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Tenea Necropolis

PK	C7745
TITLE	Tenea Necropolis
WGS84	37.79507° N, 22.871343° E
Accuracy	100 m.

LAT/LON	37.79507, 22.871343
LON/LAT	22.871343, 37.79507

DMS

37° 47' 42.252" N

22° 52' 16.8348" E

W3W	replenishes, moisten, fads
UTM	34 S, 664762.43, 4184727.28
EGSA87	400481, 4183390

Elevation m	334
Elevation feet	1095.8
Region	Corinthia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Cem

TYPE

1.    Artifacts.   Morgan [1999], 474    ' ... plus two bronze finger rings in three pieces (MF-10-102-104), and four pairs of straight bronze pins (MF-10-092-095).... '
2.    Artifacts.   Wiseman [1978], 90    ' ... which contained 10 bronze pins and three bronze finger rings ... '
3.    Pottery.   Morgan [1999], 474    ' ... contains three vases (C-58-2-4) ... ', 'A further three vases almost certainly came from the same grave (C-58-5-7).'
4.    Pottery.   Lawrence [1964], 91    Three vases found by accident on 12/20/1958. An Amphora, a pitcher, and an Aryballos.
5.    Pottery.   Wiseman [1978], 90    ' ... in addition to pottery.'
6.    Tomb.   Lawrence [1964], 91    'Grave at Athikia'
7.    Tomb.   Wiseman [1978], 90    'More recently an Early Geometric grave from the farm of Mr. Theodoropoulos of Athíkia was discovered ... '

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Early Iron Age: (1200 BC - 960 BC)
    a.    Morgan [1999]: 474, 'EIA: MG I'

2. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
    a.    Lawrence [1964]: 91, 'The aryballos, A 3, ... is the largest of the Geometric aryballoi at Corinth ... '

3. Early Geometric: (900 BC - 850 BC)
    a.    Lawrence [1964]: 91, 'Early Geometric Amphora'
    b.    Wiseman [1978]: 90, 'More recently an Early Geometric grave ... '

4. Middle Geometric I: (850 BC - 800 BC)
    a.    Morgan [1999]: 474, 'EIA: MG I'

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Lawrence [1964]: Lawrence, Patricia. ‘Five Grave Groups from the Corinthia’, Hesperia (33:2), pp. 89-107, 'Grave at Athikia (Ancient Tenea)', pg. 91. Online here.

2. 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, '17 Athikia; 1) Grave 1958-1', pg. 474.

3. Wiseman [1978]: Wiseman, James. The Land of the Ancient Corinthians. Paul Aströms Förlag, Göteborg, Sweden, '4. The Region of Athíkia; 'More recently an Early Geometric grave ... '', pg. 90.