Krini/Velizi
| PK | C685 |
| TITLE | Krini∕Velizi |
| WGS84 | 38.184851° N, 21.748936° E |
| Accuracy | Unknown |
| LAT/LON | 38.184851, 21.748936 |
| LON/LAT | 21.748936, 38.184851 |
| DMS | 38° 11' 5.4636" N | , | 21° 44' 56.1696" E |
| W3W | passions, crisis, standing |
| UTM | 34 S, 565590, 4226590 |
| EGSA87 | 302698, 4228432 |
| Elevation m | 182 |
| Elevation feet | 597.1 |
| Region | Achaea |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Cem
TYPE
1. Cem. Simpson [1981], 98 'There is a verbal report of Mycenaean tombs near this village ..'2. Cem. Giannopoulos [2008], 50 '1958 wurde hier durch die zufällige Entdeckung eines Grabes die existenz einer mykenischen Kammergrabnekropole bekannt gemacht.'
3. Cem. AD[2005], 354 'Πρόκειται για γνωστό μυκηναϊκό νεκροταφείο, ... ' == 'It is known as a Mycenaean cemetery, ... '
4. Chamber Tomb. AD[2005], 354 ' ... παρελθόν στο φως τρεις μυκηναϊκούς θαλαμοειδείς τάφους, ... '
5. Chamber Tomb. AD[2005], 358 ' ... είναι γνωστή η ύπαρξη μυκηναϊκού νεκροταφείου.'
6. Chamber Tomb. Papadopoulos [1979], 28 ' ... there are some unexcavated, Mycenaean chamber tombs here, ... '
7. Pottery. AD[2005], 358 ' ... ψευδόστομοι αμφορείς, πρόχοι, κύπελλο, αρύταινα ... ', ' ... false-mouth amphorae, jugs, cup, arytaina ... '
8. Tomb. Åström [1965], 109 'Mr. Kosmas Sfaelos told me that there are several Mycenaean tombs here. One was accidentally opened by a peasant in 1958.'
9. Tomb. AD[1961], 129 'Μυκηναϊκοί τάφοι ... '
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 98, 'There is a verbal report of Mycenaean tombs near this village ... '
b. Åström [1965]: 109, ' ... Mycenaean tombs ... '
c. AD[1961]: 129, Μυκηναϊκοί τάφοι ... '
d. AD[2005]: 354, ' ... μυκηναϊκό ... '
e. AD[2005]: 358, ' ... μυκηναϊκού ... '
f. AD[2005]: 358, 'Όλα τα ευρήματα (και των δύο τάφων) χρονολογούνται στην ΥΕ περίοδο.' == 'All the finds (and of the two tombs) date to the LH period.'
2. LH IIIA2: (1375 BC - 1320 BC)
a. Giannopoulos [2008]: 50, '... das nur ein SH IIIA2-zeitliches Alabastron erbrachte.'
3. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Papadopoulos [1979]: 28, 'LHIIIB - C'
4. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
a. Papadopoulos [1979]: 28, 'LHIIIB - C'
b. Giannopoulos [2008]: 50, 'Das Grab erbrachte sechs SH IIIC-zeitliche Gefäße, ...'
NOTE
1. Velizi is the old name. Papadopoulos (PA1, 28, '16. Krini (Velizi)') says that there are unexcavated tombs in Krini but does not specify where they are. I dare say that they have been explored in the last 45 years but I have marked them as 'N' because of no certain place information.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. AD[1961]: Archaiologikon Deltion, Athens, Greece, v. 16, '', pg. 129.
2. AD[2005]: Archaiologikon Deltion, Athens, Greece, v. 60, '', pg. 354.
3. AD[2005]: Archaiologikon Deltion, Athens, Greece, v. 60, '', pg. 358.
4. 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., 'Velizi (Krini)', pg. 109.
5. 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., 'Krini (Drimaleika, Agios Konstantinos, Zoitada)', pg. 50.
6. Papadopoulos [1979]: Papadopoulos, Thanasis J.. Mycenaean Achaea; Part 1: Text. Paul Åströms Förlag, Göteborg, Sweden. 1979. Vol 1., '16. Krini (Velizi)', pg. 27.
7. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'Krini (formerly Velizi)', pg. 98.
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