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Ayios Gerasimos: Chamber Tomb

PK	C7751
TITLE	Ayios Gerasimos: Chamber Tomb
WGS84	37.933997° N, 22.860564° E
Accuracy	10 m.

LAT/LON	37.933997, 22.860564
LON/LAT	22.860564, 37.933997

DMS

37° 56' 2.3892" N

22° 51' 38.0304" E

W3W	sunlight, furnace, tigress
UTM	34 S, 663505.93, 4200124.24
EGSA87	399720, 4198816

Elevation m	15
Elevation feet	49.2
Region	Corinthia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Chamber Tomb

TYPE

1.    Chamber Tomb.   Wiseman [1978], 99    ' ... a Mycenaean chamber tomb was excavated ca. 50 m. west of the church by the late S. Charitonides ... '
2.    Chamber Tomb.   BCH [1953], 112    'La « tombe à chambre » mycénienne découverte en 1951 ... '
3.    Pottery.   Wiseman [1978], 99    ' ..., contained three vases of LH IIIB type: a stirrup jar, a miniature three-handled krater, and a jug.'
4.    Pottery.   BCH [1953], 112    'Elle contenait un vase et quelques tessons.'
5.    Sherds.   Wiseman [1978], 99    ' ... some sherds were recovered from the same tomb in April, 1953.'
6.    Sherds.   BCH [1953], 112    'Elle contenait un vase et quelques tessons.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
    a.    Wiseman [1978]: 99, 'The pre-classical surface sherds are almost exclusively Early and Late Helladic; ... '

2. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Wiseman [1978]: 99, 'The pre-classical surface sherds are almost exclusively Early and Late Helladic; ... '
    b.    BCH [1953]: 112, 'La « tombe à chambre » mycénienne ... '

3. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Wiseman [1978]: 99, ' ... three vases of LH IIIB type: ... '

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. BCH [1953]: Bulletin de correspondance hellénique. Volume 77. 1953., 'Corinthe.', pg. 112. Online here.

2. Wiseman [1978]: Wiseman, James. The Land of the Ancient Corinthians. Paul Aströms Förlag, Göteborg, Sweden, '1. Áyios Yerásimos', pg. 99.