Dimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos — Northern Annex
Late Bronze Age (1600-1100 BCE)·Mycenaean·🇬🇷 Thessaly, Volos, Greece
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About Dimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos — Northern Annex
Dimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos — Northern Annex 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 citadel 8 × 6 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 39.3893N 22.9019E 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
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
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 — Northern Annex main structure
c. 1388 BCE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Dimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos — Northern Annex
19th–20th century
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Dimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos — Northern Annex) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
39.3893° N · 22.9019° E · 22 m · 4 mapped features
Dimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos — Northern Annex — Main Tumulus Feature
structurePrimary structure at Dimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos — Northern Annex — rock-cut facade with stratified deposits
39.3896° N · 22.9035° EDimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos — Northern Annex — Secondary Enclosure
enclosureAncillary enclosure at Dimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos — Northern Annex — rock-cut facade with stratified deposits
39.3897° N · 22.9034° EDimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos — Northern Annex — Outlier Rock Art Panel
rock artOutlier rock_art panel linked to Dimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos — Northern Annex ceremonial landscape
39.3879° N · 22.9000° EDimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos — Northern Annex — Hydraulic/Cistern Annex
hydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir at Dimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos — Northern Annex with plastered basin
39.3882° N · 22.9009° E