Site details

Bastitza/Vastitza Chamber Tomb

PK	C6675
TITLE	Bastitza∕Vastitza Chamber Tomb
WGS84	36.75545° N, 22.96588° E
Accuracy	Unknown

LAT/LON	36.75545, 22.96588
LON/LAT	22.96588, 36.75545

DMS

36° 45' 19.62" N

22° 57' 57.168" E

W3W	picket, violas, rated
UTM	34 S, 675485, 4069546
EGSA87	407544, 4067955

Elevation m	172
Elevation feet	564.3
Region	Laconia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Cem

TYPE

1.    Cem.   Banou [1996], 73    ' ... zu einer mykenischen Nekropole gehört (Spyropoulos, 129-131).'
2.    Chamber Tomb.   Banou [1996], 73    'In der Gegend von Bastitza am Fuß des westlichen Hügels wurde 1982 ein mykenisches Kammergrab ausgegraben, ... '
3.    Chamber Tomb.   Cavanagh and Mee [1998], 83    'Chamber Tombs'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Banou [1996]: 73, ' ... mykenisches ... '
    b.    Banou [1996]: 73, ' ... mykenischen ... '

2. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Cavanagh and Mee [1998]: 80, 'Catalogue of Late Helladic IIIA - B Graves'

3. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Cavanagh and Mee [1998]: 80, 'Catalogue of Late Helladic IIIA - B Graves'

NOTE

1. This is a place holder only. The position is not given exactly but two graves are marked in Banou [1996] Plan 14.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Banou [1996]: Banou, Emilia. Beitrag zum Studium Lakoniens in der mykenischen Zeit. Albert-Ludwigs-Universität zu Freiburg. 1996, '59. Angellona', pg. 73.

2. Cavanagh and Mee [1998]: Cavanagh, William and Christopher Mee. A Private Place: Death in Prehistoric Greece. Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology (CCXXV). Paul Aströms Förlag, Jonsered. Sweden. 1998., 'Laconia', pg. 84.