Site details

Manesi: Vromoneri

PK	C519
TITLE	Manesi: Vromoneri
WGS84	38.0144° N, 21.9536° E
Accuracy	20 m.

LAT/LON	38.0144, 21.9536
LON/LAT	21.9536, 38.0144

DMS

38° 0' 51.84" N

21° 57' 12.96" E

W3W	cloying, proceed, jukebox
UTM	34 S, 583478, 4207868
EGSA87	319978, 4209135

Elevation m	875
Elevation feet	2870.7
Region	Achaea

GENERAL SITE TYPE Cem

TYPE

1.    Artifacts.   Alexopoulou [2009], 161    ' ... κωνικό σφονδύλι ... ' or loomweights.
2.    Artifacts.   AD[1997], 296    'Βρέθηκαν δύο κωνικά σφονδύλια από στεατίτη ... ' == 'Two conical loom weights of steatite were discovered ... '
3.    Cem.   Åström [1965], 106    'Mycenaean cemetery on a low hill at the locality Vromoneri ... '
4.    Cem.   Giannopoulos [2008], 71    '...eine zerstörte mykenische Nekropole.', '..., der von der Existenz weiterer Kammergräber im Bereich des Dorfes berichtet.'
5.    Cem.   AD[1997], 296    ' ... οι δρόμοι επτά θαλαμοειδών μυκηναϊκών τάφων, ... '
6.    Cem.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 91    'A chamber tomb cemetery on a low hill.'
7.    Chamber Tomb.   Alexopoulou [2009], 161    ' ..., ο Ν. Κυπαρίσσης ανέσκαψε στην ιδιοκτησία Λ. Δημόπουλου, άγνωστο αριθμό θαλαμοειδών τάφων, ... '
8.    Chamber Tomb.   Papadopoulos [1979], 32    'Kyparisses excavated some chamber tombs here ...'
9.    Chamber Tomb.   Simpson [1981], 92    '...a chamber tomb cemetery was explored on a low hill among a chain of limestone hills.'
10.    Chamber Tomb.   AD[1989],     ' ... μυκηναϊκοί θαλαμσειδείς τάφοι, ... '
11.    Chamber Tomb.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 91    'A chamber tomb cemetery on a low hill.'
12.    Pottery.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 91    'All vases illustrated from it are LH IIIC.'
13.    Tomb.   AD[2010], 914    ' ..., άγνωστοι προέβησαν στη διάνοιξη δύο τάφων, ... ' == ' ..., unknown people dug up two tombs, ... '

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Alexopoulou [2009]: 161, 'Κατά την ανασκαφή βρήκαν αγγεία της ύστερης μυκηναϊκής εποχής.'
    b.    AD[1989]: 136, ' ... μυκηναϊκοί ... '
    c.    AD[1997]: 296, ' ... μυκηναϊκό νεκροταφείο, ... '

2. LH IIB: (1470 BC - 1410 BC)
    a.    AD[2010]: 914, ' ... της ΥΕΙΙΒ-ΙΙΙΑ1 περιόδου, ... ' == ' ... of the LH IIB - LH IIIA1 era, ... '

3. LH IIIA1: (1410 BC - 1375 BC)
    a.    AD[2010]: 914, ' ... της ΥΕΙΙΒ-ΙΙΙΑ1 περιόδου, ... ' == ' ... of the LH IIB - LH IIIA1 era, ... '

4. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 92, 'All the vases from it which are illustrated belong to the LH IIIC period.'
    b.    Papadopoulos [1979]: 32, 'Ephor Kyparisses excavated some chamber tombs here and found some LH IIIC - SM (?) vases.'
    c.    Giannopoulos [2008]: 71, '... datieren in die Unterphasen SH IIIC Mitte und IIIC Spät.'
    d.    Åström [1965]: 106, ' ..., all Mycenaean III C, ... '
    e.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 91, 'All vases illustrated from it are LH IIIC.'

5. Sub Mycenaean: (1060 BC - 1000 BC)
    a.    Papadopoulos [1979]: 32, 'Ephor Kyparisses excavated some chamber tombs here and found some LH IIIC - SM (?) vases.'

NOTES

1. Position based on Alexopoulou [2009] map no. 7 'ΧΑΛΑΝΔΡΙΤΣΑ', no. 90.

2. Simpson [1981] 92, 'At Vromoneri near Manesi a chamber tomb cemetery was explored on a low hill among a chain of limestone hills.'

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. AD[1989]: Archaiologikon Deltion, Athens, Greece, v. 44, '', pg. 136.

2. AD[1997]: Archaiologikon Deltion, Athens, Greece, v. 52, '', pg. 296.

3. AD[2010]: Archaiologikon Deltion. Athens. Greece. v. 65, '', pg. 914.

4. 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., 'Manesi.', pg. 106.

5. 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., 'MANESI (Vromoneri)', pg. 71.

6. Papadopoulos [1979]: Papadopoulos, Thanasis J.. Mycenaean Achaea; Part 1: Text. Paul Åströms Förlag, Göteborg, Sweden. 1979. Vol 1., '44-45. Manesi (Vromoneri)', pg. 32.

7. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'D 46 Manesi: Vromoneri', pg. 92. 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 57 Manesi: Vromoneri', pg. 91. Online here.

9. Alexopoulou [2009]: Αλεξοπούλου, Γεωργία Ζ. . Σύμβολή στην Αρχαιολογιά και τοπογραφία της Αζανίας (Βόρειας Αρκαδίας) Επαρχία Καλαβρύτων. Patra 2009, 'α/α 90', pg. 161.