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Daphne/Damiza Cem

PKC693
TITLEDaphne∕Damiza Cem
WGS84 37.867419° N, 21.434791° E
Accuracy Exact

LAT/LON 37.867419, 21.434791
LON/LAT 21.434791, 37.867419

DMS 37° 52' 2.7084" N,21° 26' 5.2476" E

W3Wunproved, electricity, zooms
UTM34 S, 538242, 4191194
EGSA87 274208, 4193919

Elevation m229
Elevation feet 751.3
RegionElis





GENERAL SITE TYPE  Cem

TYPE

1.    Artifacts.   Simpson [1981], 98    '.. Mycenaean chamber tomb cemeteries recorded by Karo in Elis and Achaea.'
2.    Cem.   BCH [2004], 1355    '..., sept nouvelles tombes à chambre ont été mises au jour.'
3.    Cem.   BCH[2003], 814    'En 1997, le Service archéologique a localisé une importante nécropole mycénienne au sommet d'une colline qui s'élève au Nord-Est de Daphni.'
4.    Chamber Tomb.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 105    '"Damiza (bei Amalias)" is listed among LH chamber tomb cemeteries in Elis and Achaia. ...'
5.    Chamber Tomb.   AR[2002], 36    ' ... the excavation of a Myc cemetery of chamber tombs.'
6.    Chamber Tomb.   AR[2004], 35    'Six more chamber tombs from the Myc cemetery at Lakkathela were excavated ... '


PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 98, ' ... is listed among the Mycenaean chamber tomb cemeteries recorded by Karo in Elis and Achaea.'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 105, '...is listed among the LH chamber tomb cemeteries in Elis ...'

2. Late Helladic I: (1700 BC - 1635 BC)
    a.    AR[2002]: 37, ' ..., but with some (finds, RHC) that might be LH I - II in date.'

3. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)
    a.    AR[2002]: 37, ' ..., but with some (finds, RHC) that might be LH I - II in date.'

4. LH IIA: (1635 BC - 1470 BC)
    a.    BCH[2003]: 814, '... ou même à l'HR IIA et à l'HR IIB.'

5. LH IIB: (1470 BC - 1410 BC)
    a.    BCH[2003]: 814, '... ou même à l'HR IIA et à l'HR IIB.'

6. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    AR[2004]: 35, 'Finds, principally LH IIIA ... '

7. LH IIIA1: (1410 BC - 1375 BC)
    a.    BCH[2003]: 814, '..., mais quelques vases, plus anciens, remontent à l'HR IIIA1,...'
    b.    AR[2002]: 37, ' ..., the piriform jar and alabastra being again LH IIIA2 - A2.'

8. LH IIIA2: (1375 BC - 1320 BC)
    a.    BCH [2004]: 1355, '...: de nombreux vases datant surtout de l'HR IIIA2...'
    b.    BCH[2003]: 814, 'Il (namely the funeral goods, RHC) est généralement datable de l'HR IIIA2, ...'
    c.    AR[2002]: 36, ' ... and pottery of LH IIIA2 date ... '

9. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    BCH [2004]: 1355, ',,, mais aussi de l'HR IIIB et C, ...'
    b.    AR[2004]: 35, ' ... also in LH IIIB ... '

10. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    BCH [2004]: 1355, ',,, mais aussi de l'HR IIIB et C, ...'
    b.    AR[2004]: 35, ' ... and LH IIIC, ... '

NOTE

1.  Simpson [1981], 98, 'Damiza' says '..but the location of Damiza is uncertain, ..' . A site which tracks Greek community name changes here confirms that Damiza is the old name for the modern Dafni (F824)

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1.  BCH [2004]:  Bulletin de correspondance hellénique. Volume 128-129-2.2. 2004., 'Daphni', pg. 1355. 'En 1998 et 1999, au cours de la deuxième et de la troisième campagne de fouilles dans la nécropole mycénienne de Lakkathéla, au sommet d'une colline située au Nord-Est de Daphni...'
Online here.

2.  BCH[2003]:  Bulletin de correspondance hellénique. Volume 127. 2003., 'Daphni', pg. 814. Online here.

3.  AR[2002]:  Archaeological Reports, The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. (49) 2002., 'Daphni Peneias', pg. 36. Online here.

4.  AR[2004]:  Archaeological Reports, The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. (51) 2004., 'Daphni Amiliadas (previously Daphni Peneias).', pg. 35. Online here.

5.  Simpson [1981]:  Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'Damiza', pg. 98. Online here.

6.  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., 'Damiza', pg. 105. '(not located)'
Online here.

Nearest shoreline

The closest shoreline to C693 is at 37.76664° N, 21.29656° E, a straight-line distance of 16 km and 542 m.