Kangadhi
| PK | C639 |
| TITLE | Kangadhi |
| WGS84 | 38.047992° N, 21.449696° E |
| Accuracy | 100 m. |
| LAT/LON | 38.047992, 21.449696 |
| LON/LAT | 21.449696, 38.047992 |
| DMS | 38° 2' 52.7712" N | , | 21° 26' 58.9056" E |
| W3W | demographics, manifold, motherland |
| UTM | 34 S, 539456, 4211235 |
| EGSA87 | 276068, 4213923 |
| Elevation m | 74 |
| Elevation feet | 242.8 |
| Region | Achaea |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Cem
TYPE
1. Artifacts. Paschalidis [2018], 13 ' ... included among its finds a sword of Naue II type, ... '2. Cem. Åström [1965], 102 Some small Mycenaean chamber tombs were discovered on the road from Kanghadi to Riolos, ... '
3. Cem. AR[1955], 17 'Work on the road from Kagàdhito to Riólo led to the discovery of a large Late Mycenaean cemetery consisting for the most part of little chamber tombs.'
4. Cem. BCH [1951], 114 'Près du village de Kangadi, aux confins de l'Achaïe et de l'Ëlide, on a trouvé fortuitement des tombeaux préhelléniques (vases mycéniens tardifs).'
5. Cem. Papadopoulos [1979], 25 'Chance finds of late Mycenaean tombs are also reported at the locality Sotiroula 10 minutes' walk NE of the villlage.' I.e. of the village of Kangadhi.
6. Cem. BCH [1955], 252 'Sur le chemin de Kangadi à Riolo, cimetière mycénien tardif ...'
7. Chamber Tomb. Ålin [1962], 67 'Hier wurden, anscheinend 1950 und 1953, Kammergräber mit ... '
8. Chamber Tomb. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 196 'A chamber tomb cenetery was found c. 600 m. to N of Kangadhi, ... '
9. Chamber Tomb. JHS[1954], 157 'L.H. III chamber tombs were excavated by Yalouris at Kangadi and Kallithea on the way to Khalandritsa; ... '
10. Chamber Tomb. Simpson [1981], 155 'About 600 m. to north of Kangadhi, during construction of the road to Riolo, chamber tombs were accidentally discovered, three at Sotiroula, and two at Mylos.'
11. Chamber Tomb. Paschalidis [2018], 13 ' ..., Yalouris excavated a cemetery of chamber tombs, ... '
12. Pottery. Vermeule [1960], 11 'From Kangadhi? ... Duck vase. Preserved length 0.266 m., tail chipped. Tubular bill, angled neck, ... '
13. Pottery. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 196 ' ..., for among the pottery are "duck-vases", which ... '
14. Tomb. Paschalidis [2018], 13 ' ... obviously relating to a warrior's burial.'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
a. BCH [1955]: 252, '... cimetière mycénien tardif ...'
b. Åström [1965]: 102, 'Some small Mycenaean chamber tombs ... '
c. Ålin [1962]: 67, ' ... Kammergräber mit spätmykenischen Vasen gefunden.'
2. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
a. JHS[1954]: 157, 'L.H. III chamber tombs ... '
b. Ålin [1962]: 67, 'Alle sind aus IIIC, ... ', Some, perhaps, from very late in this period.
3. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
a. Papadopoulos [1979]: 25, 'LHIIIA (?), ...'
4. LH IIIA2: (1375 BC - 1320 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 153, 'LH IIIA2-C'
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 196, 'LH IIIA2-C'
5. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 153, 'LH IIIA2-C'
b. Papadopoulos [1979]: 25, '..., IIIB (?), ...'
c. AR[1955]: 17, ?? ' ... a Late Mycenaean cemetery ... '
d. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 196, 'LH IIIA2-C'
6. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 153, 'LH IIIA2-C'
b. Papadopoulos [1979]: 25, '..., IIIC, ...'
c. AR[1955]: 17, ?? ' ... a Late Mycenaean cemetery ... '
d. BCH [1951]: 114, ?? ' ... des tombeaux préhelléniques (vases mycéniens tardifs).'
e. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 196, 'LH IIIA2-C'
f. Paschalidis [2018]: 13, ' ... in use right through the LH IIIC period ... '
7. Sub Mycenaean: (1060 BC - 1000 BC)
a. Papadopoulos [1979]: 25, '..., SM'
b. Simpson [1981]: 155, ' ..., contained some pottery which may be contemporary with Sub-Mycenaean.'
NOTES
1. The artifact finds at Kanghadi are listed in Archaeological Reports [1955] 17 as ' ... a number of vases with an altogether peculiar style of decoration, bone beads from a necklace, and two bronze rings. ... a necklace of gold and another of bone beads, a small glass plaque with plant decoration, a large bronze pin-head and spindle whorls, and an animal-shaped vase with several other vases.'
2. Pottery from Kangadhi described in Vermeule [1960]. Page and item no: 5:4, 6:6, 7:14, 8:23, 11:43
3. The relative placement of the Kangadhi, Riolos, and Sotiroulas find sites follows Papadopoulos, 'Mycenaean Achaea', Part 2 [1978], 14, fig. 16. His fig. 3 (a) on p. 9 was taken from approximately 38.044577° N, 21.449515° E.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. BCH [1951]: Bulletin de correspondance hellénique. Volume 75. 1951., ''Achaïe'', pg. 114.
Online here.
2. JHS[1954]: Journal of Hellenic Studies, (74), 1954, ''Patras museum ... '', pg. 157.
Online here.
3. BCH [1955]: Bulletin de correspondance hellénique. Volume 79, 1955., 'Région de Patras', pg. 252.
Online here.
4. AR[1955]: Archaeological Reports, The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. (2) 1955., '', pg. 17.
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5. Ålin [1962]: Ålin, Per. Das Ende der mykenischen Fundstätten auf dem griechischen Festland. Carl Bloms Boktryckeri A.-B., Lund, 1962., 'Kanghadhi', pg. 67.
6. 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., 'Kanghadi', pg. 102.
7. Papadopoulos [1979]: Papadopoulos, Thanasis J.. Mycenaean Achaea; Part 1: Text. Paul Åströms Förlag, Göteborg, Sweden. 1979. Vol 1., '3. Kangadhi', pg. 25.
8. 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., 'Outside the adjacent village of Kangadi ... ', pg. 13.
Online here.
9. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'G 5 Kangadhi: Sotiroula and Mylos', pg. 153.
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., 'E 48 Kangadhi: Sotiroula and Mylos', pg. 196.
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11. Vermeule [1960]: Vermeule, Emily Townsend. ‘The Mycenaeans in Achaia’, American Journal of Archaeology (64:1) 1-21. 1960, '', Online here.