Site details
Agora: Tomb J.10:1
| PK | C1835 |
| TITLE | Agora: Tomb J.10:1 |
| WGS84 | 37.975157° N, 23.72261° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 37.975157, 23.72261 |
| LON/LAT | 23.72261, 37.975157 |
| DMS | 37° 58' 30.5652" N | , | 23° 43' 21.396" E |
| W3W | shade, accent, hydrant |
| UTM | 34 S, 739141, 4206556 |
| EGSA87 | 475489, 4202807 |
| Elevation m | 61 |
| Elevation feet | 200.1 |
| Region | Attica |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Cem
TYPE
1. Chamber Tomb. Rutter [1975], 376 '...these fragments do not prove that Tomb XII was in fact a finished and used chamber tomb, although they now make that a possibility.'2. Chamber Tomb. Immerwahr [1971], 196 'In the spring of 1952 a small chamber tomb was discovered about sixty meters due south of Tomb VII, ...'
3. Tomb. Mountjoy [1995], 17 'Sherds from three LHIIA vases have recently been published from Tomb 12.'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. LH IIA: (1635 BC - 1470 BC)
a. Mountjoy [1995]: 17, 'Sherds from three LHIIA vases have recently been published from Tomb 12.'
b. Rutter [1975]: 376, 'The chief interest of the three vases lies in their date, for the bridge-spouted jug no. 2 unquestionably belongs to the Late Helladic IIA period and the other two vases may be equally early.'
2. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
a. Immerwahr [1971]: 197, 'Date of tomb probably Late Helladic III A; deposit, Myc. III C:1.'
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Immerwahr [1971]: Immerwahr, Sara A.. The Athenian Agora; Vol XIII; The Neolithic and Bronze Ages. The American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Princeton, New Jersey. 1971., 'Tomb XII: Unfinished Chamber Tomb (J 10:1)', pg. 196.
Online here.
2. Mountjoy [1995]: Mountjoy, Penelope A.. Mycenaean Athens. Paul Åströms Förlag, Jonsered, Sweden. 1995., 'The North Lower Town', pg. 17.
3. Rutter [1975]: Rutter, Jeremy. ‘Evidence for a Mycenaean Tomb of the Late Helladic IIA Period in the Athenian Agora’, Hesperia, xliv, 4, pp. 375-8., 'Evidence for a Mycenaean Tomb of the Late Helladic IIA Period in the Athenian Agora.', pg. 375.
Online here.