Site details

Platani: Chamber Tombs

PK	C7538
TITLE	Platani: Chamber Tombs
WGS84	38.297974° N, 21.819675° E
Accuracy	50 m.

LAT/LON	38.297974, 21.819675
LON/LAT	21.819675, 38.297974

DMS

38° 17' 52.7064" N

21° 49' 10.83" E

W3W	recalculate, upward, blotter
UTM	34 S, 571673.68, 4239194.44
EGSA87	309190, 4240838

Elevation m	144
Elevation feet	472.4
Region	Achaea

GENERAL SITE TYPE Cem

TYPE

1.    Cem.   BCH Online, 8355    ' ... discovery of two partially destroyed Mycenaean chamber tombs at Amboulas, ... ', 'Other disturbed burials were also found.'
2.    Chamber Tomb.   Paschalidis [2018], 7    'An extensive cemetery of chamber tombs was also recently located ... '
3.    Chamber Tomb.   BCH Online, 8355    ' ... discovery of two partially destroyed Mycenaean chamber tombs at Amboulas, ... '

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    BCH Online: 8355, 'Pottery of Late Helladic IIIA-B was present ... '

2. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    BCH Online: 8355, 'Pottery of Late Helladic IIIA-B was present ... '

3. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    BCH Online: 8355, 'A primary extended inhumation dated to Late Helladic IIIC was found on the floor on the right hand side, ... '

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. BCH Online: Archaeology in Greece Online/Chronique des fouilles en ligne, 'Platani, Amboulas - 2006', no. 8355. Online here.

2. Paschalidis [2018]: Paschalidis, Constantinos (with contributions by Photini J.P. McGeorge and Wiesław Więckowski). The Mycenaean Cemetery at Achaia Clauss near Patras; People, material remains and culture in context. Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, Summertown, Oxford OX2 7LG. 2018., 'An extensive cemetery ... ', pg. 7. Online here.