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Pyrgiakoni: Tumulus

PK	C1536
TITLE	Pyrgiakoni: Tumulus
WGS84	37.898343° N, 23.414275° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	37.898343, 23.414275
LON/LAT	23.414275, 37.898343

DMS

37° 53' 54.0348" N

23° 24' 51.39" E

W3W	fluorine, pompom, straddled
UTM	34 S, 712275, 4197284
EGSA87	448355, 4194410

Elevation m	73
Elevation feet	239.5
Region	Saronic
Subregion	Salamis

GENERAL SITE TYPE Cem

TYPE

1.    Nekrotapheion.   BCH Online, 2080    'The plateau southeast of the Mycenaean acropolis was the location of burial and worship of the dead at various periods in antiquity. The extensive west/southwest area contains two adjoining monuments - the Mycenaean tumulus-cenotaph and the Classical/Early Hellenistic temenos...'
2.    Wall.   BCH Online, 4601    'In the Mycenaean cult place, the south exterior wall of the building was fully exposed.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    BCH Online: 2080, '...Mycenaean...'
    b.    BCH Online: 4601, '...Mycenaean...'

2. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    BCH Online: 4601, 'Finds from the destruction/abandonment layer include LHIIIB-C Early pottery...'

3. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    BCH Online: 4601, 'Finds from the destruction/abandonment layer include LHIIIB-C Early pottery...'

NOTE

1. See GE Photo Layer of 5/6/2015

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. BCH Online: Archaeology in Greece Online/Chronique des fouilles en ligne, 'Salamis Kanakia', no. 2080. Online here. Online here.

2. BCH Online: Archaeology in Greece Online/Chronique des fouilles en ligne, 'Salamis Kanakia', no. 4601. Online here. Online here.