Site details

Achladies: Achouria

PK	C493
TITLE	Achladies: Achouria
WGS84	38.193592° N, 22.077899° E
Accuracy	500 m.

LAT/LON	38.193592, 22.077899
LON/LAT	22.077899, 38.193592

DMS

38° 11' 36.9312" N

22° 4' 40.4364" E

W3W	surprise, tarred, asserted
UTM	34 S, 594389, 4227844
EGSA87	331532, 4228753

Elevation m	335
Elevation feet	1099.1
Region	Achaea

GENERAL SITE TYPE Chamber Tomb

TYPE

1.    Cem.   Åström [1965], 96    'Mycenaean cemetery on a steep hill excavated by P. Nerantzoulis in the 1930's.'
2.    Chamber Tomb.   Ålin [1962], 63    '...Kyparissis auf einem Hügel durch moderne Raubgrabungen ausgeplünderte Kammergräbernekropole.'
3.    Chamber Tomb.   Giannopoulos [2008], 75    '...Mykenische Kammergräber gibt es in der Gegend Achouria, ...'
4.    Chamber Tomb.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 85    'A LH cemetery on a steep hill near Achladies. Vases and other goods from chamber tombs at this site ... '
5.    Chamber Tomb.   Simpson [1981], 90    'Vases and other goods from chamber tombs here ...'
6.    Chamber Tomb.   Papadopoulos [1979], 36    'A Mycenaean cemetery on a steep hill, at the locality Achouria-Spilia ... was excavated by Nerantzoulis in the 1930's.'
7.    Pottery.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 85    'They include a stirrup-jar of SMyc. appearance ... '

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Ålin [1962]: 63, Mycenaean implied.
    b.    Giannopoulos [2008]: 75, '...Mykenischer Kammergräber...'
    c.    Åström [1965]: 96, '...Mycenaean cemetery...'

2. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Papadopoulos [1979]: 35, 'LH IIIA - B, SM'

3. LH IIIA2: (1375 BC - 1320 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 90, 'LH III(A2-C)?'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 85, 'LH III(A2-C)?'

4. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Papadopoulos [1979]: 35, 'LH IIIA - B, SM'
    b.    Simpson [1981]: 90, 'LH III(A2-C)?'
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 85, 'LH III(A2-C)?'

5. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 90, 'LH III(A2-C)?'
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 85, 'LH III(A2-C)?'

6. Sub Mycenaean: (1060 BC - 1000 BC)
    a.    Papadopoulos [1979]: 35, 'LH IIIA - B, SM'
    b.    Simpson [1981]: 90, 'The goods include a stirrup-jar of Sub-Mycenaean appearance ...'
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 85, ' ... a stirrup-jar of SMyc. appearance ... '

NOTE

1. I (RHC) have combined Åström, who visited the site in 1961, found EH, MH and LH IIIA or B sherds.' [1965] 96 and Giannopoulos [2008] 75 into the following narrative: A Mycenaean cemetery, consisting of chamber tombs, was located 'near the village of Achladia', in fact south of Achouria (mod. Lakka F791). It was known as early as 1854 when tombs at that site were being robbed. In this area road builders discovered a chamber tomb in 1904. It contained rich finds (vases, swords, gems, etc.) which the road builders sold off. This cemetery was investigated by Nerantzoulis in the 1930's but the finds were mixed with those from Chatzi ('..., aber die Funde wurden im Museum von Aigion zusammen mit dem Material aus Chatzi registriert und vermischt.' ) and the only unambiguous find from this area is a spear blade with bent tip. It was investigated again by Kyparissis in 1939 but at that time (late 1930's) it had already been plundered.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Ålin [1962]: Ålin, Per. Das Ende der mykenischen Fundstätten auf dem griechischen Festland. Carl Bloms Boktryckeri A.-B., Lund, 1962., 'Achladies', pg. 63.

2. Åström [1965]: Åström, Paul. ‘Mycenaean Pottery from the Region of Aigion, with a List of Prehistoric Sites in Achaia’, Opuscula Atheniensia, V, pp. 89-110, C.W.K. Gleerup, Lund, 1965., 'Achouria.', pg. 96.

3. Giannopoulos [2008]: Giannopoulos, T.. Die Letzte Elite der mykenischen Welt: Achaia in mykenischer Zeit und das Phänomen der Kriegerbestattungen im 12.-11. Jahrhundert v. Chr.. Bonn: Habelt. 2008., 'CHATZI (Trapeza) - ACHLADIES (Achouria - Vareliossa)', pg. 74.

4. Papadopoulos [1979]: Papadopoulos, Thanasis J.. Mycenaean Achaea; Part 1: Text. Paul Åströms Förlag, Göteborg, Sweden. 1979. Vol 1., '62 - 63 Achladies (Achouria, Vareliossa)', pg. 35.

5. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'D 24 Achladies: Achouria', pg. 90. Online here.

6. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: Simpson, Richard Hope and O.T.P.K. Dickinson. A Gazetteer of Aegean Civilization in the Bronze Age, Vol. I: The Mainland and the Islands. Paul Åströms Förlag, Goteborg. 1979., 'B 38 Achladies: Achouria', pg. 85. Online here.