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However, this site is not on its own in the western part of Arkadia. When placed in its wider
geographical context, there are in fact two more sites that from initial investigations appear to
be of a similar nature. These are at Kalliani–Ayios Yioryios (70) and Vrisarion-Gamenitsa
(78) on the border with Achaea.
Fig.5.15: robbed tomb at Kalliani-Ayios Yioryios (70) with 0.5m scale (photo: author).
Kalliani-Ayios Yioryios (70) (Map5.5) is a site with extreme potential but the only original
published reference to it is from a newspaper of 1958 (Ethnikos Kiryx 1958, 1st December).
Both Howell (1970, n.54) and Archaeological Reports (1959, p.10) state, in reference to this
publication, that ‘tombs’ (in the plural) were found. On the other hand, Hope Simpson (1964)
states ‘tomb’ (in the singular). However, after visiting the site with the official guide and
talking to local villagers it is clear that whatever the initial discovery, the site has many
tombs. I was shown an example that had been robbed in the last few years (Fig. 5.15) and
was also informed that levelling of a hillock in the vicinity to enable cultivation had revealed
and destroyed further evidence. I was also shown a substantial area that was believed to be
the site of many more tombs of the LBA (Fig. 5.16). In addition, much of the surface pottery
was Mycenaean in character (personal observation and Michalis Kotroumanos pers. comm.).
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