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Patras: Petroto: Tholos

PKC500
TITLEPatras: Petroto: Tholos
WGS84 38.193817° N, 21.76769° E
Accuracy 50 m.

LAT/LON 38.193817, 21.76769
LON/LAT 21.76769, 38.193817

DMS 38° 11' 37.7412" N,21° 46' 3.684" E

W3Wpedicure, dislodging, disbanded
UTM34 S, 567223.83, 4227598.25
EGSA87 304365, 4229388

Elevation m157
Elevation feet 515.1
RegionAchaea





GENERAL SITE TYPE  Tholos

TYPE

1.    Artifacts.   Papazoglou-Manioudaki and Paschalidis [2016] , 397    'Some small metal objects include gold hair ornaments, two bronze knives and a pin ending in spirals. A stone pendant and a whetstone, along with amber beads, semi-precious stone, glass, and faience beads ... '
2.    Artifacts.   AD[1989], 132    Finds are given as bronze knife, stone and terra-cotta loom weights, small bronze objects, semiprecious stone beads, a gold spiral ring, two gold discs, a flint blade, a figurine of phi type.
3.    Pottery.   Papazoglou-Manioudaki [2009], 508    ' ... to collect some 115 half-complete pots, belonging to the types typical of the period, namely decorated pottery, ... '
4.    Pottery.   Papazoglou-Manioudaki and Paschalidis [2016] , 397    ' ... piriform jars, baggy alabastra, squat jugs, jugs, handleless jars, a stirrup jar, and a straight-sided alabastron, and open shapes such as Vapheio cups; shallow cups; Ephyraean, monochrome or undecorated goblets; grey-ware and cooking pots.'
5.    Tholos.   Giannopoulos [2008], 57    '...durchgeführte Notgrabung eines bei Straßenbauarbeiten entdeckten Tholosgrabes bei Petroto nördlich von Clauss.'
6.    Tholos.   Papazoglou-Manioudaki [2009], 502    'A tholos tomb ... was accidentally discovered in 1989.'
7.    Tholos.   Paschalidis [2018], 10    ' ..., Petropoulos excavated a tholos tomb, ... '
8.    Tholos.   Papazoglou-Manioudaki and Paschalidis [2016] , 397    ' ... the Mygdalia tholos, ... ','The main floor deposit contained at least 26 individuals, ... '
9.    Tholos.   Papazoglou-Manioudaki [2006], 134    
10.    Tholos.   Jones et al. [2017], 458    'The tholos was discovered in 1989 during road construction ... '
11.    Tholos.   AD[1989], 132    ' ... μυκηναϊκός θολωτός τάφος.'


PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)
    a.    AD[1989]: 132, First use of the tomb is given as ' ... YE II περίοδο.'

2. LH IIA: (1635 BC - 1470 BC)
    a.    Papazoglou-Manioudaki [2009]: 508, 'A few may date also to LH IIA ... '
    b.    Papazoglou-Manioudaki and Paschalidis [2016] : 397, ' ..., a few pieces may be of LH IIA and LH IIIA2 early date.'

3. LH IIB: (1470 BC - 1410 BC)
    a.    Papazoglou-Manioudaki [2006]: , 'LH IIB-IIIA1'
    b.    Giannopoulos [2008]: 59, '...in SH IIB und SH IIIA1 zeugen, ...'
    c.    Jones et al. [2017]: 458, 'It was constructed and first used during the early Mycenaean period (LH IIB-IIIA; 1440 -1400 BC) ... '
    d.    Papazoglou-Manioudaki [2009]: 502, 'A tholos tomb of LH IIB - IIIA1 date was accidentally discovered in 1989 ... '
    e.    Paschalidis [2018]: 10, ' ..., which was constructed and used in the LH IIB and LH IIIA1 periods, ... '
    f.    Papazoglou-Manioudaki and Paschalidis [2016] : 397, 'The pottery (115 partially preserved pots) dates to LH IIB-IIIA1, ... '

4. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Jones et al. [2017]: 458, 'It was constructed and first used during the early Mycenaean period (LH IIB-IIIA; 1440 -1400 BC) ... '
    b.    Papazoglou-Manioudaki and Paschalidis [2016] : 398, ' ... can now be dated to the early 14th century BC, ... '

5. LH IIIA1: (1410 BC - 1375 BC)
    a.    Papazoglou-Manioudaki [2006]: , 'LH IIB-IIIA1'
    b.    Giannopoulos [2008]: 59, '...in SH IIB und SH IIIA1 zeugen, ...'
    c.    Papazoglou-Manioudaki [2009]: 502, 'A tholos tomb of LH IIB - IIIA1 date was accidentally discovered in 1989 ... '
    d.    Paschalidis [2018]: 10, ' ... and used in the LH IIB and LH IIIA1 periods, ... '
    e.    Papazoglou-Manioudaki and Paschalidis [2016] : 397, 'The pottery (115 partially preserved pots) dates to LH IIB-IIIA1, ... '

6. LH IIIA2: (1375 BC - 1320 BC)
    a.    Papazoglou-Manioudaki [2009]: 508, ' ... and to the transitional LH IIIA1 - 2 phase.'
    b.    Papazoglou-Manioudaki and Paschalidis [2016] : 397, ' ..., a few pieces may be of LH IIA and LH IIIA2 early date.'

7. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Jones et al. [2017]: 460, 'Lastly, the final burial, Level 3, ... was dated to 1255 -1120 BC (LH IIIB).'
    b.    Paschalidis [2018]: 10, ' ... in the following palatial period it was turned into a place for depositing relocated inhumations.'

8. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Jones et al. [2017]: 460, 'Lastly, the final burial, Level 3, ... was dated to 1255 -1120 BC (LH IIIB).'
    b.    Papazoglou-Manioudaki and Paschalidis [2016] : 398, 'AMS has also provided evidence for dating the final burial level to the 12th century BC, ... '

NOTES

1.  The position that I adopted is from the map in Kaskantiri [2016] ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ 2 which follows p. 544.

2.  A useful photograph of the area is in Papazoglou-Manioudaki [2009] p. 503, Fig. 1.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1.  AD[1989]:  Archaiologikon Deltion, Athens, Greece, v. 44, '', pg. 132.

2.  Cavanaugh, et al. [2009]:  Cavanaugh, Helen, William Cavanagh, and James Roy (eds.). Honouring the Dead in the Peloponnese. Proceedings of the conference held at Sparta 23-25 April 2009. The University of Nottingham, Centre for Spartan and Peloponnesian Studies. CSPS Online Publication 2. Prepared by Sam Farnham. 2009., '',

3.  Eder and Zavadil (eds.) [2016]:  Eder, Birgitta with Michaela Zavadil. (Social) Place and Space in Early Mycenaean Greece. Austrian Academy of Sciences Press, '', Online here.

4.  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., 'Petroto (Mygdalia, Skodreika)', pg. 57.

5.  Jones et al. [2017]:  Jones, Olivia A. and Johannes van der Plicht, Lena Papazoglou-Manioudaki, Michalis Petropoulos. ‘Timing is everything: radiocarbon dating multiple levels in the Mycenaean tholos tomb of Petroto, Achaia, Greece’, STAR: Science & Technology of Archaeological Research (3:2) 456-465. 2017., 'The Petroto tholos tomb', pg. 458. Online here.

6.  Kaskantiri [2016]:  Kaskantiri, Sophia. ΤΑ ΜΥΚΗΝΑΙΚΑ ΝΕΚΡΟΤΑΦΕΙΑ ΣΤΙΣ ΘΕΣΕΙΣ ΖΩΗΤΑΔΑ ΚΑΙ ΑΓΙΟΣ ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΣ ΣΘΝ ΚΡΗΝΕ ΠΑΤΡΩΝ. ΔΙΔΑΚΤΟΡlΚΗ ΔΙΑΤΡΙΒΗ, ΙΩΑΝΝΙΝΑ 20Ι6, '', Online here.

7.  Papazoglou-Manioudaki [2009]:  Papazoglou-Manioudaki, Lena. ‘Dishonouring The Dead: The Plundering Of Tholos Tombs In The Early Palatial Period And The Case Of The Tholos Tomb At Mygdalia Hill (Petroto) In Achaea’, Cavanaugh, et al. [2009], pp. 501-520. 2009., 'THE MYGDALIA HILL SETTLEMENT AND TOMBS', pg. 502. Online here.

8.  Papazoglou-Manioudaki [2006]:  Papazoglou-Manioudaki, Lena. ‘The Middle Helladic and Late Helladic I Periods at Aigion in Achaea’, Philippa-Touchais et al. [2006], 'The graves', pg. 134. 'In the LH IIB-IIIA1 tholos tomb at Petroto, Patras,...'
Online here.

9.  Papazoglou-Manioudaki and Paschalidis [2016] :  Papazoglou-Manioudaki, Lena and Constantinos Paschalidis. ‘The Foundation and Rise to Local Prominence of the Settlement on Mygdalia Hill, near Patras.’, In Eder and Zavadil (eds.) [2016] pp. 385-402., 'In the case of the Mygdalia tholos, ... ', pg. 397.

10.  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., 'Outside the settlement, ... ', pg. 10. Online here.

Nearest shoreline

The closest shoreline to C500 is at 38.21118° N, 21.71508° E, a straight-line distance of 4 km and 992 m.