Site details

Starochorion (formerly Lalousi)

PK	C547
TITLE	Starochorion (formerly Lalousi)
WGS84	38.057894° N, 21.752349° E
Accuracy	500 m.

LAT/LON	38.057894, 21.752349
LON/LAT	21.752349, 38.057894

DMS

38° 3' 28.4184" N

21° 45' 8.4564" E

W3W	mastery, surfs, measure
UTM	34 S, 566003, 4212506
EGSA87	302655, 4214336

Elevation m	267
Elevation feet	876
Region	Achaea

GENERAL SITE TYPE Cem

TYPE

1.    Cem.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 92    'A LH cemetery was noted on hills around the village.'
2.    Cem.   Åström [1965], 105    'According to Kyparissis there is a Mycenaean cemetery at Lalousi, on the summit and the sides of the hillocks surrounding the village.'
3.    Cem.   Papadopoulos [1979], 30    'According to Kyparisses there is a Mycenaean cemetery on the summit and sides of the hillocks surrounding the village.'
4.    Cem.   Paschalidis [2018], 13    ' ..., Kyparissis mentions the existence of a Mycenaean cemetery.'
5.    Chamber Tomb.   Simpson [1981], 91    'Mycenaean chamber tombs were noted on hills around this village.'
6.    Chamber Tomb.   Ålin [1962], 67    'In der Umbegung konnte Kyparissis 1933 Kammergräber feststellen, ... '
7.    Pottery.   Paschalidis [2018], 13    'A stirrup jar of the middle LH IIIC period comes from that site.'
8.    Tomb.   Giannopoulos [2008], 38    '... lokalisierte Kyparisses 1933 Kammergräber, ...'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 91, 'LH'
    b.    Åström [1965]: 105, ' ... Mycenaean cemetery ... '
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 92, 'A LH cemetery was noted on hills around the village.'
    d.    Paschalidis [2018]: 13, ' ... a Mycenaean cemetery.'

2. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Papadopoulos [1979]: 30, 'LH IIIC'
    b.    Giannopoulos [2008]: 38, '... SH IIIC Früh-zeitliche ...'
    c.    Paschalidis [2018]: 13, 'A stirrup jar of the middle LH IIIC period ... '

NOTES

1. Papadopoulos [1979] 30 says 'The whole area is cultivated and I was unable to find any trace of chamber tombs there.'

2. 'Mycenaean chamber tombs were noted on hills around this village.'

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Ålin [1962]: Ålin, Per. Das Ende der mykenischen Fundstätten auf dem griechischen Festland. Carl Bloms Boktryckeri A.-B., Lund, 1962., 'Lalousi', pg. 67.

2. 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., 'Lalousi', pg. 105.

3. 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., 'STAROCHORION (Lalousi)', pg. 38.

4. Papadopoulos [1979]: Papadopoulos, Thanasis J.. Mycenaean Achaea; Part 1: Text. Paul Åströms Förlag, Göteborg, Sweden. 1979. Vol 1., '29. Starochorion (Lalousi)', pg. 30.

5. 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., 'In the same area, at the site of Lalousi, ... ', pg. 13. Online here.

6. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'D 37 Starochorion (formerly Lalousi)', pg. 91. Online here.

7. 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 61 Starochorion (formerly Lalousi)', pg. 92. Online here.