Site details

Thea/Tsaplaneika

PK	C507
TITLE	Thea∕Tsaplaneika
WGS84	38.164281° N, 21.716651° E
Accuracy	50 m.

LAT/LON	38.164281, 21.716651
LON/LAT	21.716651, 38.164281

DMS

38° 9' 51.4116" N

21° 42' 59.9436" E

W3W	cockpit, earrings, specified
UTM	34 S, 562780, 4224285
EGSA87	299814, 4226219

Elevation m	228
Elevation feet	748
Region	Achaea

GENERAL SITE TYPE Cem

TYPE

1.    Cem.   Paschalidis [2018], 11    'Kyparissis excavated certain chamber tombs ... '
2.    Cem.   Giannopoulos [2008], 49    '... 200 m südlich des modernen Dorfes Thea (Tsaplaneika), fand Kyparisses Kammer- und Kistengräber ...'
3.    Cem.   Åström [1965], 109    'Kyparissis excavated Mycenaean III B - C chamber tombs in 1934 and 1935 at the village Tsaplaneika ... '
4.    Cem.   PAE[1934], 115
5.    Chamber Tomb.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 87    'Chamber tombs were found here near the road to Chalandritsa, ... '
6.    Chamber Tomb.   Simpson [1981], 91    'Chamber tombs were found here near the road to Chalandritsa ...'
7.    Chamber Tomb.   Papadopoulos [1979], 27    '.. Kyparisses excavated some LHIIIA - C chamber tombs. .. When I visited the site I found all the tombs destroyed, but was able to distinguish traces of four.'
8.    Pottery.   Vermeule [1960], 8    'Round baggy alabastron with three thick rolled handles set at an angle.'
9.    Tomb.   Ålin [1962], 64    'Kyparissis fand 1934, wohl bei dem letzteren Ort, Kistengräber, die mit kleinen Flussteinen ausgelegt waren.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Middle Helladic III: (1775 BC - 1700 BC)
    a.    Giannopoulos [2008]: 49, 'Die Gräber, ..., sind in die MH III-SH I Zeit zu datieren.'

2. Late Helladic I: (1700 BC - 1635 BC)
    a.    Giannopoulos [2008]: 49, 'Die Gräber, ..., sind in die MH III-SH I Zeit zu datieren.'

3. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Papadopoulos [1979]: 27, 'LHIIIA - C'
    b.    PAE[1934]: 115,

4. LH IIIA1: (1410 BC - 1375 BC)
    a.    Paschalidis [2018]: 11, ' ... with finds dating from the LH IIIA1 to the LH IIIC periods.'

5. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 91, 'LH IIIB-C'
    b.    Papadopoulos [1979]: 27, 'LHIIIA - C'
    c.    PAE[1934]: 115,
    d.    Åström [1965]: 109, ' ... Mycenaean III B - C chamber tombs ... '
    e.    Ålin [1962]: 64, 'Eine kleine, dreihenkelige Amphora und einige Kylix-fragmente dürften in IIIB, vielleicht etwas später, zu datieren sein.'
    f.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 87, 'LH IIIB-C'
    g.    Paschalidis [2018]: 11, ' ... with finds dating from the LH IIIA1 to the LH IIIC periods.'

6. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 91, 'LH IIIB-C'
    b.    Papadopoulos [1979]: 27, 'LHIIIA - C'
    c.    PAE[1934]: 115,
    d.    Vermeule [1960]: 8, 'Early III C?'
    e.    Åström [1965]: 109, ' ... Mycenaean III B - C chamber tombs ... '
    f.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 87, 'LH IIIB-C'
    g.    Paschalidis [2018]: 11, ' ... with finds dating from the LH IIIA1 to the LH IIIC periods.'

NOTE

1. Alin [1962] 64 says 'Es geht aus dem Bericht nicht eindeutig hervor, ob die dort abgebildeten Vasen und Fragmente aus den Kistengräbern stammen, dies scheint jedoch zu vermuten.'

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. PAE[1934]: Praktika tes en Athenais Arkhaiologikes Hetaireias. 1934., '', pg. 115.

2. Ålin [1962]: Ålin, Per. Das Ende der mykenischen Fundstätten auf dem griechischen Festland. Carl Bloms Boktryckeri A.-B., Lund, 1962., 'Tsaplaneika', pg. 64.

3. 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., 'Tsaplaneika.', pg. 109.

4. 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., 'Thea (Agios Nikolaos-Rodista)-Pavlokastron', pg. 49.

5. Papadopoulos [1979]: Papadopoulos, Thanasis J.. Mycenaean Achaea; Part 1: Text. Paul Åströms Förlag, Göteborg, Sweden. 1979. Vol 1., '13. Thea (Tsaplaneika)', pg. 27.

6. Paschalidis [2018]: Paschalidis, Constantinos (with contributions by Photini J.P. McGeorge and Wiesław Więckowski). The Mycenaean Cemetery at Achaia Clauss near Patras; People, material remains and culture in context. Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, Summertown, Oxford OX2 7LG. 2018., 'Kyparissis excavated certain chamber tombs ... ', pg. 11. Online here.

7. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'D 31 Tsaplaneika', pg. 91. Online here.

8. 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 45 Tsaplaneika', pg. 87. Online here.

9. Vermeule [1960]: Vermeule, Emily Townsend. ‘The Mycenaeans in Achaia’, American Journal of Archaeology (64:1) 1-21. 1960, '17', pg. 8. Online here.