Karteroli: Ayios Konstantinos: Cem
| PK | C137 |
| TITLE | Karteroli: Ayios Konstantinos: Cem |
| WGS84 | 37.076009° N, 21.996468° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 37.076009, 21.996468 |
| LON/LAT | 21.996468, 37.076009 |
| DMS | 37° 4' 33.6324" N | , | 21° 59' 47.2848" E |
| W3W | note, generating, twiddle |
| UTM | 34 S, 588575, 4103769 |
| EGSA87 | 321752, 4104894 |
| Elevation m | 35 |
| Elevation feet | 114.8 |
| Region | Messenia |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Chamber Tomb
TYPE
1. Chamber Tomb. Ålin [1962], 76 'Mindestens 9 Kammergraber wurden hier festgestellt, noch 4 werden ausserdem vermutet.'2. Chamber Tomb. Simpson [1957], 246 'The main road from Messene to Mavromati passes between the area of the Mycenaean settlement on the east and the low hill, into the sides of which the Mycenaean chamber tombs have been dug, on the west. There are three certain Mycenaean tombs ... '
3. Chamber Tomb. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 161 'LH chamber tombs (9 certain and 4 probable) were found on both sides of the main road, ... '
4. Chamber Tomb. Simpson [1981], 128 'Ruined Mycenaean chamber tombs (seven certain and four probable) were found in the sandy marl of the slopes of the hill, ... '
5. Chamber Tomb. Messenia I, 249 'Chamber tombs have been discovered in the south and S-E slopes of the largest hill to the west of the highway, called Ayios Konstantinos ... '
6. Sherds. Messenia I, 250 'Frgs. of LH III deep bowls or kylixes, ..., of Mycenaean date.'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
a. Simpson [1957]: 246, 'The Mycenaean site at Karteroli ...', '... three certain Mycenaean tombs ... '
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 161, LH chamber tombs ... '
2. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
a. Messenia I: 250, 'Frgs. of LH III deep bowls or kylixes, ...'
3. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 128, 'LH III(A-B)'
4. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 128, 'LH III(A-B)'
b. Messenia I: 250, 'On the top and S-W slopes of the latter a fair number of LH III B sherds occur on the surface.'
NOTES
1. In Messenia I, 250: "A total of nine certain and at least four probable chamber tombs is evidence for a sizable settlement. The habitation area most likely included the top of Ayios Konstantinos and Rachi Papalia immediately east of it across the highway." For Rachi Papalia see C413; for the top of Ayios Konstantinos see C358 and the fine diagram of the chamber tombs on p. 249 of Messenia I.
2. A sketch map of the Karteroli area can be found in Simpson [1957] 247, Fig. 7 and some of the tombs are drawn in Fig. 8.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Ålin [1962]: Ålin, Per. Das Ende der mykenischen Fundstätten auf dem griechischen Festland. Carl Bloms Boktryckeri A.-B., Lund, 1962., 'Ajios Konstantinos', pg. 76.
2. Messenia I: McDonald, William A. and Richard Hope Simpson. ‘Prehistoric Habitation in Southwestern Peloponnese’, American Journal of Archaeology. Vol. 65, No. 3 (Jul., 1961), pp. 221-260., '77. Ayios Konstantinos (Karteroli)', pg. 249.
Online here.
3. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'F 117 Karteroli: Ayios Konstandinos', pg. 128.
Online here.
4. Simpson [1957]: Simpson, Richard Hope. ‘Identifying a Mycenaean State’, The Annual of the British School at Athens, 52, 231-259. 1957., 'Karteroli', pg. 246.
Online here.
5. 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., 'D 128 Karteroli: Ayios Konstandinos', pg. 160.
Online here.