PKey Report
PKC877
TITLEMyloi-Kiveri: Cem
WGS84 37.536869° N, 22.717095° E
Accuracy 100 m.

LAT/LON 37.536869, 22.717095
LON/LAT 22.717095, 37.536869

DMS 37° 32' 12.7284" N,22° 43' 1.542" E

W3Wdecisive, divide, jungle
UTM34 S, 651705, 4155817
EGSA87 386508, 4154917

Elevation m18
Elevation feet 59.1
RegionArgolid





GENERAL SITE TYPE  Chamber Tomb

TYPE

1.    Chamber Tomb.   BCH [1958], 713    'Mr. Verdelis a exploré une tombe à chambre ..., connue depuis longtemps, ...'

2.    Chamber Tomb.   Bintliff [1977], 316    'Three Mycenaean chamber tombs were examined by Verdelis in 1957 (BCH 1958:713).'

3.    Chamber Tomb.   Ålin [1962], 45    ' ... grub Verdelis 1957 ein Kammergrab aus.'

4.    Chamber Tomb.   Simpson [1981], 25    '... a LH III chamber tomb was excavated and two others noted...'



PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)

    a.    Bintliff [1977]: 316 '...Mycenaean...'

    b.    Ålin [1962]: 45 'In einer von 2 Gruben in der Kammer wurden 10 spätmykenische Bügelkannen gefunden, ... '

2. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)

    a.    Simpson [1981]: 25 'About two kilometers south of Myloi, near the junction of the Argos Tripolis road and the road to Kiveri, a LH III chamber tomb was excavated ... '

3. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)

    a.    BCH [1958]: 713 '...dix vases à etriere de la fin du mycénien, ...'


NOTES

1.  I cannot place this based simply on Simpson's directions. I have marked the intersection.

2.  A correspondent, Dr. Hajo Becker, informs me (9/2021) that, in a search for C877, he came across a feature which might be the sought-after location. He says: "I started my search on the West side of the junction because it seemed more probable that tombs were built there on the slope of the hill facing the sea than on the other side where the land is very flat. What I found was a circular depression about 2 m in diameter, filled with earth, stones and clay fragments. See the first photograph. I was very unsure about it since there was also no indication of a dromos." The position that he suggests, to within 10 m, is 37.538067 N, 22.714834 E. I have marked this as F6630. Dr. Becker sends on a photograph of his discovery which I reproduce here.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1.  BCH [1958]:  Bulletin de correspondance hellénique. Volume 82, 1958., 'Myloi.', pg. 713. The tomb is located 'at the point where the route from Argos divides towards Tripolis and Kyveri.' (my translation)
Online here.

2.  Ålin [1962]:  Ålin, Per. Das Ende der mykenischen Fundstätten auf dem griechischen Festland. Carl Bloms Boktryckeri A.-B., Lund, 1962., 'Myli', pg. 45. 'At the words: '2 km. südlich des Dorfes, ... '

3.  Bintliff [1977]:  Bintliff, John L.. Natural Environment and Human Settlement in Prehistoric Greece; based on original fieldwork, Part i. BAR Supplementary Series 28(i). British Archaeological Reports. 122, Banbury Road, Oxford OX2 7BP, England., '', pg. 316. Online here.

4.  Simpson [1981]:  Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'A 19 Myloi: Ancient Lerna', pg. 25. 'About two kilometres south of Myloi, near the junction of the Argos Tripolis road and the road to Kiveri ...'
Online here.



PHOTOS AND IMAGES


Feature which is a candidate for the remains of C877. 9/2021.
Dr. Hajo Becker asserts his rights to this photograph under Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0).