Site details

Sotiroula Hill

PK	C7058
TITLE	Sotiroula Hill
WGS84	38.049042° N, 21.465535° E
Accuracy	100 m.

LAT/LON	38.049042, 21.465535
LON/LAT	21.465535, 38.049042

DMS

38° 2' 56.5512" N

21° 27' 55.926" E

W3W	mercies, diddled, parables
UTM	34 S, 540845.6, 4211358.63
EGSA87	277462, 4214001

Elevation m	158
Elevation feet	518.4
Region	Achaea

GENERAL SITE TYPE Cem

TYPE

1.    Cem.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 198    'Three tombs were dug at Sotiroula ... '
2.    Chamber Tomb.   Simpson [1981], 155    ' ..., chamber tombs were accidentally discovered, three at Sotiroula, ... '
3.    Chamber Tomb.   Giannopoulos [2008], 29    ' ..., untersuchte Yalouris 1954 kleine mykenische Kammergräber, drei in Sotiroula ... '
4.    Chamber Tomb.   AD[1965], 223    ' ... three Mycenaean chamber tombs in Sotiroula and two in Mylos were discovered and destroyed.'
5.    Pottery.   Giannopoulos [2008], 29    ' ..., gehören u.a. vierhenklige Amphoren, Bügelkannen, Amphoriskoi, Lekythoi, drei Vogelgefäße der dreibeinigen Variante, ein Ringgefäß der Variante mit einem sich von der Ausgussbasis über den Ring erstreckenden Korbhenkel ... '
6.    Pottery.   AD[1965], 223    'YE III A αμφορεύς ... '
7.    Tomb.   Papadopoulos [1979], 25    'Chance finds of late Mycenaean tombs are also reported at the locality Sotiroula 10 minutes walk NE of the village.' The village mentioned here is Riolos (F504).

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    AD[1965]: 135, 'YE III A αμφορεύς ... ', 'YE III A δακτυλιόσχημον αγγείον κοσμούμενον δια διπλών ελίκων, ... '

2. LH IIIA2: (1375 BC - 1320 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 198, 'LH IIIA2-C'
    b.    Simpson [1981]: 153, 'LH IIIA2-C'

3. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Papadopoulos [1979]: 25, ? ' ... late Mycenaean tombs ... '
    b.    AD[1965]: 135, 'YE III Β ψευδόστομος αμφορεύς ... '
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 198, 'LH IIIA2-C'

4. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Papadopoulos [1979]: 25, ? ' ... late Mycenaean tombs ... '
    b.    Giannopoulos [2008]: 29, ' ... in die Phasen SH IIIC-Submykenisch zu datieren sind, ... '
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 198, 'LH IIIA2-C'

5. Sub Mycenaean: (1060 BC - 1000 BC)
    a.    Giannopoulos [2008]: 29, ' ... in die Phasen SH IIIC-Submykenisch zu datieren sind, ... '
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 198, ' ... "duck vases", which should be contemporary with SMyc.; ... '

NOTES

1. The relative placement of the Kangadhi, Riolos, and Sotiroulas find sites follows Papadopoulos, 'Mycenaean Achaea', Part 2 [1978], 14, fig. 16. His fig. 3 (a) on p. 9 was taken from approximately 38.044577° N, 21.449515° E.

2. One of these graves (the three at Sotiroulas or the two at Mylos) was the grave of a warrior. But which grave is not known due to the inadequate documentation. The finds of weapons, etc., are described by Giannopoulos [2008] 204-5.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. AD[1965]: Archaiologikon Deltion, Athens, Greece, v. 20, '', pg. 223.

2. 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., 'Kangadi', pg. 29.

3. Papadopoulos [1979]: Papadopoulos, Thanasis J.. Mycenaean Achaea; Part 1: Text. Paul Åströms Förlag, Göteborg, Sweden. 1979. Vol 1., '3. Kangadhi ... ', pg. 25.

4. Papadopoulos [1978]: Papadopoulos, Thanasis J.. Mycenaean Achaea; Part 2: Figures. Paul Åströms Förlag, Göteborg, Sweden. 1978. Vol 2. , '',

5. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'G 5 Kangadhi: Sotiroula and Mylos', pg. 153. 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., 'E 48 Kangadhi: Sotiroula and Mylos', pg. 196. Online here.