Kato Goumenitsa: Vrisarion
| PK | C521 |
| TITLE | Kato Goumenitsa: Vrisarion |
| WGS84 | 38.056231° N, 22.026159° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 38.056231, 22.026159 |
| LON/LAT | 22.026159, 38.056231 |
| DMS | 38° 3' 22.4316" N | , | 22° 1' 34.1724" E |
| W3W | keyholes, triangle, lags |
| UTM | 34 S, 590026, 4212551 |
| EGSA87 | 326676, 4213606 |
| Elevation m | 762 |
| Elevation feet | 2500 |
| Region | Achaea |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Cem
TYPE
1. Artifacts. AD[1978], 102 ' ... βρέθηκαν οχτώ μικρά αγγεία, δύο χάλκινα εγχειρίδια, χάλκινη πόρπη, χάλκινες και γυάλινες ψήφοι, δύο πήλινα σφονδύλια, δύο χάλκινα θραύσματα και όστρακα αγγείων.' == ' ... were found 8 small vessels, two bronze daggers, a bronze buckle, bronze and glass disks, two terra-cotta loom weights, two bronze fragments and sherds.'2. Artifacts. AD[1982], 150 The finds are given as bones, vessels (αγγείων), jar (πρόχους), two iron knives.
3. Artifacts. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 91 ' ...; the goods included many weapons and fine jewellery.'
4. Cem. Åström [1965], 104 'Chamber tombs had been found here and produced a sword before Kyparissis investigated 12 chamber tombs at the site and excavated several of them in 1925.'
5. Cem. Ålin [1962], 66 'Auf einem Hügel in der Nahe des Dorfes grub Kyparissis 1925 - 27 in einer grossen Kammergräbernekropole, ... '
6. Cem. Papadopoulos [1979], 33 'At that locality Kyparisses excavated 25 chamber tombs in his successive expeditions in 1925, 1926 and 1927 and Yialouris three more in 1959 - 60.'
7. Cem. Simpson [1981], 92 'A large number of rock-cut chamber tombs were excavated here...'
8. Cem. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 91 'A cemeter of large chamber tombs was excavated here; ... '
9. Chamber Tomb. AD[1960], 138 ' ... απεκαλύφθησαν δύο θαλαμοειδείς τάφοι ... ' == ' ... two chamber tombs were discovered ... '
10. Chamber Tomb. AD[1978], 102 'Αργότερα αποκαλύφθηκαν άλλοι δύο τάφοι.' == 'Two other tombs were later discovered.'
11. Chamber Tomb. AD[1982], 150 ' ... και πρόσφατα (1978) ανασκάφηκαν δύο μυκηναϊκοί θαλαμοειδείς τάφοι.' == ' ... and recently (1978) two Mycenaean chamber tombs were excavated.'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
a. AD[1960]: 138, ' ... της ΥΜ εποχής, ... '
2. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
a. AD[1978]: 102, ' ... μυκηναϊκού τάφου.'
3. Late Helladic I: (1700 BC - 1635 BC)
a. Papadopoulos [1979]: 33, 'LHI, LHIIIA, (IIIB-C?)'
4. LH IIB: (1470 BC - 1410 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 92, 'LH IIB/IIIA1-B'
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 91, ? 'An early LH grave containing a vase and dagger is also reported.'
5. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
a. Papadopoulos [1979]: 33, 'LHI, LHIIIA, (IIIB-C?)'
b. Ålin [1962]: 66, ... ein Rhyton, eine Amphora, eine Tasse, ein paar Alabastra und 2 Pyxides. Diese sind alle in IIIA zu datieren.'
6. LH IIIA1: (1410 BC - 1375 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 92, 'LH IIB/IIIA1-B'
b. Åström [1965]: 104, Pottery, various. See Åström [1965] 104 for details.'
c. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 91, 'LH IIB/IIIA1-IIIB'
7. LH IIIA2: (1375 BC - 1320 BC)
a. Åström [1965]: 104, Pottery, various. See Åström [1965] 104 for details.'
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 91, 'LH IIB/IIIA1-IIIB'
c. AD[1982]: 150, ' ... στην ΥΕ ΙΙΙΑ 2 εποχή.'
8. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 92, 'LH IIB/IIIA1-B'
b. Papadopoulos [1979]: 33, 'LHI, LHIIIA, (IIIB-C?)'
c. Åström [1965]: 104, Pottery, various. See Åström [1965] 104 for details.'
d. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 91, 'LH IIB/IIIA1-IIIB'
e. AD[1982]: 150, 'Τα ευρήματα χρονολογούν τον τάφο στην ΥΕ ΙΙΙΒ-Γ εποχή.'
9. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
a. Papadopoulos [1979]: 33, 'LHI, LHIIIA, (IIIB-C?)'
b. Ålin [1962]: 66, ? 'Die Keramik bestand aus meistens kleinen, spätmykenischen Vasen, darunter Bügelkannen, Krateren und Tassen. ', 'Nach dem Bericht von Kyparissis könnte auch spätere Keramik vorhanden gewesen sein.'
c. AD[1982]: 150, 'Τα ευρήματα χρονολογούν τον τάφο στην ΥΕ ΙΙΙΒ-Γ εποχή.'
10. LH IIIC1: (1190 BC - 1130 BC)
a. Åström [1965]: 104, Pottery, various. See Åström [1965] 104 for details.'
NOTES
1. For a discussion of the location of this cemetery see this blog post.
2. Called 'Ayia Paraskevi Hill' in Papadopoulos [1978] p. 15, fig. 20. Vrisarion is the old name for Goumenissa.
3. For detailed maps, photographs, and discussion of this site see Alexopoulou and Kaskantire [2021]. They consistently refer to this area as "Αγία Παρασκευή, ή Αλώνια" (Hagia Paraskeuei or Alonia)."
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. AD[1960]: Archaiologikon Deltion, Athens, Greece, v. 15, '', pg. 138.
2. AD[1978]: Archaiologikon Deltion, Athens, Greece, v. 33, '', pg. 102.
3. AD[1982]: Archaiologikon Deltion, Athens, Greece, v. 37, '', pg. 150.
4. AD[1924]: Archaiologikon Deltion, Athens, Greece., '', pg. 15.
Kyparissis' original report.
5. Alexopoulou and Kaskantire [2021]: Alexopoulou, Georgia and Sophia Kaskantire. ‘Τα Μυκηναϊκα Νεκροταφεια Στο Βρυσαρι και στο Μανεσι Καλαβρυτων: Νεωτερα Ανασκαφικα Ευρηματα’, Annuario della Scuola Archeologica di Ateni e delle Missioni Italiane in Orienti (99:1), 54-107, '', pg. 54.
Online here.
6. Ålin [1962]: Ålin, Per. Das Ende der mykenischen Fundstätten auf dem griechischen Festland. Carl Bloms Boktryckeri A.-B., Lund, 1962., 'Kato Goumenitza', pg. 65.
7. 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., 'Kato Goumenitsa.', pg. 104.
8. Papadopoulos [1979]: Papadopoulos, Thanasis J.. Mycenaean Achaea; Part 1: Text. Paul Åströms Förlag, Göteborg, Sweden. 1979. Vol 1., '48 - 49 Vrysarion (Kato Goumenitsa)', pg. 33.
9. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'D 45 Kato Goumenitsa: Vrisarion', pg. 92.
Online here.
10. 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 58 Kato Goumenitsa: Vrisarion', pg. 91.
Online here.