Mirali
| PK | C652 |
| TITLE | Mirali |
| WGS84 | 38.09846° N, 21.810357° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 38.09846, 21.810357 |
| LON/LAT | 21.810357, 38.09846 |
| DMS | 38° 5' 54.456" N | , | 21° 48' 37.2852" E |
| W3W | overlaid, paddy, cantered |
| UTM | 34 S, 571053, 4217049 |
| EGSA87 | 307851, 4218716 |
| Elevation m | 432 |
| Elevation feet | 1417.3 |
| Region | Achaea |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Tumuli
TYPE
1. Cem. Åström [1965], 106 'About 26 kms. from Patras to Kalavryta, on the left side of the road, N. Zapheiropoulos found two Middle Helladic tombs.'2. Pottery. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 90 ' ..., one containing MH pottery.'
3. Tumulus. Simpson [1981], 97 'Two tumuli, one of which contained MH pottery, were found about 1.5 km. southwest of Mirali.'
4. Tumulus. Papadopoulos [1979], 30 'About 3 kms. E of Chalandritsa, on the left side of the Patras-Kalavryta road Zapheiropoulos in 1952 excavated two MH tumuli.'
5. Tumulus. Whittaker [2014], 216 'Two tumuli of similar construction are located 1.5 kilometers to the southwest of Mirali, c. 3 kilometers east of Chalandritsa.'
6. Tumulus. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 90 ' ..., two tumuli were excavated, ... '
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
a. Papadopoulos [1979]: 30, 'MH'
b. Whittaker [2014]: 216, 'They have been dated to the Middle Helladic period, but Moschos thinks it more likely that they date to the transition to the Late Helladic I period.'
c. Simpson [1981]: 97, '.. contained MH pottery.'
d. Åström [1965]: 106, ' ... two Middle Helladic tombs.'
e. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 90, ' ..., one containing MH pottery.'
2. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
a. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 90, 'MH LH?'
3. Late Helladic I: (1700 BC - 1635 BC)
a. Whittaker [2014]: 216, 'They have been dated to the Middle Helladic period, but Moschos thinks it more likely that they date to the transition to the Late Helladic I period.'
NOTE
1. Papadopoulos [1979], 30: 'The site appears to be less than 1 km. south of Mirali.'
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. 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., 'Mírali.', pg. 106.
2. Papadopoulos [1979]: Papadopoulos, Thanasis J.. Mycenaean Achaea; Part 1: Text. Paul Åströms Förlag, Göteborg, Sweden. 1979. Vol 1., '32. Mirali', pg. 30.
3. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'Mirali', pg. 97.
'.. about 1.5 km. southwest of Mirali.'
Online here.
4. 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 55 Mirali', pg. 90.
Online here.
5. Whittaker [2014]: Whittaker, Helène. Religion and Society in Middle Bronze Age Greece. Cambridge University Press. United Kingdom. 2014. , 'Mirali/Katarraktis', pg. 216.