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Portes: Cem

PK	C1294
TITLE	Portes: Cem
WGS84	37.927949° N, 21.580112° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	37.927949, 21.580112
LON/LAT	21.580112, 37.927949

DMS

37° 55' 40.6164" N

21° 34' 48.4032" E

W3W	helpful, perpetrate, manufactured
UTM	34 S, 550982, 4197980
EGSA87	287167, 4200295

Elevation m	220
Elevation feet	721.8
Region	Achaea

GENERAL SITE TYPE Cem

TYPE

1.    Artifacts.   Paschalidis [2018], 14    'The deceased had been buried with a sword of Naue II type, a pair of greaves, an unusual cylindrical helmet ..., a bronze bowl, weapons, tools and ceramic vases ... '
2.    Artifacts.   Giannopoulos [2008], 34    ' ... und andere Artefakte (Spinnwirtel, Bronzemesser), ... '
3.    Cem.   AD[2001], 548    'Το μυκηναϊκό νεκροταφείο ... '
4.    Cem.   Moschos [2000], 11    'The prehistoric cemetery occupies a low hill about 1500 m to the east of the village of Portes and close to a water-spring called Kefalovryso.2'
5.    Cem.   AD[1995], 217
6.    Cem.   Paschalidis [2018], 14    ' ... large cemetery of Portes includes all the funerary architectural types known from the Mycenaean world.'
7.    Cem.   Giannopoulos [2008], 34    'Kammergrabnekropole.'
8.    Chamber Tomb.   AD[1998], 268    Excavation of three chamber tombs, T10, T11, and T12.
9.    Chamber Tomb.   AD[2001], 548    ' ... μέχρι σήμερα 26 λαξευτούς θαλαμωτούς τάφους ... ' == ' ... up to the present time (μέχρι σήμερα) twenty-six chamber tombs ... '
10.    Chamber Tomb.   Paschalidis [2018], 14    ' ... excavated 29 chamber tombs, ... '
11.    Pottery.   Giannopoulos [2008], 34    ' ... stammen grauminysche und mykenische bemalte Keramik ... '
12.    Sherds.   Giannopoulos [2008], 34    'Gesammelt wurden Scherben aus allen Perioden der Bronzezeit ... '

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Middle Helladic II: (1900 BC - 1700 BC)
    a.    Giannopoulos [2008]: 34, ? ' ... frühmykenische Scherben ... '

2. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    AD[2001]: 548, 'Το μυκηναϊκό νεκροταφείο ... '

3. Late Helladic I: (1700 BC - 1635 BC)
    a.    AD[2001]: 548, ' ... την ΥΕ I περίοδο (1600-1500 π.Χ.), ΥΕ ΙΙΙΑ - ΥΕ ΙΙΙΓ περίοδο (1400 - 1050 π.Χ.).'
    b.    Paschalidis [2018]: 14, ' ... two burial tumuli constructed in the LH I period ... '
    c.    Giannopoulos [2008]: 35, ' ..., die in die Phasen SH I-II zu datieren sind.', ' ... SH I-zeitlichen ... '
    d.    Moschos [2000]: 14, ' ... LH I stamnos ... ' , 'A fragmentary goblet (FS 264) of the LH I-IIA period ... '

4. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)
    a.    Giannopoulos [2008]: 35, ' ..., die in die Phasen SH I-II zu datieren sind.'

5. LH IIA: (1635 BC - 1470 BC)
    a.    Moschos [2000]: 13, 'Among them were sherds of Vapheio cups of LH IIA date ... ' , 'A fragmentary goblet (FS 264) of the LH I-IIA period ... '

6. LH IIB: (1470 BC - 1410 BC)
    a.    Moschos [2000]: 12, '..it is possible that the cemetery was first used during the LH IIB, ..'
    b.    Paschalidis [2018]: 14, ' ... excavated 29 chamber tombs, in use from LH IIB to the Sub-Mycenaean period, ... '

7. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    AD[1995]: 217,
    b.    AD[1998]: 268, ' ... κτερίσματα της YE ΙΙΙΑ-Β.'
    c.    AD[2001]: 548, ' ... την ΥΕ I περίοδο (1600-1500 π.Χ.), ΥΕ ΙΙΙΑ - ΥΕ ΙΙΙΓ περίοδο (1400 - 1050 π.Χ.).'
    d.    Paschalidis [2018]: 14, ' ... and used up to LH IIIA-B.'
    e.    Moschos [2000]: 14, ' ... shoulder of a small piriform jar dating to LH IIIA ... '

8. LH IIIA2: (1375 BC - 1320 BC)
    a.    Giannopoulos [2008]: 34, ' ..., von denen A4 und A5 in SH IIIA2-IIIB zu datieren sind, ... '
    b.    Moschos [2000]: 13, ' ... a small golden leaf decorated with linked argonauts and a steatite sealstone, dating to the LH IIIA:2-B period.'

9. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    AD[1995]: 217,
    b.    AD[1998]: 268, ' ... κτερίσματα της YE ΙΙΙΑ-Β.'
    c.    AD[2001]: 548, ' ... την ΥΕ I περίοδο (1600-1500 π.Χ.), ΥΕ ΙΙΙΑ - ΥΕ ΙΙΙΓ περίοδο (1400 - 1050 π.Χ.).'
    d.    Paschalidis [2018]: 14, ' ... and used up to LH IIIA-B.'
    e.    Giannopoulos [2008]: 34, ' ..., von denen A4 und A5 in SH IIIA2-IIIB zu datieren sind, ... '
    f.    Moschos [2000]: 13, ' ... a small golden leaf decorated with linked argonauts and a steatite sealstone, dating to the LH IIIA:2-B period.'

10. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Moschos [2000]: 12, '..contained an intact burial of an early LH IIIC warrior/official.'
    b.    AD[1995]: 217,
    c.    AD[1998]: 268, ' ..., πρωτογενείς ταφές των θαλάμων ανήκουν στην ΥΕΙΙΙΓ, ... ' == ' ..., primary burials in the chambers are of the LH IIIC ... '
    d.    AD[2001]: 548, ' ... την ΥΕ I περίοδο (1600-1500 π.Χ.), ΥΕ ΙΙΙΑ - ΥΕ ΙΙΙΓ περίοδο (1400 - 1050 π.Χ.).'
    e.    Paschalidis [2018]: 14, ' ... and ceramic vases dated to the LH IIIC middle period.'

11. Sub Mycenaean: (1060 BC - 1000 BC)
    a.    Paschalidis [2018]: 14, ' ... excavated 29 chamber tombs, in use from LH IIB to the Sub-Mycenaean period, ... '

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. AD[1995]: Archaiologikon Deltion, Athens, Greece, v. 50, '', pg. 217.

2. AD[1998]: Archaiologikon Deltion, Athens, Greece, v. 53, '', pg. 268.

3. AD[2001]: Archaiologikon Deltion, Athens, Greece, v. 56, '', pg. 548.

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., 'PORTES (Kefalovryso)', pg. 34.

5. Moschos [2000]: Moschos, Ioannis. ‘Prehistoric Tumuli at Portes in Achaea. First Preliminary Report’, Isager et al.[2000], pp. 9-49., '', pg. 11. Online here.

6. 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., ' ... situated at Portes-Kephalovryson ..., ', pg. 13. Online here.