Lerna House of Tiles Annex Courtyard — Eastern Outlier
Early Bronze Age (3200-2000 BCE)·Early Helladic·🇬🇷 Peloponnese, Argolis, Greece
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About Lerna House of Tiles Annex Courtyard — Eastern Outlier
Lerna House of Tiles Annex Courtyard — Eastern Outlier 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 chamber 5 × 5 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 37.5647N 22.7125E 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
- 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. 2500 BCE
- Period
- Early Bronze Age (3200-2000 BCE)
- Culture
- Early Helladic
- Purpose
- Settlement with domestic structures and ancillary ritual space
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 2500 BCE
Initial construction of Lerna House of Tiles Annex Courtyard — Eastern Outlier main structure
c. 915 CE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Lerna House of Tiles Annex Courtyard — Eastern Outlier
2004–2020
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Lerna House of Tiles Annex Courtyard — Eastern Outlier) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
37.5647° N · 22.7125° E · -8 m · 3 mapped features
Lerna House of Tiles Annex Courtyard — Eastern Outlier — Main Ancient-Village Feature
cairnPrimary cairn at Lerna House of Tiles Annex Courtyard — Eastern Outlier — burial gallery with stratified deposits
37.5650° N · 22.7110° ELerna House of Tiles Annex Courtyard — Eastern Outlier — Secondary Enclosure
plazaAncillary plaza at Lerna House of Tiles Annex Courtyard — Eastern Outlier — platform mound with stratified deposits
37.5650° N · 22.7123° ELerna House of Tiles Annex Courtyard — Eastern Outlier — Outlier Rock Art Panel
reservoirOutlier reservoir panel linked to Lerna House of Tiles Annex Courtyard — Eastern Outlier ceremonial landscape
37.5630° N · 22.7120° E