Dimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos — Northern Annex

Why it mattersKey tumulus for Thessaly, Volos, illustrating Mycenaean construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.

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Built

c. 1350 BCE

Period

Late Bronze Age (1600-1100 BCE)

Culture

Mycenaean

Purpose

Burial mound with chamber and cairn kerb

Excavation

Partially excavated

1. c. 1350 BCE

   Initial construction of Dimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos — Northern Annex main structure

2. c. 1388 BCE

   Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Dimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos — Northern Annex

3. 19th–20th century

   Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Dimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos — Northern Annex) with geophysical prospection

• Dimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos — Northern Annex — Main Tumulus FeaturestructurePrimary structure at Dimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos — Northern Annex — rock-cut facade with stratified deposits39.3896° N · 22.9035° E
• Dimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos — Northern Annex — Secondary EnclosureenclosureAncillary enclosure at Dimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos — Northern Annex — rock-cut facade with stratified deposits39.3897° N · 22.9034° E
• Dimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos — Northern Annex — Outlier Rock Art Panelrock artOutlier rock_art panel linked to Dimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos — Northern Annex ceremonial landscape39.3879° N · 22.9000° E
• Dimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos — Northern Annex — Hydraulic/Cistern AnnexhydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir at Dimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos — Northern Annex with plastered basin39.3882° N · 22.9009° E