Kamilari: Tholos C
| PK | C6879 |
| TITLE | Kamilari: Tholos C |
| WGS84 | 35.044604° N, 24.788353° E |
| Accuracy | 20 m. |
| LAT/LON | 35.044604, 24.788353 |
| LON/LAT | 24.788353, 35.044604 |
| DMS | 35° 2' 40.5744" N | , | 24° 47' 18.0708" E |
| W3W | hilltop, gather, ropes |
| UTM | 35 S, 298275.92, 3880225.76 |
| EGSA87 | 571752, 3877985 |
| Elevation m | 56 |
| Elevation feet | 183.7 |
| Region | Crete |
| Subregion | Pyrgiotissa |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Tholos
TYPE
1. Tholos. Branigan [1976], 'The tholos tomb described here was first discovered by the writer in 1966, ... '2. Tholos. Girella and Caloi (eds.) [2019], 647 'La Tholos C fu scoperta per la prima volta nel 1966 da Keith Branigan ... '
3. Tomb. Goodison and Guarita [2005], 171 'The Mesara-type tombs are circular stone-built structures a number of which show traces of an original corbelled 'tholos' roof.'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Early Minoan: (3100 BC - 2200 BC)
a. Goodison and Guarita [2005]: 185, '?EM, ... '
2. Middle Minoan: (2100 BC - 1675 BC)
a. Goodison and Guarita [2005]: 185, ' ..., MM ... '
3. Middle Minoan I: (2100 BC - 1900 BC)
a. Branigan [1976]: 169, In 1966 however, I found several sherds of black-washed Middle Minoan pottery around the tomb chamber, and these, and several features of the tombs architecture ,suggest that it was built and used in MM.I-Il.
4. Middle Minoan IB: (1900 BC - 1850 BC)
a. Girella and Caloi (eds.) [2019]: 648, ' ... e minoica databile al MM IB, MM II ... '
5. Middle Minoan II: (1850 BC - 1750 BC)
a. Branigan [1976]: 169, In 1966 however, I found several sherds of black-washed Middle Minoan pottery around the tomb chamber, and these, and several features of the tombs architecture ,suggest that it was built and used in MM.I-Il.
b. Girella and Caloi (eds.) [2019]: 648, ' ... e minoica databile al MM IB, MM II ... '
6. Middle Minoan III: (1750 BC - 1675 BC)
a. Girella and Caloi (eds.) [2019]: 648, ' ... e forse del MM III è stato identificato'
NOTES
1. Branigan [1976] 167 described the position of this tholos as 150 m to the ESE of Tholos A. Goodison & Guarita describe a walk, about 250 m in length, along a path leading from Tholos A, downhill and with a turn to the right (SW). The position I've chosen preserves most of these two descriptions. Maps (e.g. Girella and Kaloi [2019] 18, Fig. I.1) persist in showing Tholos C to the SW of Tholos A and at the bottom of the valley; I feel that this is too striking a difference from Branigan's description to be correct.
2. A floor plan of the tomb in Branigan [1976] 168, Fig. 1.
3. For more see Girella [2017].
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Branigan [1976]: Branigan, Keith. ‘A New Tholos Tomb at Kamilari, Crete’, Studi Micenei ed Egeo-Anatolici (17) 167-171. 1976., '', pg. 167.
Online here.
2. Girella [2017]: Girella, Luca. ‘The Kamilari Tholos Tombs Project: New light on an old excavation’, 11th International Cretological Congress, Rethymno, 21-27 October 2011, Rethymno. 2018, '', Online here.
3. Girella and Caloi (eds.) [2019]: Girella, Luca and Ilaria Caloi, editors. Kamilari; Una Necropoli di Tombe a Tholos nella Messarà (Creta). Monografie della Scuola Archeologica Italliana di Atene e delle Missioni Italiane in Oriente, XXIX, Athens, Greece, 'VIII. La Tholos C', pg. 647.
Online here.
4. Goodison and Guarita [2005]: Goodison, Lucy and Carlos Guarita. ‘A New Catalogue of the Mesara-Type Tombs’, Studi Micenei ed Egeo-Anatolici [47], pp. 171-212, 2005, '27. Kamilari C', pg. 185.
Online here.
5. Pelon [1976]: Pelon, Olivier. Tholoi, tumuli et cercles funéraires; Recherches sur les monuments funéraires de plan circulaire dan l'Égée de l’Âge du Bronze (IIIe at IIe millénaires av. J.-C). Bibliothèques de l'École française d'Athènes et de Rome - Série Athènes, 229. 1976., 'Kamilari III', pg. 462.
Online here.