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Sikea: Cem

PK	C1151
TITLE	Sikea: Cem
WGS84	36.758566° N, 22.9438° E
Accuracy	100 m.

LAT/LON	36.758566, 22.9438
LON/LAT	22.9438, 36.758566

DMS

36° 45' 30.8376" N

22° 56' 37.68" E

W3W	overheat, rashers, deluged
UTM	34 S, 673506, 4069852
EGSA87	405576, 4068322

Elevation m	154
Elevation feet	505.2
Region	Laconia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Cem

TYPE

1.    Cem.   AD[1973], 294
2.    Cem.   AD[1975], 294
3.    Chamber Tomb.   Boyd [2001], 208    'one excavated chamber tomb in a larger cemetery.'
4.    Chamber Tomb.   Banou [1996], 64    '...eine 1974 durchgeführte Notgrabung ein großes Kammergrab ans Licht gebracht, ...'
5.    Chamber Tomb.   BCH Online, 124    'Les ossements humains provenant de trois tombes à chambre mycénienne ...'
6.    Settlement.   Banou [1996], 64    Dr. Banou suggests that the associated settlement is under the modern town of Sykea. 'Die zu der Nekropole gehörende Siedlung sollte auf dem Hügel unter dem modernen Dorf gesucht werden, ...'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. LH IIB: (1470 BC - 1410 BC)
    a.    Boyd [2001]: 209, 'One ceramic item, a narrow-necked jug, is now dated LHIIB by Mountjoy...'

2. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    AD[1975]: 294,
    b.    Boyd [2001]: 209, 'pottery of all LHIII periods is present in the tomb,...'
    c.    Banou [1996]: 64, '... wurden 24 Vasen gefunden, die vom SHIIIA bis zum SHIIIC datieren ...'
    d.    BCH Online: 124, '..., datées de MR IIIA-IIIC ...'

3. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    AD[1973]: 294,
    b.    AD[1975]: 294,
    c.    Boyd [2001]: 209, 'pottery of all LHIII periods is present in the tomb,...'
    d.    Banou [1996]: 64, '... wurden 24 Vasen gefunden, die vom SHIIIA bis zum SHIIIC datieren ...'
    e.    BCH Online: 124, '..., datées de MR IIIA-IIIC ...'

4. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    AD[1973]: 294,
    b.    AD[1975]: 294,
    c.    Boyd [2001]: 209, 'pottery of all LHIII periods is present in the tomb,...'
    d.    Banou [1996]: 64, '... wurden 24 Vasen gefunden, die vom SHIIIA bis zum SHIIIC datieren ...'
    e.    BCH Online: 124, '..., datées de MR IIIA-IIIC ...'

NOTE

1. Banou [1996] 64 says the chamber tomb is near a 'Friedhof'. Boyd [1999], 774 says: 'located in or near the modern town cemetery and damaged by road building'. I have placed the marker on the road by a cemetery in Google Earth. As for the date he (Boyd [2001]) says 'In conclusion therefore the construction of the tomb may be placed in the LHIIB period, but the only remnant of its use at that time is the Type-D1a sword and the LHIIB jug. This would suggest that the first use should be close to the end of the LHIIB period.'

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. BCH Online: Archaeology in Greece Online/Chronique des fouilles en ligne, 'Sykia Molaon', no. 124. Online here. Online here.

2. AD[1973]: Archaiologikon Deltion, Athens, Greece, v. 28, '', pg. 294.

3. AD[1975]: Archaiologikon Deltion, Athens, Greece, v. 30, '', pg. 294.

4. Banou [1996]: Banou, Emilia. Beitrag zum Studium Lakoniens in der mykenischen Zeit. Albert-Ludwigs-Universität zu Freiburg. 1996, '47. Sykea', pg. 64. In Banou [1996], 64: '... in unmittelbarer Nachbarschaft des modernen Friedhofs ...'

5. Boyd [2001]: Boyd, Michael John. Middle Helladic And Early Mycenaean Mortuary Practices In The Southern And Western Peloponnese. 2001, '61: Sikea', pg. 208. Online here.