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Athens: CTomb: Q.8:8 (Tomb XXIII)

PK	C1872
TITLE	Athens: CTomb: Q.8:8 (Tomb XXIII)
WGS84	37.975472° N, 23.724115° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	37.975472, 23.724115
LON/LAT	23.724115, 37.975472

DMS

37° 58' 31.6992" N

23° 43' 26.814" E

W3W	defended, director, hesitate
UTM	34 S, 739272, 4206595
EGSA87	475621, 4202842

Elevation m	63
Elevation feet	206.7
Region	Attica

GENERAL SITE TYPE Chamber Tomb

TYPE

1.    Chamber Tomb.   Immerwahr [1971], 218    'In September, 1953, when engineers were opening an East-West drain between Piers 19 and 20, workmen came upon a Mycenaean chamber tomb...'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)
    a.    Immerwahr [1971]: 219, '...should indicate a Myc. II date for these swept-up remains ...'

2. LH IIIA1: (1410 BC - 1375 BC)
    a.    Immerwahr [1971]: 219, '...but the transitional Myc. II-IIIA:1 character of the ewers associated with the lower burial layer suggests that this cannot be much later.'

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 XXIII: Chamber Tomb Northwest of Pier 19 (Q 8:8)', pg. 218. Online here.