Kato Englianos: Tholos
| PK | C225 |
| TITLE | Kato Englianos: Tholos |
| WGS84 | 37.021693° N, 21.687127° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 37.021693, 21.687127 |
| LON/LAT | 21.687127, 37.021693 |
| DMS | 37° 1' 18.0948" N | , | 21° 41' 13.6572" E |
| W3W | heavily, positive, quizzed |
| UTM | 34 S, 561121, 4097500 |
| EGSA87 | 294103, 4099492 |
| Elevation m | 128 |
| Elevation feet | 419.9 |
| Region | Messenia |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Tholos
TYPE
1. Tholos. McDonald and Rapp [1972], 264 'HAB-CEM 3 tholos tombs NE (100 m), SW (150 m), and S (1 km); ... '2. Tholos. Davis and Bennet [2017], 28 'The Kato Englianos tholos, excavated by Blegen, sits on the crest of the Kato Englianos ridge, ca. 900 m. southwest of the Palace of Nestor...'
3. Tholos. Heath [nd], 'The Kato Englianos tholos [094.20], excavated by Blegen ..., sits on the crest of the Kato Englianos ridge[094.30], approximately 900 m. SW of the Palace of Nestor.'
4. Tholos. Zavadil [2012], 366 'Tholos III (Tholos von Kato Englianos)'
5. Tholos. Boyd [2001], 147 'Excavation: tholos III was excavated in three weeks in 1939; ... '
6. Tholos. Pelon [1976], 190 'La tholos, numérotee III dans l'inventaire des tholoi de la région, avait été complètement dévastée et pillée dès l'antiquité.'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)
a. Heath [nd]: , ' ... LH II, LH IIIB ... '
b. Pelon [1976]: 192, '...fixeraient, peut-être sa construction à l'HR II.'
c. Davis and Bennet [2017]: 28, 'LH II, LH IIIB'
2. LH IIA: (1635 BC - 1470 BC)
a. Boyd [2001]: 151, 'LHIIA is the latest likely construction date, but it may even have been built before that.'
b. Zavadil [2012]: 368, 'Die Tholos wurde spätestens in SH IIA erbaut.'
c. Zavadil [2012]: 368, 'Die Tholos wurde spätestens in SH IIA erbaut.'
3. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
a. Zavadil [2012]: 368, 'SH III Früh'
b. Pelon [1976]: 192, 'L'essentiel du mobilier très fragmentaire qu'elle contenait encore appartient à l'HR IIIA et B.'
c. Boyd [2001]: 151, ' ..., but the majority of the pottery is LHIIIA or LHIIIB, ... '
d. Zavadil [2012]: 368, 'Die Mehrzahl der Keramik gehört allerdings den Phasen SH IIIA und SH IIIB an.'
4. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Heath [nd]: , ' ... LH II, LH IIIB ... '
b. Pelon [1976]: 192, 'L'essentiel du mobilier très fragmentaire qu'elle contenait encore appartient à l'HR IIIA et B.'
c. Davis and Bennet [2017]: 28, 'LH II, LH IIIB'
d. Boyd [2001]: 151, ' ..., but the majority of the pottery is LHIIIA or LHIIIB, ... '
e. Zavadil [2012]: 368, 'Die Mehrzahl der Keramik gehört allerdings den Phasen SH IIIA und SH IIIB an.'
5. LH IIIB2: (1250 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Zavadil [2012]: 368, 'Eine Verwendung des Grabes bis in die Periode des überganges von SH IIIB2 zu SH IIIC Früh, wie P. Mountjoy postulierte,'
6. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
a. Zavadil [2012]: 368, 'Eine Verwendung des Grabes bis in die Periode des Überganges von SH IIIB2 zu SH IIIC Früh, wie P. Mountjoy postulierte,'
NOTE
1. For a photograph see Davis and Bennet [2017] 28, Figure 15.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Boyd [2001]: Boyd, Michael John. Middle Helladic And Early Mycenaean Mortuary Practices In The Southern And Western Peloponnese. 2001, ''24: Englianós'', pg. 147.
Online here.
2. Davis and Bennet [2017]: Davis, Jack L. and John Bennet (eds.). The Pylos Regional Archaeological Project; A Retrospective. American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 2017., 'C5 Chora Kato Englianos tholos', pg. 28.
3. Heath [nd]: Heath, Sebastian. PRAP Site Gazetteer, 'C05 Hora Kato Englianos', pg. 1.
Online here.
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4. McDonald and Rapp [1972]: McDonald, William A. and George R. Rapp, Jr.. The Minnesota Messenia Expedition: Reconstructing a Bronze Age Regional Environment. University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota. USA. 1972, '1 Chora: Ano Englianos', pg. 264.
5. 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., '14A. La tholos de Kato Englianos.', pg. 190.
Online here.
6. Zavadil [2012]: Zavadil, Michaela. Monumenta: Studien zu mittel- und späthelladischen Gräbern in Messenien. Wien:Osterreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften Philosophisch-Historische Klasse Denkschriften. 2012., 'Tholos III (Tholos von Kato Englianos)', pg. 366.
Online here.