Tragana: Aghia Triada
| PK | C5151 |
| TITLE | Tragana: Aghia Triada |
| WGS84 | 38.61592° N, 23.1171° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 38.61592, 23.1171 |
| LON/LAT | 23.1171, 38.61592 |
| DMS | 38° 36' 57.312" N | , | 23° 7' 1.56" E |
| W3W | heroics, calculations, surrendered |
| UTM | 34 S, 684245, 4276252 |
| EGSA87 | 422911, 4274211 |
| Elevation m | 65 |
| Elevation feet | 213.3 |
| Region | Locris |
| Subregion | Opuntia |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Chamber Tomb
TYPE
1. Artifacts. AR[1981], 28 'Inhumation graves associated with pottery and bronze ornamentation ...; a slab was found bearing the representation of men with fish.'2. Cem. Fossey [1990], 49 'No structural remains as such have been recorded, but a cemetery of at least eight tombs has been found.'
3. Cem. AR[1981], 28 'The Greek Press reports the discovery of eight G tombs in an unknown cemetery found during construction of a water channel.'
4. Chamber Tomb. Kramer-Hajos [2008], 48 'Site type: Chamber tombs, ...'
5. Chamber Tomb. AR[1998], 75 'Continued investigations in the Myc cemetery in the area (cf. ADelt 47, 205) revealed the existence of six more chamber tombs of the classic type, ...'
6. Chamber Tomb. AR[1997], 74 'Two chamber tombs, cut in the N slope of the hill, were investigated, ...'
7. Chamber Tomb. Coleman [2018], 96 ' ..., one on sloping ground to the southwest of the village where Mycenaean chamber tombs have been excavated ... '
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
a. AR[1997]: 75, 'An unknown Myc cemetery was located, ...'
b. Coleman [2018]: , ' ... Mycenaean chamber tombs ... '
2. LH IIB: (1470 BC - 1410 BC)
a. Kramer-Hajos [2008]: 49, '...and LH II presence at the site of Agia Triada is also indicated in the map in Dakoronia 1999a (p. 181 fig. 1).'
3. LH IIIA1: (1410 BC - 1375 BC)
a. Kramer-Hajos [2008]: 49, 'On the basis of the finds the tombs have been dated to LH IIIA1-IIIB2, ...'
b. AR[1998]: 75, 'The tombs date from the LH IIIA1-IIIB2 periods, ...'
4. LH IIIA2: (1375 BC - 1320 BC)
a. Kramer-Hajos [2008]: 49, 'On the basis of the finds the tombs have been dated to LH IIIA1-IIIB2, ...'
b. AR[1998]: 75, 'The tombs date from the LH IIIA1-IIIB2 periods, ...'
5. LH IIIB1: (1320 BC - 1250 BC)
a. AR[1998]: 75, 'The tombs date from the LH IIIA1-IIIB2 periods, ...'
6. LH IIIB2: (1250 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Kramer-Hajos [2008]: 49, Kramer-Hajos suspects that the LHIIIB evidence is minimal.
b. AR[1998]: 75, 'The tombs date from the LH IIIA1-IIIB2 periods, ...'
7. Sub Mycenaean: (1060 BC - 1000 BC)
a. AR[1998]: 75, '..., one (V) being reused in the SMyc period.'
8. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
a. Fossey [1990]: 49, 'Pottery; G (unspecified)'
b. AR[1981]: 28, ' ... the discovery of eight G tombs in an unknown cemetery ... '
NOTES
1. Site contributed by Professor S. Murray, University of Toronto.
2. Site and position kindly supplied by Dr. Alex Knodell, Carleton College.
3. Position based on coordinates in Coleman [2018] 96.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. AR[1998]: Archaeological Reports, The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. (45) 1998., 'Tragana', pg. 75.
Online here.
2. AR[1997]: Archaeological Reports, The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. (44) 1997., 'Tragana', pg. 74.
Online here.
3. AR[1981]: Archaeological Reports. The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. (28) 1981-1982., 'Tragana (Lokris)', pg. 28.
Online here.
4. Coleman [2018]: Coleman, John Evander. ‘Korseia in East Lokris’, Festschrift for Phanourias Dakoronia (Μελέτες για την αρχαιολογία στην Κεντρική Ελλάδα προς τιμήν της Φανουρίας Δακορώνια). 2018., '', pg. 96.
Online here.
5. Fossey [1990]: Fossey, John M.. The Ancient Topography of Opountian Locris. J.C. Gieben, Publisher. Amsterdam 1990, '7. Tragana', pg. 49.
6. Kramer-Hajos [2008]: Kramer-Hajos, Margaretha. Beyond the Palace: Mycenaean East Lokris. BAR International Series. No. 1781. 2008., 'Tragana-Agia Triada (Agia Triada)', pg. 48.