Department of Classics and Archaeology

Mycenaean chamber tombs at Epidaurus Limera, Laconia

This project works on the study and publication of the major corpus of archaeological material from the Mycenaean chamber tombs at Epidaurus Limera in south-eastern Laconia, Greece, one of the few sites that flourished uninterruptedly from the Late Helladic I (ca. 1680 BC) until after the collapse of the Mycenaean palatial administration (ca. 1060 BC).

Mycenaean stirrup jar from the chamber tomb cemetery at Epidaurus Limera, Laconia.Mycenaean strainer jug from the chamber tomb cemetery at Epidaurus Limera, Laconia.
 

Overview

Project overview
 

Publications

Gallou, C. 2009. “Epidaurus Limera: The tale of a Laconian site in Mycenaean times‟ in Proceedings of the Conference ‘Sparta & Lakonia: From Prehistory to Pre-modern times’, ed. W.G. Cavanagh, C. Gallou and M. Georgiadis. BSA Studies 16, pp. 84-93. London.

Gallou, C. in press. The chamber tombs at Epidaurus Limera and the Mycenaean burial tradition in south-east Laconia.

Public engagement

Public lectures on the project and the archaeology of prehistoric Laconia have been delivered at University of Berkeley, California (2008), the Greek-American Association at New Jersey (2010), the ex-Municipality of Boiae (2007-2010) and the Municipality of Kythera (2011).

Project team

Principal investigator: Chrysanthi Gallou

Acknowledgements

The following should be acknowledged for their valuable assistance received throughout the project:

  • Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports
  • Greek Archaeological Society at Athens
  • University of Nottingham (Department of Classics and Archaeology, Centre for Spartan and Peloponnesian Studies)

The project has received generous funding from University of Nottingham (Arts Faculty Fellowship), the J.F. Costopoulos Foundation, the Shelby White & Levy Léon Foundation for Archaeological Publications, INSTAP, The Mediterranean Archaeological Trust, The British Academy (Overseas Conference Grant, The Robert Kiln Charitable Trust and private sponsors.

 
 

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