Magiras, Kioupia - 2006
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Record ID
8298
Activity Date
2006
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Magiras
Magiras
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Magiras, Kioupia. Olympia Vikatou (Z’ EPKA) reports on the discovery of a new Mycenaean cemetery close to another known since the 1960s, when six Submycenaean burial pithoi were investigated by Petros Themelis. Mageiras is located 3 km. from Olympia in an area where the Mycenaean cemeteries of Trypes Kladeou and Stravokephalos are also located.
The graves were located on the steep slopes of a hill near the Kladeos River and to the west of the entrance to the village and were carved from marmaria, the characteristic bedrock of the area. The graves were arranged in rows and aligned on a N-S axis, with their dromoi facing south.
Chamber tomb 1 had a dromos 3.90 m. long by 1.50 m. wide, while fragments of kylikes were collected from the floor of the dromos. The entrance which was 1.25 m. high, 0.8 m. wide and 0.65 m. in thickness was blocked by rubble. The chamber was almost circular in plan (3.5x4.0 m.), in which there were five sets of poorly preserved remains. The bodies had been placed at different orientations and were all associated with grave goods (Fig. 1).
Chamber tomb 2 had a dromos 7.70 m. long by 2.10 m. wide, with an entrance of 1.85 m. high by 1.35 m. wide, blocked with rubble. Painted pottery sherds, fragments of kylikes and pot bases were collected from the dromos and rubble blocking the entrance. The grave was almost circular (4.7x4.1 m.). In the chamber were three primary and two secondary sets of remains, all accompanied by grave goods including an amphora, a kernos, a dipper, an alabastron, a miniature pithamphoriskos (Figs. 2, 3) and spindle-whorls, three glass plaques depicting the shape of a nautilus shell and three spherical beads of faience and one of glass.
Chamber tomb 3 was located approximately 5 m. away from tomb 1. The dromos was partly damaged due to pine trees. The rubble wall blocking the entrance was 0.90 m. high and 0.60 m. wide. The chamber was almost circular (2.45×3.10 m.), within which were three burials with grave goods including many glass beads, two tiny anthropomorphic beads (Fig. 4), two dippers, a bronze knife, two spindle-whorls and a pithamphoriskos.
The graves were located on the steep slopes of a hill near the Kladeos River and to the west of the entrance to the village and were carved from marmaria, the characteristic bedrock of the area. The graves were arranged in rows and aligned on a N-S axis, with their dromoi facing south.
Chamber tomb 1 had a dromos 3.90 m. long by 1.50 m. wide, while fragments of kylikes were collected from the floor of the dromos. The entrance which was 1.25 m. high, 0.8 m. wide and 0.65 m. in thickness was blocked by rubble. The chamber was almost circular in plan (3.5x4.0 m.), in which there were five sets of poorly preserved remains. The bodies had been placed at different orientations and were all associated with grave goods (Fig. 1).
Chamber tomb 2 had a dromos 7.70 m. long by 2.10 m. wide, with an entrance of 1.85 m. high by 1.35 m. wide, blocked with rubble. Painted pottery sherds, fragments of kylikes and pot bases were collected from the dromos and rubble blocking the entrance. The grave was almost circular (4.7x4.1 m.). In the chamber were three primary and two secondary sets of remains, all accompanied by grave goods including an amphora, a kernos, a dipper, an alabastron, a miniature pithamphoriskos (Figs. 2, 3) and spindle-whorls, three glass plaques depicting the shape of a nautilus shell and three spherical beads of faience and one of glass.
Chamber tomb 3 was located approximately 5 m. away from tomb 1. The dromos was partly damaged due to pine trees. The rubble wall blocking the entrance was 0.90 m. high and 0.60 m. wide. The chamber was almost circular (2.45×3.10 m.), within which were three burials with grave goods including many glass beads, two tiny anthropomorphic beads (Fig. 4), two dippers, a bronze knife, two spindle-whorls and a pithamphoriskos.
Author
Michael Loy
Bibliographic reference(s)
ADelt 62 (2007) Chr., 422-423
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2020-05-29 15:56:11
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2024-01-17 09:34:57
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Fig. 1/ Pottery from chamber grave 1
Fig. 2/ Pottery from chamber grave 2
Fig. 3/ Pottery from chamber grave 2
Fig. 4/ Anthropomorphic beads from chamber grave 3