Dimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos — Southern Extension
Late Bronze Age (1600-1100 BCE)·Mycenaean·🇬🇷 Thessaly, Volos, Greece
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About Dimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos — Southern Extension
Dimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos — Southern Extension 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 platform 9 × 4 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 39.3741N 22.8897E 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
- 01Scale of population vs agricultural catchment
- 02Ritual vs domestic use
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 — Southern Extension main structure
c. 1100 CE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Dimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos — Southern Extension
1996–2017
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Dimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos — Southern Extension) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
39.3741° N · 22.8897° E · 34 m · 3 mapped features
Dimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos — Southern Extension — Main Tumulus Feature
enclosurePrimary enclosure at Dimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos — Southern Extension — central chambered cairn with stratified deposits
39.3743° N · 22.8914° EDimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos — Southern Extension — Secondary Enclosure
rock artAncillary rock art at Dimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos — Southern Extension — platform mound with stratified deposits
39.3726° N · 22.8884° EDimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos — Southern Extension — Outlier Rock Art Panel
hydraulicOutlier hydraulic panel linked to Dimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos — Southern Extension ceremonial landscape
39.3728° N · 22.8910° E