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Kaplani: Vigla. Tholos 2
| PK | C284 |
| TITLE | Kaplani: Vigla. Tholos 2 |
| WGS84 | 36.841326° N, 21.859319° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 36.841326, 21.859319 |
| LON/LAT | 21.859319, 36.841326 |
| DMS | 36° 50' 28.7736" N | , | 21° 51' 33.5484" E |
| W3W | topside, unwinds, curls |
| UTM | 34 S, 576618, 4077615 |
| EGSA87 | 308973, 4079121 |
| Elevation m | 318 |
| Elevation feet | 1043.3 |
| Region | Messenia |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Tholos
TYPE
1. Tholos. Boyd [2001], 183 '...two tholos tombs.'2. Tholos. AR[1996], 48 ' ... a tholos T of diameter 5m ... '
3. Tholos. Zavadil [2012], 413 ' ... zwei ungefähr gleich große Tholosgräber gefunden.'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
a. AR[1996]: 48, ' ... perhaps the Myc settlement to which the cemetery belonged was located nearby.'
2. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)
a. Zavadil [2012]: 414, 'Nach G. Chatzi-Spiliopoulou fanden von SH II bis SH III Bestattungen in Tholos 2 statt.'
3. LH IIA: (1635 BC - 1470 BC)
a. Boyd [2001]: 184, 'LHIIA, but the finds have not yet been studied.'
4. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
a. Zavadil [2012]: 414, 'Nach G. Chatzi-Spiliopoulou fanden von SH II bis SH III Bestattungen in Tholos 2 statt.'
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. AR[1996]: Archaeological Reports, The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. (43) 1996., 'MESSENIA; Kaplani.', pg. 48.
Online here.
2. Boyd [2001]: Boyd, Michael John. Middle Helladic And Early Mycenaean Mortuary Practices In The Southern And Western Peloponnese. 2001, '42: Kaplani', pg. 183.
Good photographs here.
Online here.
3. Zavadil [2012]: Zavadil, Michaela. Monumenta: Studien zu mittel- und späthelladischen Gräbern in Messenien. Wien:Osterreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften Philosophisch-Historische Klasse Denkschriften. 2012., 'KAPLANI/VIGLA (EP. PYLIAS)', pg. 413.
Online here.