the region ... '', pg. 13. Online here.

6. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'Skoura', pg. 98. Online here.