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Mycenae: Tumulus

PKC6570
TITLEMycenae: 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

W3Wobservations, curtsey, shall
UTM34 S, 653126, 4175008
EGSA87 388541, 4174050

Elevation m75
Elevation feet 246.1
RegionArgolid





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.

Nearest shoreline

The closest shoreline to C6570 is at 37.59049° N, 22.76785° E, a straight-line distance of 13 km and 525 m.