Site details
Meleai: Milies
| PK | C6901 |
| TITLE | Meleai: Milies |
| WGS84 | 39.328099° N, 23.150759° E |
| Accuracy | Unknown |
| LAT/LON | 39.328099, 23.150759 |
| LON/LAT | 23.150759, 39.328099 |
| DMS | 39° 19' 41.1564" N | , | 23° 9' 2.7324" E |
| W3W | divided, marina, assisting |
| UTM | 34 S, 685383.48, 4355392.82 |
| EGSA87 | 426654, 4353244 |
| Elevation m | 382 |
| Elevation feet | 1253.3 |
| Region | Magnesia |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Tholos
TYPE
1. Tholos. Georganas [2000], 47 ' ... where tholos tombs were built and used throughout the Protogeometric (PG) and the Geometric (G) periods.'PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Protogeometric: (1100 BC - 900 BC)
a. Georganas [2000]: 47, ' ... throughout the Protogeometric (PG) and the Geometric (G) periods.'
2. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
a. Georganas [2000]: 47, ' ... throughout the Protogeometric (PG) and the Geometric (G) periods.'
NOTE
1. Georganas transliterates this as 'Meleai' (47) and this location matches his map on p. 48. His reference is to P. Arachoviti, 'Thalatos protogeometrikos taphos sten perioche ton Pheron' in La Thessalie; quinze années de recherches archéologiques, 1975-1990: bilans et perspectives. Actes du colloque international, Lyon avril 1990 (1994) 125-138..
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Georganas [2000]: Georganas, Ioannis. ‘Early Iron Age Tholos Tombs in Thessaly (c.1100 - 700 BC)’, Mediterranean Archaeology (13), 47-54., 'Introduction', pg. 47.
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