Ano Sichaina
| PK | C641 |
| TITLE | Ano Sichaina |
| WGS84 | 38.260635° N, 21.766805° E |
| Accuracy | 100 m. |
| LAT/LON | 38.260635, 21.766805 |
| LON/LAT | 21.766805, 38.260635 |
| DMS | 38° 15' 38.286" N | , | 21° 46' 0.498" E |
| W3W | tricks, retrain, hangs |
| UTM | 34 S, 567085, 4235012 |
| EGSA87 | 304466, 4236805 |
| Elevation m | 83 |
| Elevation feet | 272.3 |
| Region | Achaea |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Cem
TYPE
1. Artifacts. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 86 'Finds include pottery, jewellery, and a dagger.'2. Cem. Moschos [2007], 21 'Another Mycenaean cemetery has been found at Asprochoma, near Voundeni and Balla, ... '
3. Cem. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 86 'A half-destroyed chamber tomb cemetery was excavated here, E of this village; ... '
4. Cem. Papadopoulos [1979], 27 'He (Yialouris) observed a LH cemetery west of the village.', 'A LH cemetery was found on the hill Asprochoma. The site lies east of Patras, near the villages Ano Sychaina, Voudeni and Bala, by the river Meilichos ... '
5. Cem. Simpson [1981], 90 'Finds included pottery, jewellery, and a dagger.'
6. Chamber Tomb. Paschalidis [2018], 7 ' ..., seven chamber tombs were located and excavated by Kyparissis.'
7. Chamber Tomb. AD[1960], 137 ' ... άλλοι τάφοι θαλαμοειδείς ημικατεστραμμένοι, ... ' == ' ... other half-destroyed chamber tombs, ... '
8. Pottery. AD[1960], 137 'Τα συγκεντρωθέντα όστρακα ανήκουν κυρίως εις ψευδοστόμους αμφορίσκους.' == 'The collected ostraca belonged to a false-mouthed amphora.'
9. Tomb. Syriopoulos [1995], 1094
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
a. AD[1960]: 137, ' ... έτερον μυκηναϊκόν νεκροταφείον.'
2. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
a. Moschos [2007]: 21, ' ..., with tombs dating to the LH III period.'
3. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
a. Syriopoulos [1995]: 1094,
b. Papadopoulos [1979]: 27, 'The collected sherds belong to LHIIIA - C alabastra, piriform jars ... '
4. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Syriopoulos [1995]: 1094,
b. Papadopoulos [1979]: 27, 'The collected sherds belong to LHIIIA - C alabastra, piriform jars ... '
5. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 90, 'LH IIIC'
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 86, 'LH IIIC (and earlier?)'
c. Papadopoulos [1979]: 27, 'The collected sherds belong to LHIIIA - C alabastra, piriform jars ... '
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. AD[1960]: Archaiologikon Deltion, Athens, Greece, v. 15, '', pg. 137.
2. Moschos [2007]: Moschos, Ioannes. Οι Μυκηναίοι στην Αχαϊα (Mycenaeans in Achaia). ΦΑΙΔΙΜΟΣ I, Patra, 2007., 'Another Mycenaean cemetery has been found ... ', pg. 21.
Online here.
3. Papadopoulos [1979]: Papadopoulos, Thanasis J.. Mycenaean Achaea; Part 1: Text. Paul Åströms Förlag, Göteborg, Sweden. 1979. Vol 1., '10-11 Ano Sychaina (Agrapidia)', pg. 26.
4. 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., ' ..., at the hill of Asprochoma, ... ', pg. 7.
Online here.
5. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'D 28 Ano Sichaina: Agraphidhia', pg. 90.
'Further ruined chamber tombs were reported in another cemetery, to west of Ano Sichaina.'
Online here.
6. 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 42 Ano Sichaina: Agraphidhia etc.', pg. 86.
Online here.
7. Syriopoulos [1995]: Syriopoulos, Konstantinos. Γενικος Συνοπτικος Καταλογος Των Περιεχομενων και των Δυο Τομων: Δευτερος Τομος. Athens: Athens Archaeological Society. 1995., '', pg. 1094.