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Kalamaki Elaiochoriou

PK	C551
TITLE	Kalamaki Elaiochoriou
WGS84	38.088945° N, 21.578634° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	38.088945, 21.578634
LON/LAT	21.578634, 38.088945

DMS

38° 5' 20.202" N

21° 34' 43.0824" E

W3W	igneous, basics, electricians
UTM	34 S, 550741, 4215842
EGSA87	287502, 4218165

Elevation m	99
Elevation feet	324.8
Region	Achaea

GENERAL SITE TYPE Cem

TYPE

1.    Artifacts.   Paschalidis [2018], 13    'One more sword of Naue II type also comes from this cemetery, ... '
2.    Cem.   Paschalidis [2018], 13    ' ..., 32 chamber tombs were investigated ... '
3.    Cem.   Papadopoulos [1979], 25    'A "Late Myenaean" tomb and signs of others..'
4.    Chamber Tomb.   Giannopoulos [2008], 30    '... zweier Gräberfelder, eines frühhelladischen und eines mykenischen, am gleichen Bestattungsplatz.'
5.    Tomb.   Simpson [1981], 91    'A "Late Mycenaean" tomb and signs of others were noted about 7 km. southeast of Kata Achaia, in the vicinity of Fostaina, Elaiochorion, and Lousika.'
6.    Tomb.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 92    'A "Late Mycenaean" tomb and signs of others were noted ... '
7.    Tomb.   AR[1961], 12    'A Late Mycenaean tomb and signs of others were noted in the region between Fostaina, Elaiokhorio and Lousika (Peloponnisou Patron, 21st December, 1961).'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
    a.    Giannopoulos [2008]: 32, '... kamen die frühhelladischen ans Licht.'

2. EH I: (3100 BC - 2700 BC)
    a.    Paschalidis [2018]: 13, ' ... preceding rock-cut tombs of the EH I period, ... '

3. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 91, 'LH (III)'
    b.    Papadopoulos [1979]: 25, 'LHIII', 'A late Mycenaean tomb ... '
    c.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 92, 'LH (III)'

4. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    Giannopoulos [2008]: 3, 'Mit den bisherigen Daten ist die Belegung des mykenischen Gräberfeldes von der Unterphase SH IIIAl bis in die submykenische Zeit zu datieren.'

5. LH IIIA1: (1410 BC - 1375 BC)
    a.    Paschalidis [2018]: 13, ' ... its use lasted from LH IIIA1 to the end of the LH IIIC period.'

6. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Giannopoulos [2008]: 32, 'Mit den bisherigen Daten ist die Belegung des mykenischen Gräberfeldes von der Unterphase SH IIIAl bis in die submykenische Zeit zu datieren.'
    b.    Paschalidis [2018]: 13, ' ... its use lasted from LH IIIA1 to the end of the LH IIIC period.'

7. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Giannopoulos [2008]: 32, 'Mit den bisherigen Daten ist die Belegung des mykenischen Gräberfeldes von der Unterphase SH IIIAl bis in die submykenische Zeit zu datieren.'
    b.    AR[1961]: 12, ? 'Late Mycenaean'
    c.    Paschalidis [2018]: 13, ' ... its use lasted from LH IIIA1 to the end of the LH IIIC period.'

8. Sub Mycenaean: (1060 BC - 1000 BC)
    a.    Giannopoulos [2008]: 32, 'Mit den bisherigen Daten ist die Belegung des mykenischen Gräberfeldes von der Unterphase SH IIIAl bis in die submykenische Zeit zu datieren.'

NOTE

1. Position verified by visual inspection of Google Earth.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. AR[1961]: Archaeological Reports, The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. (8) 1961., '', pg. 12. Online here.

2. 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., 'Kalamaki Elaiochoriou', pg. 30.

3. Papadopoulos [1979]: Papadopoulos, Thanasis J.. Mycenaean Achaea; Part 1: Text. Paul Åströms Förlag, Göteborg, Sweden. 1979. Vol 1., '5. Fostaina', pg. 25.

4. 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 second cemetery, at Kalamaki of Elaiochori ... '', pg. 13. Online here.

5. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'D 35 Fostaina etc.', pg. 91. Online here.

6. 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 63 Fostaina', pg. 92. Online here.