Lerna House of Tiles Annex Courtyard
Early Bronze Age (3200-2000 BCE)·Early Helladic·🇬🇷 Peloponnese, Argolis, Greece
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About Lerna House of Tiles Annex Courtyard
Lerna House of Tiles Annex Courtyard in Peloponnese, Argolis, Greece is a Early Bronze Age (3200-2000 BCE) ancient village attributed to Early Helladic. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal necropolis 5 × 3 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 37.5668N 22.7079E controls access to Peloponnese, Argolis resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey ancient-village for Peloponnese, Argolis, illustrating Early Helladic construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
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. 2500 BCE
- Period
- Early Bronze Age (3200-2000 BCE)
- Culture
- Early Helladic
- Purpose
- Settlement with domestic structures and ancillary ritual space
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 2500 BCE
Initial construction of Lerna House of Tiles Annex Courtyard main structure
c. 630 CE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Lerna House of Tiles Annex Courtyard
2004–2012
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Lerna House of Tiles Annex Courtyard) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
37.5668° N · 22.7079° E · 21 m · 3 mapped features
Lerna House of Tiles Annex Courtyard — Main Ancient-Village Feature
necropolisPrimary necropolis at Lerna House of Tiles Annex Courtyard — rock-cut facade with stratified deposits
37.5682° N · 22.7063° ELerna House of Tiles Annex Courtyard — Secondary Enclosure
templeAncillary temple at Lerna House of Tiles Annex Courtyard — burial gallery with stratified deposits
37.5669° N · 22.7086° ELerna House of Tiles Annex Courtyard — Outlier Rock Art Panel
chamberOutlier chamber panel linked to Lerna House of Tiles Annex Courtyard ceremonial landscape
37.5669° N · 22.7093° E