Moschou Vounara
| PK | C1367 |
| TITLE | Moschou Vounara |
| WGS84 | 36.408859° N, 28.147751° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 36.408859, 28.147751 |
| LON/LAT | 28.147751, 36.408859 |
| DMS | 36° 24' 31.8924" N | , | 28° 8' 51.9036" E |
| W3W | misprint, disqualify, tempt |
| UTM | 35 S, 602910, 4029910 |
| EGSA87 | 871837, 4037009 |
| Elevation m | 57 |
| Elevation feet | 187 |
| Region | Dodecanese |
| Subregion | Rhodes |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Cem
TYPE
1. cem. Maiuri [1923], 166 'Sono ancora ben riconoscibili non meno di 18 tombe disposte per la maggior parte lungo l'orlo inferiore e superiore della spianata, ...'2. Cem. Simpson and Lazenby [1973], 135 '...the Mycenaean cemeteries of Ialysos.'
3. Cem. Simpson [1981], 195 'It is also possible that Moschou Vounara in particular marks the centre of a habitation site, occupied before and/or during the period of its use as a cemetery, ...'
4. Cem. Georgiadis [2003], 69 'At Moschou Vounara ... the tombs were constructed in the middle part of the hill ... '
5. hab. Simpson [1981], 195 'It is also possible that Moschou Vounara in particular marks the centre of a habitation site, occupied before and/or during the period of its use as a cemetery, ...'
6. Hab. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 349 'It is also possible that Moschou Vounara in particular marks the centre of a habitation site, occupied before and/or duing the period of its use as a cemetery, ... '
7. Pottery. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 349 ' ..., since there is a considerable amount of prehistoric coarse pottery on the hill, ... '
SITE SIZE
- Simpson [1981] p. 195, Size: sq. m. 'Size not given but habitation is possible.'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
a. Maiuri [1923]: 170, '..., inducono a supporre che questa tomba, insieme con altre di questo gruppo, abbia subito nel periodo stesso miceneo una spogliazione per successiva deposizione.'
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 349, 'The impression is that the coarse ware is mainly contemporary with LH.'
2. LH IIB: (1470 BC - 1410 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 195, 'LH IIB-IIIC'
b. Georgiadis [2003]: 69, ' ... during the LH IIB - IIIA1 period ... '
3. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 195, 'LH IIB-IIIC'
4. LH IIIA1: (1410 BC - 1375 BC)
a. Georgiadis [2003]: 69, ' ... during the LH IIB - IIIA1 period ... '
5. LH IIIA2: (1375 BC - 1320 BC)
a. Georgiadis [2003]: 69, 'During LH IIIA2 the tombs are found all around the hill, ... '
6. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Simpson and Lazenby [1973]: 136, '...were in use from L.H. IIIB to L.H. IIIC1 (inclusive) ...'
b. Simpson [1981]: 195, 'LH IIB-IIIC'
c. Georgiadis [2003]: 69, ' ... in the LH IIIB period the centre in the lower, medium and higher levels of the hill are preferred.'
7. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 195, 'LH IIB-IIIC'
b. Georgiadis [2003]: 69, 'In the LH IIIC period new tombs are constructed, ... '
8. LH IIIC1: (1190 BC - 1130 BC)
a. Simpson and Lazenby [1973]: 136, '...were in use from L.H. IIIB to L.H. IIIC1 (inclusive) ...'
NOTES
1. See Cavanaugh and Mee [1998] 220, Fig. 6.7 for diagrams that trace the chronological progression of the use of this cemetery.
2. In Georgiadis [2003] 274, Fig. 5.11 there is a photograph of Moschou Vounara 'view to the east'. It was taken from approximately 36.410459° N, 28.148405° E and actually faces SSW.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Cavanagh and Mee [1998]: Cavanagh, William and Christopher Mee. A Private Place: Death in Prehistoric Greece. Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology (CCXXV). Paul Aströms Förlag, Jonsered. Sweden. 1998., ''Fig. 6.7.'', pg. 220.
2. Georgiadis [2003]: Georgiadis, Mercourios. The South-Eastern Aegean in the Mycenaean Period; Islands, landscape, death and ancestors. BAR International Series 1196. 2003., '', pg. 69.
Online here.
3. Maiuri [1923]: Maiuri, A.. ‘Jalisos - Scavi della Missione Archeologica Italiana a Rodi (Parte I e II)’, Annuario 06-07 (1923-1924), pp. 83-340., 'Collina di "Moschu Vunara"', pg. 166.
For a plan see fig. 96 'Necropoli Micenea di Jalisos - Tombe della Collina di Moschu Vunara.' on p. 168.
Online here.
4. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'Trianda: Moschou Vounara and Makria Vounara', pg. 195.
Online here.
5. Simpson and Lazenby [1973]: Simpson, Richard Hope and J.F. Lazenby. ‘Notes from the Dodecanese III’, The Annual of the British School at Athens, 68, pp. 127-179, 1973., 'Moschou Vounara and Makria Vounara', pg. 135.
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., 'Trianda: Moschou Vounara and Makria Vounara', pg. 348.
Online here.