Dimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos — Western Terrace
Late Bronze Age (1600-1100 BCE)·Mycenaean·🇬🇷 Thessaly, Volos, Greece
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About Dimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos — Western Terrace
Dimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos — Western Terrace 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 necropolis 4 × 5 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 39.3954N 22.8799E 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
- 01Nature of burial rites and population
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ancestral burial reuse over centuries
- 02Astronomical alignment hypothesis
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 — Western Terrace main structure
c. 1362 BCE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Dimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos — Western Terrace
1975–2014
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Dimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos — Western Terrace) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
39.3954° N · 22.8799° E · 26 m · 4 mapped features
Dimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos — Western Terrace — Main Tumulus Feature
hydraulicPrimary hydraulic at Dimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos — Western Terrace — central chambered cairn with stratified deposits
39.3936° N · 22.8807° EDimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos — Western Terrace — Secondary Enclosure
necropolisAncillary necropolis at Dimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos — Western Terrace — central chambered cairn with stratified deposits
39.3968° N · 22.8784° EDimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos — Western Terrace — Outlier Rock Art Panel
templeOutlier temple panel linked to Dimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos — Western Terrace ceremonial landscape
39.3963° N · 22.8779° EDimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos — Western Terrace — Hydraulic/Cistern Annex
chamberHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir at Dimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos — Western Terrace with plastered basin
39.3956° N · 22.8788° E