Maroulas: Cem
| PK | C5813 |
| TITLE | Maroulas: Cem |
| WGS84 | 35.349885° N, 24.550002° E |
| Accuracy | Unknown |
| LAT/LON | 35.349885, 24.550002 |
| LON/LAT | 24.550002, 35.349885 |
| DMS | 35° 20' 59.586" N | , | 24° 33' 0.0072" E |
| W3W | revisit, worked, soaped |
| UTM | 35 S, 277367, 3914600 |
| EGSA87 | 549826, 3911695 |
| Elevation m | 190 |
| Elevation feet | 623.4 |
| Region | Crete |
| Subregion | Rethymnon |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Cem
TYPE
1. Cem. BCH Online, 3610 'Seven chamber tombs with rectilinear or elliptical chambers...'2. Cem. BCH Online, 213 '... une grande nécropole de tombes à chambre MR IIIA-B.'
3. Cem. BCH Online, 2825 'E. Papadopoulou ... reports on a decade of excavation in this LM III cemetery (the largest of its type in west Crete after Chania and Armenoi).'
4. Chamber Tomb. BCH [2004], 1629 'En 1997, une tombe à chambre du MR IIIA2 a été explorée au lieu-dit Mézaria; d'autres tombes de la même époque (à chambre et en jarres) avaient été découvertes naguère à proximité ...'
5. Chamber Tomb. AR[2003], 91 'E. Papadopoulou (25th EPCA) reports in ADelt 52 (1997) 1033-4 the discovery of a robbed chamber tomb...'
6. Chamber Tomb. Kanta [1980], 214 'Three chamber tombs were found in the area, ...'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Late Minoan III: (1420 BC - 1075 BC)
a. BCH Online: 3610, '...a Late Minoan III cemetery of chamber tombs and pot-burials...'
2. Late Minoan IIIA: (1420 BC - 1330 BC)
a. BCH Online: 213, '... tombes à chambre MR IIIA-B.'
3. Late Minoan IIIA1: (1420 BC - 1390 BC)
a. BCH Online: 2825, 'The earliest vessels (e.g. monochrome kylikes) date to LM IIIA1 - 2, ...'
4. Late Minoan IIIA2: (1390 BC - 1330 BC)
a. BCH Online: 3610, 'The pottery dates the graves to LM IIIA2 - LM IIIB.'
b. BCH [2004]: 1629, '..., une tombe à chambre du MR IIIA2 ...'
c. BCH Online: 2825, 'The earliest vessels (e.g. monochrome kylikes) date to LM IIIA1 - 2, ...', '..., with others dating in LM IIIA2 (e.g. tall alabastron).'
d. AR[2003]: 91, '...associated with LM IIIA2 pottery; ...'
e. Kanta [1980]: 215, 'An LM III A 2 and B tomb ... has also been found...'
5. Late Minoan IIIB: (1330 BC - 1200 BC)
a. BCH Online: 3610, 'The pottery dates the graves to LM IIIA2 - LM IIIB.'
b. BCH Online: 213, '... tombes à chambre MR IIIA-B.'
c. BCH Online: 2825, 'Most (vessels, RHC), however, belong to LM IIIB Early and Late.'
d. Kanta [1980]: 215, 'Some LM III B fragments from the same tomb belong to an unusual rhyton.'
NOTES
1. Additional: ADelt 56-59 (2001-2004) B5, 448-450
2. Position of the marker taken from the map attached to BCH Online, no. 3610.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. BCH Online: Archaeology in Greece Online/Chronique des fouilles en ligne, 'Maroulas, Mezaria', no. 213.
Online here.
Online here.
2. BCH Online: Archaeology in Greece Online/Chronique des fouilles en ligne, 'Maroulas, Mezaria', no. 2825.
Online here.
Online here.
3. AR[2003]: Archaeological Reports, The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. (50) 2003., 'Maroulas (Giannoulaki plot)', pg. 91.
Online here.
4. BCH Online: Archaeology in Greece Online/Chronique des fouilles en ligne, 'Maroulas, Mezaria', no. 3610.
Online here.
Online here.
5. BCH [2004]: Bulletin de correspondance hellénique. Volume 128-129-2.2. 2004., 'Maroulas', pg. 1629.
Online here.
6. Kanta [1980]: Kanta, Athanasia. The Late Minoan III Period in Crete; A Survey of Sites, Pottery and their Distribution. Paul Åströms Förlag, Göteborg. Sweden. 1980., '6. Maroulas', pg. 214.