Site details

Oleni: Arvaniti: Spilia

PK	C3947
TITLE	Oleni: Arvaniti: Spilia
WGS84	37.722654° N, 21.511794° E
Accuracy	300 m.

LAT/LON	37.722654, 21.511794
LON/LAT	21.511794, 37.722654

DMS

37° 43' 21.5544" N

21° 30' 42.4584" E

W3W	treat, orients, ravens
UTM	34 S, 545103, 4175167
EGSA87	280555, 4177670

Elevation m	145
Elevation feet	475.7
Region	Elis

GENERAL SITE TYPE Cem

TYPE

1.    Artifacts.   Lambropoulos et al. [2009], 393    'By contrast, the artefacts that accompanied the deceased of the pit graves at Arvaniti were far more elaborate and valuable (e.g. beads, razors, seals) than the simple ceramic finds of the nearby chamber tomb.'
2.    Cem.   Lambropoulos et al. [2009], 391    'Arvaniti, a new site 9 km north of Olympia, gave us 1 half-destroyed chamber tomb and 4 pit graves, divided by a stone wall.', 'At Arvaniti5 there was a more elaborate pit grave construction. Four pit graves were excavated, ... '
3.    Chamber Tomb.   AR[2006], 30    ' ... discovery of a Myc chamber tomb at Spilia ... '

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    AR[2006]: 30, ' ... a Myc chamber tomb at Spilia in the area of Arvaniti.'

2. Late Bronze Age: (1570 BC - 1200 BC)
    a.    Lambropoulos et al. [2009]: 395, 'The use of pit graves is a common feature during the whole LBA period in Elis, ... '

3. LH IIIA2: (1375 BC - 1320 BC)
    a.    Lambropoulos et al. [2009]: 395, 'The period of use of these cemeteries (includes Strephi in Elis, RHC) is LHIIIA2 - LHIIIB.'

4. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Lambropoulos et al. [2009]: 395, 'The period of use of these cemeteries (includes Strephi in Elis, RHC) is LHIIIA2 - LHIIIB.'

NOTE

1. Marker placed on the Spilia range of hills just to W of the town Arvaniti. Site contributed by Professor S. Murray, University of Toronto.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. AR[2006]: Archaeological Reports, The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. (53) 2006., 'Oleni.', pg. 30. Online here.

2. Cavanaugh, et al. [2009]: Cavanaugh, Helen, William Cavanagh, and James Roy (eds.). Honouring the Dead in the Peloponnese. Proceedings of the conference held at Sparta 23-25 April 2009. The University of Nottingham, Centre for Spartan and Peloponnesian Studies. CSPS Online Publication 2. Prepared by Sam Farnham. 2009., '',

3. Lambropoulos et al. [2009]: Lambropoulos, Sotiris and Panagiotis Moutzouridis with Kostas Nikolentzos. ‘Hybrid Burial Monuments of the Late Bronze Age in Two Recently Excavated Sites in Elis (Strephi and Arvaniti)’, in Cavanaugh, et al. [2009], pp. 391-400, 'Topography - Location', pg. 391. Online here.