Olympia, Trypes - 2006
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Numéro de la notice
8296
Année de l'opération
2006
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Toponyme
Kladeos, Kladeon, Stravokefalon
Kladeos, Kladeon, Stravokefalon
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Description
Olympia, Trypes. Olympia Vikatou (Z’ EPKA) reports on work carried out at the Mycenaean cemetery in Trypes near the village of Kladeos. The cemetery is located on the gentle slope of the west bank of Kladeos River and was organised in four rows. It was first discovered in the 1960s by Petros Themelis who excavated six graves. The work continued in the late 1990s and the 2000s during which another ten graves were investigated, three of which had not been plundered. They contained primary and secondary burials as well as many grave goods. In addition, the excavation of chamber tomb 10 was completed, which was only partially investigated in the late 1990s.
Chamber tomb 10 has a dromos of 4.7 m. in length and 1.70 m. wide, sloping gently towards the entrance of the tomb. Three niches were carved on its sides, one in the east and two in the west. Only the two western niches contained burials and a few offerings.
Chamber tomb 14 consisted only of a dromos of 5.70 m. in length, 1.17 m. in width and 2.95 m. in height. A cist grave lined internally by long poros slabs was excavated on the floor of the dromos, about 2.50 m. in front of the chamber’s entrance. On the eastern side of the road there was a niche sealed with a rubble wall, from which a few pottery sherds and human bones in very poor condition were collected.
Chamber tomb 15 was located in the southernmost area of the cemetery and had been largely destroyed. The chamber was oval in shape and contained three burials aligned on a N-S axis, all very poorly preserved. In the western part of the chamber was a single pit burial covered by stone slabs 1.64 m. in length, 0.54 m. in width and 0.66 m. deep. No grave goods were identified apart from a spindle-whorl. Conversely, the rest of the chamber was richly furnished with nine stirrup jars, three alabastra, three large four-handled amphorae, two double-handle amphorae, two kalathoi, an askos, two small jugs, a very small hydria, two small amphorae, sherds of a skyphos, a bronze knife, two spindle-whorls and a glass bead (Fig. 1).
Chamber tomb 16 is located to the south-east of tomb 14 and was aligned on a N-S axis. The dromos was 10.50 m. long and 1.50 m. wide, with a range of finds including pottery sherds (Fig. 2) and flint chipped stone artefacts collected from its surface. Two niches were carved into the west wall of the dromos which were sealed with rubble and contained one burial each. One was in a semi-flexed position and grave goods were collected from only one burial. Another two niches were carved into the eastern side of the dromos, of which only one contained a burial. The second, very close to the chamber was found empty, which due to its small dimensions (0.70x0.30 m.) was probably that of a child. A burial pit was discovered on the floor of the dromos, containing a double burial and a few pottery sherds.
Close to the rubble wall which sealed the entrance to the chamber was a clay figurine and traces of burning. The entrance was 1.65 m. high and 1.10 m. in width, with primary and secondary burials identified in the north-western and northern part of the chamber. On the floor were four pits in which there were primary and secondary burials. The primary burials were aligned on a N-S axis.
Grave goods from the chamber were numerous and included piriform jars, five large complete amphorae and four broken ones, 16 stirrup jars, a dipper, two small amphorae, three straight-sided alabastra, three juglets, a lekythos, an askos, a two-handled shallow angular bowl, a kylix, two three-handled alabastra, a bronze spear-point, two spindle-whorls and a few glass plates.
In close proximity to grave 13 was a pit grave (1.95x0.6x0.8) covered by slabs. On top of these in the south-west corner of the burial were the remnants of secondary burial with a lamp. Within the pit were two burials, one primary and the other secondary, along with two lamps of the Hellenistic period.
Chamber tomb 10 has a dromos of 4.7 m. in length and 1.70 m. wide, sloping gently towards the entrance of the tomb. Three niches were carved on its sides, one in the east and two in the west. Only the two western niches contained burials and a few offerings.
Chamber tomb 14 consisted only of a dromos of 5.70 m. in length, 1.17 m. in width and 2.95 m. in height. A cist grave lined internally by long poros slabs was excavated on the floor of the dromos, about 2.50 m. in front of the chamber’s entrance. On the eastern side of the road there was a niche sealed with a rubble wall, from which a few pottery sherds and human bones in very poor condition were collected.
Chamber tomb 15 was located in the southernmost area of the cemetery and had been largely destroyed. The chamber was oval in shape and contained three burials aligned on a N-S axis, all very poorly preserved. In the western part of the chamber was a single pit burial covered by stone slabs 1.64 m. in length, 0.54 m. in width and 0.66 m. deep. No grave goods were identified apart from a spindle-whorl. Conversely, the rest of the chamber was richly furnished with nine stirrup jars, three alabastra, three large four-handled amphorae, two double-handle amphorae, two kalathoi, an askos, two small jugs, a very small hydria, two small amphorae, sherds of a skyphos, a bronze knife, two spindle-whorls and a glass bead (Fig. 1).
Chamber tomb 16 is located to the south-east of tomb 14 and was aligned on a N-S axis. The dromos was 10.50 m. long and 1.50 m. wide, with a range of finds including pottery sherds (Fig. 2) and flint chipped stone artefacts collected from its surface. Two niches were carved into the west wall of the dromos which were sealed with rubble and contained one burial each. One was in a semi-flexed position and grave goods were collected from only one burial. Another two niches were carved into the eastern side of the dromos, of which only one contained a burial. The second, very close to the chamber was found empty, which due to its small dimensions (0.70x0.30 m.) was probably that of a child. A burial pit was discovered on the floor of the dromos, containing a double burial and a few pottery sherds.
Close to the rubble wall which sealed the entrance to the chamber was a clay figurine and traces of burning. The entrance was 1.65 m. high and 1.10 m. in width, with primary and secondary burials identified in the north-western and northern part of the chamber. On the floor were four pits in which there were primary and secondary burials. The primary burials were aligned on a N-S axis.
Grave goods from the chamber were numerous and included piriform jars, five large complete amphorae and four broken ones, 16 stirrup jars, a dipper, two small amphorae, three straight-sided alabastra, three juglets, a lekythos, an askos, a two-handled shallow angular bowl, a kylix, two three-handled alabastra, a bronze spear-point, two spindle-whorls and a few glass plates.
In close proximity to grave 13 was a pit grave (1.95x0.6x0.8) covered by slabs. On top of these in the south-west corner of the burial were the remnants of secondary burial with a lamp. Within the pit were two burials, one primary and the other secondary, along with two lamps of the Hellenistic period.
Auteur de la notice
Michael Loy
Références bibliographiques
ADelt 62 (2007) Chr., 415-417
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Date de création
2020-05-29 15:42:46
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2024-01-17 09:33:47
Figure(s)
Fig. 1/ Chamber grave 15 burial surface
Fig. 2/ Pottery from chamber grave 16