Galatas Magoula: Tholos 2
| PK | C885 |
| TITLE | Galatas Magoula: Tholos 2 |
| WGS84 | 37.501963° N, 23.423606° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 37.501963, 23.423606 |
| LON/LAT | 23.423606, 37.501963 |
| DMS | 37° 30' 7.0668" N | , | 23° 25' 24.9816" E |
| W3W | permissions, forays, primly |
| UTM | 34 S, 714234, 4153319 |
| EGSA87 | 448905, 4150427 |
| Elevation m | 27 |
| Elevation feet | 88.6 |
| Region | Argolid |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Tholos
TYPE
1. Tholos. Konsolaki-Yannopoulou [2014], 1 '.. discovery and excavation of the important tholos tombs on the hill of Megale Magoula ...'2. Tholos. Konsolaki-Yannopoulou [2015], 485 'Tomb 2, a small tholos with a rudimentary dromos ...'
3. Tholos. BCH Online, 1935 'Three tholos tombs ...', 'The small tomb 2 (Pelon's Class A, base diameter 3.8m) was, as tomb 1, robbed in antiquity.'
4. Tholos. Kousoulas [2015], 4
5. Tholos. Konsolaki-Yiannopoulou [2006], 72 'Three early tholos tombs of varied size ... '
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)
a. Konsolaki-Yannopoulou [2014]: 1, "'..., began in the LH II period, the time of the construction of tholos tombs 2 and 3 at Megale Magoula.'"
b. Konsolaki-Yannopoulou [2015]: 490, '...it was built...most probably sometime early in LH II.'
2. LH IIB: (1470 BC - 1410 BC)
a. BCH Online: 1935, 'Surviving goods date both tombs (Tombs 1 and 2, RHC) to LHIIB-IIIB and attest to their elite status.'
b. Konsolaki-Yiannopoulou [2006]: 72, ' ... a few grave goods survived to attest to the chronology (LH IIB-IIIB) ... ', 'The architectural features of Tombs 1 and 2 as well as the earliest pottery included in the grave-goods point to a date of construction within LH IIB.'
3. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
a. BCH Online: 1935, 'Surviving goods date both tombs (Tombs 1 and 2, RHC) to LHIIB-IIIB and attest to their elite status.'
b. Konsolaki-Yiannopoulou [2006]: 72, ' ... a few grave goods survived to attest to the chronology (LH IIB-IIIB) ... '
4. LH IIIB1: (1320 BC - 1250 BC)
a. Konsolaki-Yannopoulou [2015]: 490, 'The evidence of the pottery shows a continuation of its use into LH IIIB1.'
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. BCH Online: Archaeology in Greece Online/Chronique des fouilles en ligne, 'Megali Magoula - Galatas', no. 1935.
Online here.
Online here.
2. Konsolaki-Yannopoulou [2014]: Konsolaki-Yiannopoulou, Eleni. Archaeology News Network, 10/30/2014., 'The Mycenaean Chamber Tombs At Apatheia, Troezen', pg. 1.
Online here.
Online here.
3. Konsolaki-Yannopoulou [2015]: Konsolaki-Yiannopoulou, Eleni. ‘Structural analysis of the tholos tombs at Megali Magoula, Galatas (Troezenia)’, Schallin and Tournavitou [2015], pp. 483-502., 'Tomb 2', pg. 488.
Online here.
4. Konsolaki-Yiannopoulou [2006]: Konsolaki-Yiannopoulou, Eleni. ‘The Middle Helladic Establishment at Megali Magoula, Galatas (Troizinia)’, in Philippa-Touchais et al. [2006], pp. 67-76, 'Tomb 2 is very small ... ', pg. 72.
Online here.
5. Kousoulas [2015]: Kousoulas, Demetrios. Poster delivered at the International Conference “Athens and Attica in Prehistory” Athens, 27th-31st May 2015., 'Comparison to the LH-tholos Tombs of the Peloponnese', pg. 4.
Online here.
6. Philippa-Touchais et al. [2006]: Philippa-Touchais, Anna, Gilles Touchais, Sofia Voutsaki and James Wright (eds.). Mesohelladika; La Grèce continentale au Bronze Moyen. Actes du colloque international organisé par L'École Française d'Athènes en collaboration avec l'American School of Classical Studies at Athens et le Netherlands Institute in Athens, Athènes, 8-12 mars 2006. Bulletin de Correspondance Hellénique Supplement no. 52., '',