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Vasiliko: Xerovrysi: Tholos 1

PKC143
TITLEVasiliko: 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

W3Wovertaken, thrusters, derails
UTM34 S, 580522, 4123159
EGSA87 314314, 4124536

Elevation m123
Elevation feet 403.5
RegionMessenia





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.

Nearest shoreline

The closest shoreline to C143 is at 37.29382° N, 21.69376° E, a straight-line distance of 19 km and 551 m.