- Chora, Lygudista, Ligoudista
Pylos, Palace of Nestor. S. Stocker (ASCSA) and J. Davis (Director, ASCSA) report on the 2009 study season. Human remains from Mycenaean chamber tombs at Kato Rouga in Chora and from a third tomb in the Kokkevis group at Kato Englianos were examined. Study of wall-plaster and floor-plaster continued, and documentation of all painted plaster remaining in situ in the palace was begun. Study of Byzantine artefacts from the Northeast Gateway was completed, as was examination of Middle Helladic...
Pylos. S. Stocker (ASCSA) and J.L. Davis (Director, ASCSA) report on a further study season. Examination of faunal remains and their archaeological contexts has now been completed. Some 13,000 specimens, from the end of the EBA until the final destruction of the Palace of Nestor, have been studied; EMyc deposits are particularly well represented. Study of human remains and artefacts from graves is nearly finished. LHIIIA is the principal period of use of chamber tombs associated with the...
Chora Messenias, area of the Palace of Nestor. D. Kosmopoulos (2008) and X. Arapogianni (2009) (ΛΗ’ EΠKA) report on discoveries in the vicinity of the Palace of Nestor resulting from excavation for pipes being laid along the Chora-Pylos road. A section of trench 1m wide within the archaeological zone of the site revealed coarseware ceramics, drinking vessels and other decorated finewares (kylikes, stirrup-jars, jugs) dating to the LH III period. At a location c. 180-200 m SW of the...
Englianos. X. Arapogianni (ΛΗ’ ΕΠΚΑ) reports the discovery of a Mycenaean tomb (K-3) beside Tomb K-1 (previously excavated by the ASCSA). The tomb, oriented north-south with a south-facing entrance, is an irregular trapezoidal shape (3.6m north-south and 3.1m east-west) with a 9.3m-long dromos which is 1.92m wide at the entrance and 0.9m at the exit. The roof of the tomb had collapsed. In the dromos were a large number of sherds, seven kylikes, a spouted flask with signs of burning, and...
Volimidia (Kalogeropoulou property). G. Korres (Athens) reports the excavation of a chamber tomb similar to those previously known from this area, with a round chamber (5m in diameter) and beehive superstructure. Oriented north-south with the dromos (6.7 x 1.9m) to the south, the chamber is preserved to a height of 1.9m. Sherds including kylix fragments, and a Φ figurine were recovered from the dromos. An older, rectangular grave on the east side of the dromos contained a Middle Helladic vase....
En 1996, des travaux de voirie ont recoupé, le long de la route de Chora au palais de Nestor, près de la tombe à tholos d'Ano Englianos et du palais, plusieurs tronçons de murs dont certains dateraient des époques mycénienne et romaine. AD 51 (1996) [2001] Β'1, p. 189-190 [X....