PKey Report
PKC6041
TITLEKamilari: Tholos Tomb A
WGS84 35.045372° N, 24.786866° E
Accuracy Exact

LAT/LON 35.045372, 24.786866
LON/LAT 24.786866, 35.045372

DMS 35° 2' 43.3392" N,24° 47' 12.7176" E

W3Wflood, cucumber, organic
UTM35 S, 298142, 3880314
EGSA87 571615, 3878069

Elevation m66
Elevation feet 216.5
RegionCrete
SubregionPyrgiotissa







GENERAL SITE TYPE  Tholos

TYPE

1.    Artifacts.   Myers et al. [1992], 112    'Of special interest are clay models, found in the annexes, which belong to the last (Late Minoan IIIA) burials and probably were part of a cult of the dead. The best known of these are an offering scene inside a small sanctuary and a group of dancers circling and performing a ritual dance.'

2.    Pottery.   Myers et al. [1992], 112    'About 500 vases have been found in this complex, with a further 250 inside the tomb, along with about 500 conical cups and 70 stone vases and 20 clay sealings.'

3.    Tholos.   Eaby [2007], 137    'A well-known, large MM IB - LM IIIA2 tholos tomb with circular chamber ... '

4.    Tholos.   Langohr [2009], 231    ' ..., une grande tombe de plan circulaire, voûtée en encorbellement mais écroulée, a été fouillée à Grogori Koryphi, près de Kamilari ; elle est appelée la Tholos I de Kamilari ... '

5.    Tholos.   Myers et al. [1992], 112    'The tholos tomb at Kamilari ... '

6.    Tomb.   Kanta [1980], 101    'The circular tomb of Kamilaris near Phaestos contained some burials and vases ...'

7.    Tomb.   Goodison and Guarita [2005], 171    'The Mesara-type tombs are circular stone-built structures a number of which show traces of an original corbelled 'tholos' roof.'



PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Middle Minoan IB: (1925 BC - 1850 BC)

    a.    Myers et al. [1992]: 112, 'MM IB - LM IIIA2 tomb.'

    b.    Eaby [2007]: 137, ' ..., large MM IB - LM IIIA2 tholos tomb ... '

    c.    Goodison and Guarita [2005]: 185, 'Dating: MMIB - MMIII, LMI (Re-use in LMIIIA2).'

2. Middle Minoan II: (1850 BC - 1750 BC)

    a.    Myers et al. [1992]: 112, 'MM IB - LM IIIA2 tomb.'

    b.    Eaby [2007]: 137, ' ..., large MM IB - LM IIIA2 tholos tomb ... '

    c.    Goodison and Guarita [2005]: 185, 'Dating: MMIB - MMIII, LMI (Re-use in LMIIIA2).'

3. Middle Minoan III: (1750 BC - 1675 BC)

    a.    Goodison and Guarita [2005]: 185, 'Dating: MMIB - MMIII, LMI (Re-use in LMIIIA2).'

4. Late Minoan I: (1675 BC - 1470 BC)

    a.    Goodison and Guarita [2005]: 185, 'Dating: MMIB - MMIII, LMI (Re-use in LMIIIA2).'

5. Late Minoan III: (1420 BC - 1075 BC)

    a.    Langohr [2009]: 116, ' ... sa réutilisation au MR III pour des enterrements ... '

6. Late Minoan IIIA: (1420 BC - 1330 BC)

    a.    Kanta [1980]: 101, ' ... of LM III A date.'

7. Late Minoan IIIA1: (1420 BC - 1390 BC)

    a.    Langohr [2009]: 116, ' ... poteries attribuées aux phases MR IIIA1 et MR IIIA2 sont découvertes, ... '

    b.    Langohr [2009]: 116, ' A ces enterrements MR IIIA1-MR IIIA2 sont également associés des sceaux, des bijoux et un miroir en bronze ... ... '

    c.    Kanta [1980]: 101, 'The LM III vases belong to two phases: the LM III A I and the LM III A 2, ... '

    d.    Myers et al. [1992]: 112, 'MM IB - LM IIIA2 tomb.'

    e.    Eaby [2007]: 137, ' ..., large MM IB - LM IIIA2 tholos tomb ... '

8. Late Minoan IIIA2: (1390 BC - 1330 BC)

    a.    Langohr [2009]: 116, ' ... poteries attribuées aux phases MR IIIA1 et MR IIIA2 sont découvertes, ... '

    b.    Langohr [2009]: 116, ' A ces enterrements MR IIIA1-MR IIIA2 sont également associés des sceaux, des bijoux et un miroir en bronze ... '

    c.    Kanta [1980]: 101, 'The LM III vases belong to two phases: the LM III A I and the LM III A 2, ... '

    d.    Myers et al. [1992]: 112, 'MM IB - LM IIIA2 tomb.'

    e.    Eaby [2007]: 137, ' ..., large MM IB - LM IIIA2 tholos tomb ... '

    f.    Goodison and Guarita [2005]: 185, 'Dating: MMIB - MMIII, LMI (Re-use in LMIIIA2).'

9. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)

    a.    Eaby [2007]: 137, ' ... has identified four Geometric (possibly PG and G) vessels ... '


NOTES

1.  A fine photograph of this site in Myers et al. [1992] 113.

2.  And see 'The Kamilari Project Publication' in Rivista di Archeologia XXXV 2011 [2013], pp. 123-136, Luca Girella. It is online here.

3.  For more see Girella [2017].

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1.  Eaby [2007]:  Eaby, Melissa Suzanne. Mortuary Variability in Early Iron Age Cretan Burials. Dissertation for Ph.D. submitted to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina. 2007., '95. Kamilari; B. Gligori Koriphi', pg. 136. Online here.

2.  Girella [2017]:  Girella, Luca. ‘The Kamilari Tholos Tombs Project: New light on an old excavation’, 11th International Cretological Congress, Rethymno, 21-27 October 2011, Rethymno. 2018, '', Online here.

3.  Goodison and Guarita [2005]:  Goodison, Lucy and Carlos Guarita. ‘A New Catalogue of the Mesara-Type Tombs’, Studi Micenei ed Egeo-Anatolici [47], pp. 171-212, 2005, '25. Kamilari A', pg. 184. Online here.

4.  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., '2. Kamilaris', pg. 101.

5.  Langohr [2009]:  Langohr, Charlotte. PERIPHEREIA: Étude régionale de la Crète aux Minoen Récent II-IIIB (1450-1200 av. J.-C.) 1 | La Crète centrale et occidentale, Presses Universitaires de Louvain, Belgium, 2009., '2.4.2. Kamilari', pg. 230. Online here.

6.  Myers et al. [1992]:  Myers, J. Wilson and Eleanor Emlen Myers, Gerald Cadogan. The Aerial Atlas of Ancient Crete. University of California Press, Berkeley, Los Angeles. United States of America. 1992., '14 Kamilari', pg. 112.