The Mycenaean Cemetery at Agios Vasileios, Chalandritsa, in Achaea /

The Mycenaean chamber-tomb cemetery at Agios Vasileios in Achaea, was first investigated in the late 1920s, followed by small-scale research in 1961. In the years 1989-2001 further rescue excavations revealed 30 chamber tombs, some looted. Based mostly on the latest research, this study is the first...

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Main Authors: Aktypi, Konstantina (Author), Jones, Olivia A. (Author), Staikou, Vivian (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Summertown, Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, 2017.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Preface; Chapter A.1. The Topography of the Chalandritsa
  • Katarraktis Region; Chapter A.2. Remarks Regarding the Topography of the Chalandritsa
  • Katarraktis Region; Chapter A.3. Remarks Regarding the Mycenaean Sites of Western and Eastern Achaea; Chapter A.4. The Mycenaean Settlement at Stavros and the Cemetery at Agios Vasileios, Chalandritsa; Chapter A.5. Chalandritsa in Medieval and Modern Times; Chapter B. Catalogue of Tombs and Finds; Chapter C. The 1989 Excavation; Chapter D.1. The 1991 Excavation; Chapter D.2. The 1993 Excavation; Chapter D.3. The 1994 Excavation; Chapter D.4. The 1995 Excavation; Chapter D.5. The 1999-2000 Excavation; Chapter E. The 2001 Excavation; Chapter F. The Small Finds of Stone and Shell (Vivian Staikou); Chapter G. A Bioarchaeological Approach to the Human Remains and Burial Practices (Olivia A. Jones); Chapter H. Discussion on Pottery and Finds; Chapter I. Discussion on the Topography and the Tombs of the Cemetery; Epilogue; Bibliography.