Site details

Rymnio - Ampelia

PK	C7374
TITLE	Rymnio – Ampelia
WGS84	40.129371° N, 21.878959° E
Accuracy	Unknown

LAT/LON	40.129371, 21.878959
LON/LAT	21.878959, 40.129371

DMS

40° 7' 45.7356" N

21° 52' 44.2524" E

W3W	soothe, tagged, hotness
UTM	34 T, 574886.4, 4442486.52
EGSA87	319134, 4443986

Elevation m	379
Elevation feet	1243.4
Region	Macedonia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Mound

TYPE

1.    Artifacts.   Menteside [2003], 556    ' ... που είχαν κτεριστεί με μυκηναϊκά ευρήματα (αλάβαστρα, χάλκινα κοσμήματα, οστέινες περόνες κτλ.) ... ', That is, alabastra, bronze jewelry, and bone implements
2.    Artifacts.   Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015],     'The grave goods include pottery (jugs, kantharoi, kyathoi), jewellery (bronze fibulae, bronze and gold earrings, bronze bracelets, necklaces, bronze, glass or amber beads, buttons and bronze pendants), iron knives.'
3.    Mound.   Menteside [2003], 556    ' ... ανασκάφηκε μέρος ταφικού τύμβου με 8 κιβωτιόσχημους τάφους ... '
4.    Tumulus.   Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015],     'Excavations revealed 2 tumuli ... '

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Menteside [2003]: 556, ' ...) με μυκηναϊκά ευρήματα ... '

2. Late Bronze Age: (1570 BC - 1200 BC)
    a.    Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015]: , 'The EIA graves are similar to the LBA ones.'

3. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Menteside [2003]: 556, ' ...) και εντάσσονται στην ΥΕ ΙIIΒ και Γ περιόδους, ... '
    b.    Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015]: , ' ... 2 tumuli of the LHIIIB-C ... '

4. Early Iron Age: (1200 BC - 960 BC)
    a.    Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015]: , 'The EIA graves are similar to the LBA ones.'

5. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Menteside [2003]: 556, ' ...) και εντάσσονται στην ΥΕ ΙIIΒ και Γ περιόδους, ... '
    b.    Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015]: , ' ... 2 tumuli of the LHIIIB-C ... '

6. Late Geometric: (760 BC - 700 BC)
    a.    Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015]: , ' ... and 13 LG/EA graves (8th-7th c. BC) ... '

7. Early Archaic: (700 BC - 600 BC)
    a.    Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015]: , ' ... and 13 LG/EA graves (8th-7th c. BC) ... '

NOTES

1. The actual location is not known to me. The marker was placed near the highway sign pointing to the Rymnio Archaeological Site, F6687.

2. The relevant Aristeia Project page is here.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Menteside [2003]: Karamitrou-Mentesidi, G.. ‘Σωστικές ανασκαφές στον νομό Κοζάνης κατά το 2003’, ΤΟ ΑΡΧΑΙΟΛΟΓΙΚΟ ΕΡΓΟ ΣΤΗ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΤΗ ΘΡΑΚΗ (AEMTH) no. 17, 'Ρύμνιο', pg. 555. Online here.

2. Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015]: Mazarakis Ainian, Alexander . Η Κοινωνική Αρχαιολογία του Ελληνικού Κόσμου κατά την Πρώιμη Εποχή του Σιδήρου και την Πρώιμη Αρχαϊκή περίοδο (The Aristeia Project: The Social Archeology of the Greek World during the Early Iron Age and the Early Archaic period), 'Rymnio-Ampelia', Online here.