Mavrospelies
| PK | C7724 |
| TITLE | Mavrospelies |
| WGS84 | 37.905884° N, 22.837155° E |
| Accuracy | 100 m. |
| LAT/LON | 37.905884, 22.837155 |
| LON/LAT | 22.837155, 37.905884 |
| DMS | 37° 54' 21.1824" N | , | 22° 50' 13.758" E |
| W3W | stalled, nearly, silt |
| UTM | 34 S, 661510.07, 4196963.86 |
| EGSA87 | 397624, 4195722 |
| Elevation m | 75 |
| Elevation feet | 246.1 |
| Region | Corinthia |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Tomb
TYPE
1. Artifacts. Lawrence [1964], 89 'The sarcophagus was a single block of poros limestone, ... '2. Artifacts. Morgan [1999], 'A monolithic poros sarcophagus .. '
3. Cem. Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015], 'Type: Necropolis'
4. Pottery. Lawrence [1964], 89 ' ..., from which three vases (all the objects?) were brought to the museum ... '
5. Pottery. Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015], 'Finds Clay Vessels; Placement: Inside an amphora, 2 aryballoi'
6. Pottery. Morgan [1999], 470 ' ... with three associated vessels ... '
7. Tomb. Wiseman [1978], 100 ' ... a grave of the Early Geometric period was recently discovered.'
8. Tomb. Lawrence [1964], 89 ' ..., the deep plow had opened a grave, ... '
9. Tomb. Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015], 'The smaller 2 (graves, rhc) are G, the larger 2 are A of the first half of the 6th c. BC, and the last must belong to the 5th c. BC.'
10. Tomb. Morgan [1999], 470 'EG grave ... in a hollow on the W side of the Aetopetra ridge, ... '
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
a. Lawrence [1964]: 90, 'M 3 Handmade Geometric Aryballos.'
2. Early Geometric: (900 BC - 850 BC)
a. Morgan [1999]: 470, 'EG grave ... '
b. Wiseman [1978]: 100, ' ... a grave of the Early Geometric period ... '
c. Lawrence [1964]: 89, 'M 1 Early Geometric Amphora.'
d. Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015]: , 'Chronological Period: From EG to LG', 'Date: 9th c. BC, 1st half'
3. Middle Geometric: (850 BC - 760 BC)
a. Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015]: , 'Chronological Period: From EG to LG'
4. Late Geometric: (760 BC - 700 BC)
a. Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015]: , 'Chronological Period: From EG to LG'
NOTE
1. For the process by which the position of Mavrospelies was determined see this blog entry.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Lawrence [1964]: Lawrence, Patricia. ‘Five Grave Groups from the Corinthia’, Hesperia (33:2), pp. 89-107, 'Grave at Mavrospelaies', pg. 89.
Online here.
2. Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015]: Mazarakis Ainian, Alexander . Η Κοινωνική Αρχαιολογία του Ελληνικού Κόσμου κατά την Πρώιμη Εποχή του Σιδήρου και την Πρώιμη Αρχαϊκή περίοδο (The Aristeia Project: The Social Archeology of the Greek World during the Early Iron Age and the Early Archaic period), 'Maurospelaies', Online here.
3. Morgan [1999]: Morgan, Catherine. Isthmia VIII; The Late Bronze Age Settlement and Early Iron Age Sanctuary . The American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Princeton, New Jersey, '9 Mavrospelies', pg. 470.
4. Wiseman [1978]: Wiseman, James. The Land of the Ancient Corinthians. Paul Aströms Förlag, Göteborg, Sweden, ''Not far from Aetópetra and in the ravine of Mavrospeliés ... '', pg. 100.