Site details
Mycenae: Tumulus
| PK | C6570 |
| TITLE | Mycenae: Tumulus |
| WGS84 | 37.70953274° N, 22.73718745° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 37.70953274, 22.73718745 |
| LON/LAT | 22.73718745, 37.70953274 |
| DMS | 37° 42' 34.3179" N | , | 22° 44' 13.8748" E |
| W3W | observations, curtsey, shall |
| UTM | 34 S, 653126, 4175008 |
| EGSA87 | 388541, 4174050 |
| Elevation m | 75 |
| Elevation feet | 246.1 |
| Region | Argolid |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Tumulus
TYPE
1. Tumulus. Iakovidis et al. [2003], 59 'Fully excavated burial tumulus at Khania used for the deposition of cremation burials.'2. Tumulus. AR[1984], 21 ' ... the discovery in 1984, ..., of a substantial 12th cent. B.C. funerary tumulus at Chania between Myccenae-Phichtion and Monastiraki.'
3. Tumulus. BCH [1985], 776 'Un grand tumulus de la fin de l'époque mycénienne ... '
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
a. Iakovidis et al. [2003]: 59, 'From the pottery evidence the use of the tumulus can be dated to LH IIIC Middle.'
b. AR[1984]: 21, ' ... a substantial 12th cent. B.C. funerary tumulus ... '
c. BCH [1985]: 776, ' ... fin de l'epoque mycénienne ... '
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. BCH [1985]: Bulletin de correspondance hellénique. Volume 109, 1985., 'Mycènes. Fouilles du Service archéologique.', pg. 776.
Online here.
2. AR[1984]: Archaeological Reports. The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. (31) 1984., 'Mycenae.', pg. 21.
Online here.
3. Iakovidis et al. [2003]: Iakovidis, Spyros, and Elizabeth B. French, Kim Shelton, Charalambos Ioannides, Anton Jansen, John Lavery. Archaeological Atlas of Mycenae. The Archaeological Society at Athens Library, no. 229. 2003., 'J1:02; Burial tumulus', pg. 59.