Mamousia: Keryneia
| PK | C691 |
| TITLE | Mamousia: Keryneia |
| WGS84 | 38.155477° N, 22.143364° E |
| Accuracy | Unknown |
| LAT/LON | 38.155477, 22.143364 |
| LON/LAT | 22.143364, 38.155477 |
| DMS | 38° 9' 19.7172" N | , | 22° 8' 36.1104" E |
| W3W | dollies, unchecked, sharpener |
| UTM | 34 S, 600174, 4223683 |
| EGSA87 | 337181, 4224407 |
| Elevation m | 592 |
| Elevation feet | 1942.3 |
| Region | Achaea |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Cem
TYPE
1. Cem. Simpson [1981], 97 '.. and a Mycenaean cemetery has also been inferred, although not yet tested.'2. Cem. Åström [1965], 105 'Kyparissis supposed that there was a Mycenaean cemetery at this site, but he apparently never had an opportunity of excavating there.'
3. Cem. Ålin [1962], 63 'Kyparissis fand hier eine prähistorische Nekropole, ... '
4. Grave. JHS[1952], 99 'At Derveni, an hour below Mamousia, Zapheiropoulos also reports the discovery of a pithos-burial containing twelve Geometric vases ... '
5. Grave. BCH [1952], 222 '12 vases géométriques ont été trouvés dans un pithos funéraire, au pied de la colline où sont les ruines de l'antique (Keryneia).'
6. Pottery. Vermeule [1960], 17 'All these vases were apparently found inside a single funerary pithos at Derveni - there was a total of twelve - ... '
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Prehistoric: (4000 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Ålin [1962]: 63, ' ... prähistorische ... '
2. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 97, ' ... a Mycenaean cemetery has also been inferred, although not yet tested.'
b. Åström [1965]: 105, ' ... a Mycenaean cemetery ... '
3. Protogeometric: (1100 BC - 900 BC)
a. Vermeule [1960]: 16, Vases 51 and 56 may be early to late PG.
4. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
a. JHS[1952]: 99, ' ... twelve Geometric vases ... '
b. Vermeule [1960]: 16, 'Geometric Pottery'
c. BCH [1952]: 222, ' ... 12 vases géométriques ... '
NOTES
1. In JHS [1952] 99: Geometric wares not previously found in Achaea except for 2 or 3 vases at Khalandritsa.
2. All of our sources refer to the twelve G vases and so that confirms that they are all talking about the same site. I have placed the marker between the town of Mamousia (F524) and the foot of the hill on which sits the site of Keryneia (F813, F814 and see Anderson [1953]). Dr. Vermeule describes and illustrates some of these G vases in Vermeule [1960] 16 ff. and in Plate 5.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. JHS[1952]: Journal of Hellenic Studies, (72), 1952, '', pg. 99.
Online here.
2. BCH [1952]: Bulletin de correspondance hellénique. Volume 76. 1952., 'Derveni (Achaie).', pg. 222.
Online here.
3. Ålin [1962]: Ålin, Per. Das Ende der mykenischen Fundstätten auf dem griechischen Festland. Carl Bloms Boktryckeri A.-B., Lund, 1962., 'Mamousi', pg. 63.
4. Anderson [1953]: Anderson, J.K.. ‘Excavations near Mamousia in Achaia’, The Annual of the British School at Athens (48) 154-171. 1953., '', Online here.
5. 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., 'Mamousia', pg. 105.
6. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'Mamousia', pg. 97.
'..at the foot of the hill where ancient Keryneia is located ..'
Online here.
7. Vermeule [1960]: Vermeule, Emily Townsend. ‘The Mycenaeans in Achaia’, American Journal of Archaeology (64:1) 1-21. 1960, '', pg. 17.
Online here.