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Velo: LG grave

PKC7739
TITLEVelo: LG grave
WGS84 37.977972° N, 22.740826° E
Accuracy 200 m.

LAT/LON 37.977972, 22.740826
LON/LAT 22.740826, 37.977972

DMS 37° 58' 40.6992" N,22° 44' 26.9736" E

W3Wwatching, convert, alarmed
UTM34 S, 652891.34, 4204800.49
EGSA87 389263, 4203831

Elevation m37
Elevation feet 121.4
RegionCorinthia





GENERAL SITE TYPE  Tomb

TYPE

1.    Pottery.   Morgan [1999], 477    ' ... burial containing thirteen vases ... '
2.    Tomb.   Morgan [1999], 477    'LPG grave ... exposed in the east bank of the Asopos River, ... '
3.    Tomb.   Lolos [2011], 448    'A late Protogeometric grave was excavated in this area, along the high east bank of the Asopos River, ... '


PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Late Protogeometric: (950 BC - 925 BC)
    a.    Morgan [1999]: 477, 'LPG grave ... '
    b.    Lolos [2011]: 448, 'A late Protogeometric grave was excavated ... '

NOTE

1.  Placement is based on Lolos' precise given location for a deposit of sherds (his HS-49). The LPG tomb is 'in this area'.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1.  Lolos [2011]:  Lolos, Yannis A.. Land of Sikyon: Archaeology and History of a Greek City-State. Hesperia supplements, 39. Princeton: American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 2011., 'HS-49', pg. 447.

2.  Morgan [1999]:  Morgan, Catherine. Isthmia VIII; The Late Bronze Age Settlement and Early Iron Age Sanctuary . The American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Princeton, New Jersey, '43 Vello', pg. 477.

Nearest shoreline

The closest shoreline to C7739 is at 38.0039° N, 22.76305° E, a straight-line distance of 3 km and 483 m.