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Androniani

PKC1211
TITLEAndroniani
WGS84 38.61003197° N, 24.06501581° E
Accuracy Unknown

LAT/LON 38.61003197, 24.06501581
LON/LAT 24.06501581, 38.61003197

DMS 38° 36' 36.1151" N,24° 3' 54.0569" E

W3Wcherubs, mavericks, winkle
UTM35 S, 244440, 4277589
EGSA87 505512, 4273218

Elevation m161
Elevation feet 528.2
RegionEuboea





GENERAL SITE TYPE  Cem

TYPE

1.    Cem.   Simpson [1981], 57    'A Mycenaean tomb, variously described as a shaft grave or a chamber tomb, was excavated here.'
2.    Chamber Tomb.   Fachard [2012], 329    'Une tombe à chambre, fouillée en 1940, ... '
3.    Chamber Tomb.   Sackett et al. [1966], 75    'A chamber tomb was excavated here in 1940 by Threpsiades, ...'
4.    Shaft Grave.   BSA [1952], 60    'In 1940 at Androniani near Kimi, a tomb, said to be a shaft grave, was opened.'
5.    Shaft Grave.   Ålin [1962], 127    '..., anscheinend einem Schachtgrab, ...'
6.    Tomb.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 233    '... from a tomb here, variously called a shaft grave or chamber tomb.'


PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Fachard [2012]: 329, 'HR; ... '

2. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)
    a.    Fachard [2012]: 329, ' ... des tessons datant de l'Helladique Récent II - IIIA1.'

3. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 57, 'It was reported to have contained fine bronzes, including two swords with gold studs, and sherds of LH IIIA type.'
    b.    BSA [1952]: 60, 'Two swords with gold studs, a spearhead, a saw and sherds of L.H. IIIA pottery were brought to the museum at Khalkis.'
    c.    Sackett et al. [1966]: 75, '..., and the finds reportedly included two swords with gold studs, a bronze spearhead, a saw, and sherds of L.H. IIIA type.'
    d.    Ålin [1962]: 127, '..., stammen IIIA Scherben, 2 Schwerter, ein Speer und eine Säge im Museum von Chalkis.'
    e.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 233, 'LH IIIA sherds and fine bronzes are reported from a tomb here, ...'

4. LH IIIA1: (1410 BC - 1375 BC)
    a.    Fachard [2012]: 329, ' ... des tessons datant de l'Helladique Récent II - IIIA1.'

NOTES

1.  It is not known where this tomb was found.

2.  Fachard [2016] 329 gives the finds as " ... deux épées avec clous en or, une pointe de lance en bronze, une scie et des tessons ... "

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1.  BSA [1952]:  Annual of the British School at Athens, Athens, Greece. (47) 1952., 'V. Hankey; Late Helladic III A and B, Patterns.', pg. 60. 'Footnote 14b.'
Online here.

2.  Ålin [1962]:  Ålin, Per. Das Ende der mykenischen Fundstätten auf dem griechischen Festland. Carl Bloms Boktryckeri A.-B., Lund, 1962., 'Androniani', pg. 127. 'Hier grub auch Threpsiadis ein mykenisches Grab aus.'

3.  Fachard [2012]:  Fachard, Sylvian. La Défense du Territoire; Étude de la Chora Érétrienne et de ses Fortifications, École suisse d'archéologie en Grèce. InFolio Editions, CH-Gollion. 2012, '143. Androniani', pg. 329. Online here.

4.  Sackett et al. [1966]:  Sackett, L.H., and V. Hankey, R.J. Howell, T.W. Jacobsen, M.R. Popham. ‘Prehistoric Euboea: Contributions toward a Survey’, The Annual of the British School at Athens, 61, pp. 33-112, [1966], '80. Androniani.', pg. 75. 'Investigation on the spot was not informative, except to elicit the report of a poor grave (with bones only) on a hill above the village.'
Online here.

5.  Simpson [1981]:  Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'B 78 Androniani', pg. 57. Online here.

6.  Simpson and Dickinson [1979]:  Simpson, Richard Hope and O.T.P.K. Dickinson. A Gazetteer of Aegean Civilization in the Bronze Age, Vol. I: The Mainland and the Islands. Paul Åströms Förlag, Goteborg. 1979., 'F 95 Androniani', pg. 232. Online here.

Nearest shoreline

The closest shoreline to C1211 is at 38.6093° N, 24.11972° E, a straight-line distance of 4 km and 759 m.