Vasiliko: Xerovrysi: Tholos 1
| PK | C143 |
| TITLE | Vasiliko: Xerovrysi: Tholos 1 |
| WGS84 | 37.251504° N, 21.907971° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 37.251504, 21.907971 |
| LON/LAT | 21.907971, 37.251504 |
| DMS | 37° 15' 5.4144" N | , | 21° 54' 28.6956" E |
| W3W | overtaken, thrusters, derails |
| UTM | 34 S, 580522, 4123159 |
| EGSA87 | 314314, 4124536 |
| Elevation m | 123 |
| Elevation feet | 403.5 |
| Region | Messenia |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Tholos
TYPE
1. Tholos. Zavadil [2012], 581 '...ein eingestürtzes Tholosgrab, dessen Existenz er N. Svensson (Valmin) mitteilte.'2. Tholos. Simpson [1981], 139 'The excavated tholos tomb is about 1.5 km. south-east of Vasiliko, on the north side of the railway line.', 'The excavated tomb (diameter 6.5 m.) was not well built.'
3. Tholos. Ålin [1962], 78 ' ..., grub Valmin 1927 ein Tholosgrab aus.'
4. Tholos. Boyd [2001], 179 'one excavated tholos and possibly another located nearby.'
5. Tholos. Messenia I, 234 'Valmin excavated tholos tomb located ca. 1300 m. S-E of Vasiliko railroad station and immediately north of the railroad line.'
6. Tholos. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 173 'The excavated tholos tomb is c. 1.5 km. SE of Vasiliko on the N side of the railway line.'
7. Tholos. Pelon [1976], 217 'La tholos est située au lieu-dit Xérovryssi à environ 1 300 m au Sud-Est de la gare de Vassiliko, ...'
8. Tholos. Simpson [2014], 28 'CEM; tholos'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)
a. Pelon [1976]: 219, 'Le vase est attribué par Valmin à la fin de l'HR II en raison de l'aspect schématique de son décor.'
b. Ålin [1962]: 78, ' ... gefundenen Fragments einer Palaststilvase datieren das Grab in SH II.'
2. LH IIA: (1635 BC - 1470 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 139, '...and fragments of a LH IIA "palatial" jar were the only Mycenaean finds.'
b. Boyd [2001]: 180, 'the only datable Mycenaean item from the tomb is the LHIIA palace style jar, ... '
c. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 173, 'Fragments of a LH IIA "palatial" jar were the only finds.'
3. LH IIB: (1470 BC - 1410 BC)
a. Messenia I: 234, 'The earliest pottery is of late palace style (1450-1400) ...'
b. Boyd [2001]: 180, ' ...; this at least suggests a period of use from LHIIA until LHIII; ... '
4. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
a. Zavadil [2012]: 583, 'Der älteste (und leider auch einzige datierbare) Fund aus der Tholos ist die Palaststilamphore, welche nach Kalogeropoulos in SH IIA Spät gereiht werder kann.'
b. Boyd [2001]: 180, ' ...; this at least suggests a period of use from LHIIA until LHIII; ... '
5. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
a. Simpson [2014]: 28, 'LHIIIA, A, C, H'
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Ålin [1962]: Ålin, Per. Das Ende der mykenischen Fundstätten auf dem griechischen Festland. Carl Bloms Boktryckeri A.-B., Lund, 1962., 'Xerovrisi (Vasiliko)', pg. 78.
2. Boyd [2001]: Boyd, Michael John. Middle Helladic And Early Mycenaean Mortuary Practices In The Southern And Western Peloponnese. 2001, '38: Vasilikó Xeróvrisi', pg. 179.
Online here.
3. 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., '28. Xerovrisi (Vasiliko)', pg. 234.
Online here.
4. Pelon [1976]: Pelon, Olivier. Tholoi, tumuli et cercles funéraires; Recherches sur les monuments funéraires de plan circulaire dan l'Égée de l’Âge du Bronze (IIIe at IIe millénaires av. J.-C). Bibliothèques de l'École française d'Athènes et de Rome - Série Athènes, 229. 1976., '27. Vassiliko', pg. 217.
Online here.
5. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'F 221 Vasiliko: Xerovrysi', pg. 139.
Online here.
6. Simpson [2014]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Messenia and the Kingdom of Pylos. Philadelphia:Instap Academic Press, 2014. , 'Vasiliko: Xerovrysi', pg. 28.
7. 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 220 Vasiliko: Xerovrisi', pg. 173.
Online here.
8. Zavadil [2012]: Zavadil, Michaela. Monumenta: Studien zu mittel- und späthelladischen Gräbern in Messenien. Wien:Osterreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften Philosophisch-Historische Klasse Denkschriften. 2012., 'VASILIKO/XEROVRYSI (EP. TRIPHYLIAS)', pg. 581.
Online here.