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Loboka/Lompokas

PKC520
TITLELoboka∕Lompokas
WGS84 38.0548° N, 21.9384° E
Accuracy 20 m.

LAT/LON 38.0548, 21.9384
LON/LAT 21.9384, 38.0548

DMS 38° 3' 17.28" N,21° 56' 18.24" E

W3Woffside, minus, tongs
UTM34 S, 582764, 4212343
EGSA87 319410, 4213632

Elevation m626
Elevation feet 2053.8
RegionAchaea





GENERAL SITE TYPE  Tholos

TYPE

1.    Artifacts.   Åström [1965], 105    ' ... jars, a cup and a bronze knife.'
2.    Artifacts.   Alexopoulou [2009], 107    'Από τον τρίτο τάφο προέρχονται τέσσερις ψευδόστομοι αμφορείς, ένα κύπελλο και μία χάλκινη λεπίδα μαχαιριού, ... '
3.    Cem.   Åström [1965], 105    'Kyparissis excavated three chamber tombs at this site in 1933, of which two were looted and one intact.'
4.    Cem.   BCH [1935], 259    'Les recherches de M. Kyparissis dans la region ont continué. On a complété l'exploration de la nécropole de Botia, ... '
5.    Chamber Tomb.   Giannopoulos [2008], 68    '...einer mykenische Kammergrabnekropole ...'
6.    Chamber Tomb.   Simpson [1981], 92    'An intact chamber tomb, with LH IIIC contents, and two looted tombs ...'
7.    Chamber Tomb.   Ålin [1962], 66    '...eine Kammergräbernekropole...'
8.    Chamber Tomb.   Alexopoulou [2009], 107    'Ερεύνησε τρεις (3) θαλαμοειδείς τάφους, εκ των οποίων οι δύο (2) ήταν συλημένοι. '
9.    Chamber Tomb.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 91    'An intact chamber tomb, ..., and two looted tombs were excavated here.'
10.    Tholos.   Papadopoulos [1979], 32    '...from one of the so-called tholos tombs named "Toumboi" or "Troumboi", at this locality in 1931.'
11.    Tomb.   AA [1934], 160    


PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 92, 'LHIIIC'
    b.    Papadopoulos [1979]: 32, 'LH IIIC (?), PG (?)'
    c.    Ålin [1962]: 66, 'Die Vasen scheinen, soweit erkennbar, aus IIIC zu sein.'
    d.    Giannopoulos [2008]: 68, '... eine Bügelkanne der Zeit SH IIIC Spät ...'
    e.    AA [1934]: 160,
    f.    Åström [1965]: 105, 'The unplundered tomb contained four Mycenaean III C stirrup jars, a cup and a bronze knife.'
    g.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 91, ' ... chamber tomb, with contents of LH IIIC date, ... '
    h.    Alexopoulou [2009]: 107, ' ..., τα οποία χρονολογούνται στην ΥΕ ΙΙΙΓ περίοδο ... '

NOTE

1.  Position taken from Alexopoulou [2009], map 7 'ΧΑΛΑΝΔΡΙΤΣΑ', no. 37.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1.  AA [1934]:  Archaeologischer Anzeiger: Beiblatt zum Jahrbuch des Deutschen archäologischen Instituts, Berlin. 1934, '', pg. 160.

2.  BCH [1935]:  Bulletin de correspondance hellénique. Volume 59, 1935., 'Patras.', pg. 259. Online here.

3.  Ålin [1962]:  Ålin, Per. Das Ende der mykenischen Fundstätten auf dem griechischen Festland. Carl Bloms Boktryckeri A.-B., Lund, 1962., 'Loboka', pg. 66.

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., 'Loboka', pg. 105.

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., 'Mikros Pontias (Lomboka)', pg. 68.

6.  Papadopoulos [1979]:  Papadopoulos, Thanasis J.. Mycenaean Achaea; Part 1: Text. Paul Åströms Förlag, Göteborg, Sweden. 1979. Vol 1., '46. Bartholomio (near Lomboka)', pg. 160.

7.  Simpson [1981]:  Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'D 44 Mikros Bodias: Loboka etc.', 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 59 Mikros Bodias: Loboka', 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 37', pg. 106.

Nearest shoreline

The closest shoreline to C520 is at 38.25418° N, 22.0773° E, a straight-line distance of 25 km and 306 m.