Dimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos
Late Bronze Age (1600-1100 BCE)·Mycenaean·🇬🇷 Thessaly, Volos, Greece
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About Dimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos
Dimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos in Thessaly, Volos, Greece is a Late Bronze Age (1600-1100 BCE) tumulus attributed to Mycenaean. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal enclosure 3 × 5 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 39.3783N 22.8775E controls access to Thessaly, Volos resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey tumulus for Thessaly, Volos, illustrating Mycenaean construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction labor organization
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Tribal capital and ritual aggregation
- 02Seasonal gathering locus
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 1350 BCE
- Period
- Late Bronze Age (1600-1100 BCE)
- Culture
- Mycenaean
- Purpose
- Burial mound with chamber and cairn kerb
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1350 BCE
Initial construction of Dimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos main structure
c. 1032 BCE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Dimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos
1986–2017
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Dimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
39.3783° N · 22.8775° E · 14 m · 3 mapped features
Dimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos — Main Tumulus Feature
dromosPrimary dromos at Dimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos — rock-cut facade with stratified deposits
39.3781° N · 22.8776° EDimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos — Secondary Enclosure
structureAncillary structure at Dimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos — burial gallery with stratified deposits
39.3798° N · 22.8765° EDimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos — Outlier Rock Art Panel
enclosureOutlier enclosure panel linked to Dimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos ceremonial landscape
39.3795° N · 22.8763° E