Katarraktis: Karela
| PK | C657 |
| TITLE | Katarraktis: Karela |
| WGS84 | 38.094248° N, 21.809682° E |
| Accuracy | Unknown |
| LAT/LON | 38.094248, 21.809682 |
| LON/LAT | 21.809682, 38.094248 |
| DMS | 38° 5' 39.2928" N | , | 21° 48' 34.8552" E |
| W3W | unthinkable, responsibly, politely |
| UTM | 34 S, 570997, 4216582 |
| EGSA87 | 307781, 4218250 |
| Elevation m | 424 |
| Elevation feet | 1391.1 |
| Region | Achaea |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Chamber Tomb
TYPE
1. Cem. Moschos [2007], 35 'Part of a chamber tomb cemetery ... '2. Chamber tomb. Giannopoulos [2008], 42 '... sieben Kammergräber ausgrub.'
3. Chamber Tomb. Papadopoulos [1979], 31 '...seven Mycenaean chamber tombs at the foot of a steep hill, south of the road leading from Patras to Katarraktis, ...'
4. Chamber Tomb. Simpson [1981], 91 'To west of Katarraktis, seven Mycenaean chamber tombs were excavated in 1920 at the foot of the steep hill to south of the road to Patras, at a point described as below the 28th km. mark.'
5. Chamber Tomb. Ålin [1962], 65 'An einem Hügelhang wurde von Kyparissis 1920 eine Kammergräbernekropole untersucht.'
6. Chamber Tomb. Åström [1965], 103 ' ..., Kyparissis excavated in 1920 seven Mycenaean chamber tombs at the feet of a steep hill south of the road leading from Patras to Katarraktis, below the 28 kilometer mark, west of Katarraktis.'
7. Chamber Tomb. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 89 'In 1920 seven LH chamber tombs were excavated at the foot of the steep hill to S of the road to Patras, W of Katarraktis below the 28th km. mark.'
8. Pottery. Åström [1965], 103 'The pottery ... was not published.'
9. Pottery. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 89 'The pottery was not published.'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 91, 'LH G'
b. Ålin [1962]: 65, '... die 7 untersuchten scheinen alle spätmykenisch gewesen zu sein...'
2. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Papadopoulos [1979]: 31, 'LH IIIB-C G'
3. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
a. Papadopoulos [1979]: 31, 'LH IIIB-C G'
b. Giannopoulos [2008]: 42, ' von Papadopoulos in die Phase SH IIIC datiert worden.'
4. Late Geometric: (760 BC - 700 BC)
a. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 89, 'LG cist tombs were also excavated here ... and others observed.'
NOTE
1. This is the seven chamber tombs.
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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., 'Katarraktis', pg. 65.
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., 'Katarraktis', pg. 103.
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., ''Die erste, auf mykenische Befunde bezogene Grabunsuntersuchung ...'', pg. 42.
4. Moschos [2007]: Moschos, Ioannes. Οι Μυκηναίοι στην Αχαϊα (Mycenaeans in Achaia). ΦΑΙΔΙΜΟΣ I, Patra, 2007., 'Part of a chamber tomb cemetery ... at Bouga-Karela, near Rodia; ... ', pg. 35.
Online here.
5. Papadopoulos [1979]: Papadopoulos, Thanasis J.. Mycenaean Achaea; Part 1: Text. Paul Åströms Förlag, Göteborg, Sweden. 1979. Vol 1., '35. Rhodia-Bouga', pg. 31.
6. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'D 41 Katarraktis: (Near the 28th km. mark)', 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 52 Katarraktis: Near 28th Km. Mark', pg. 89.
Online here.