Psila Alonia at Aigeira
| PK | C681 |
| TITLE | Psila Alonia at Aigeira |
| WGS84 | 38.119677° N, 22.378763° E |
| Accuracy | 200 m. |
| LAT/LON | 38.119677, 22.378763 |
| LON/LAT | 22.378763, 38.119677 |
| DMS | 38° 7' 10.8372" N | , | 22° 22' 43.5468" E |
| W3W | linguistics, caves, astrology |
| UTM | 34 S, 620858, 4219991 |
| EGSA87 | 357737, 4220047 |
| Elevation m | 392 |
| Elevation feet | 1286.1 |
| Region | Achaea |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Cem
TYPE
1. Chamber Tomb. Ålin [1962], 61 ' ... in der Gegend Psila Alonia hat Verdelis 1956 ein Kammergrab ausgegraben.'2. Chamber Tomb. Åström [1965], 101 'N.M. Verdelis excavated a late Mycenaean chamber tomb at the locality Psila Alonia near Dherveni ... '
3. Chamber Tomb. Giannopoulos [2008], 93 '... mykenischen Kammergräber ...'
4. Chamber Tomb. Simpson [1981], 89 'They were of unusual type and contained several burial cists, similar to those in some Kephallenian cemeteries ...'
5. Chamber Tomb. Papadopoulos [1979], 37 ' ..., the late Ephor Verdelis excavated a Mycenaean chamber tomb with burial pits both in the chamber and in the dromos.'
6. Tomb. BCH [1958], 726 'Mr. Verdélis a fouillé une tombe á chambre au lieudit Psila Halonia (...), près de Derveni, á vingt minutes a l'Ouest des ruines de l'antique Aigeira; ...'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 89, 'They appear to be of similar date, i.e. LHIIIB-C.'
b. Papadopoulos [1979]: 37, 'LHIIIB - C'
c. BCH [1958]: 726, '...petits vases de la fin de l'époque mycénienne, ...'
d. Giannopoulos [2008]: 94, 'Die wenigen Beigaben, die die Gräber erbrachten, datieren in die Phasen SH IIIB-IIIC.'
e. Ålin [1962]: 62, ' ... kleine Vasen, die alle aus IIIB sind.'
2. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 89, 'They appear to be of similar date, i.e. LHIIIB-C.'
b. Papadopoulos [1979]: 37, 'LHIIIB - C'
c. BCH [1958]: 726, '...petits vases de la fin de l'époque mycénienne, ...'
d. Giannopoulos [2008]: 94, 'Die wenigen Beigaben, die die Gräber erbrachten, datieren in die Phasen SH IIIB-IIIC.'
e. Åström [1965]: 101, ? 'The tomb contained skeletons, vases of the Late Mycenaean period, ... ', 'A small alabastron-shaped vase of the late Mycenaean period was found in each of the two other pits.'
NOTE
1. Placed by following the directions in BCH[1958], p. 726. '...à vingt minutes a l'Ouest des ruines de l'antique Aigeira; elle était située sur le bord d'un ravin profond (fig. 13) qui sépare les deux sites.'
Simpson [1981] 89 has this as '1.5 km. to east-southeast of the acropolis, on the opposite side of a deep ravine.'
Aigeira acropolis is C487. I measured a path along the road from the acropolis, one and a half km., and reached 38.119620, 22.377916. It is, indeed, ESE of the acropolis and on the other side of a deep ravine, about 100 m. deep. For a note on the place name 'Psila Alonia' see this.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. BCH [1958]: Bulletin de correspondance hellénique. Volume 82, 1958., 'Dervéni', pg. 726.
See the drawing on p. 727, also on the same page, the photo labelled 'Fig. 13.'.
Online here.
2. Ålin [1962]: Ålin, Per. Das Ende der mykenischen Fundstätten auf dem griechischen Festland. Carl Bloms Boktryckeri A.-B., Lund, 1962., 'Derveni', pg. 61.
3. 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., 'Dherveni', pg. 101.
4. 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., 'Derveni', pg. 93.
5. Papadopoulos [1979]: Papadopoulos, Thanasis J.. Mycenaean Achaea; Part 1: Text. Paul Åströms Förlag, Göteborg, Sweden. 1979. Vol 1., '70. Dherveni (Psila Alonia)', pg. 37.
6. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'D 22 Derveni: Solos (Ancient Aigeira)', pg. 89.
'Chamber tombs were found at Psila Alonia, about 1.5 km. to east-southeast of the acropolis, on the opposite side of a deep ravine.'
Online here.