Tholos tomb of Prosymna
The Tholos Tomb of Prosymna or Tholos Tomb near Heraion ( Greek Ηραιον Τάφος ) is an underground dome building . It is located about 550 m northwest of the Heraion of Argos . According to Alan Wace's classification , the grave belongs to the second Tholos group, dated to the Late Helladic Period (SH II B) and was found around 1400 BC. Built in BC.
exploration
In 1872 a farmer from Pasia, today's Inachos, discovered an unusually large stone on his property. He informed the authorities and in 1878 the Greek archaeologist Panagiotis Stamatakis began excavations. It quickly turned out that the stone was the capstone of the entrance passage (stomion) of a dome grave. From 1921 to 1923 Alan Wace carried out additional excavations.
description
The Tholos grave lies in the middle of an olive grove. The 18 m long access path ( Dromos ) leads from the southwest to the grave and was blocked at the southwest end by a low wall. Its width widens towards the entrance from 2.90 m to 3.15 m. The side walls of the dromos are made of carefully worked limestone blocks. The entrance was probably flanked by two half- columns. The stomion has a height of 4.40 m, a width of about 2 m and a length of 4.50 m. The entrance was closed with a stone wall, which was still 3 m high when it was discovered. The dome of the tomb with a diameter of 9.50 m collapsed today. Their original height is estimated to be around 10 m. In the floor of the dome grave three grave shafts were found, but they were looted. In the grave shafts, shards from classical times were found, from which it was concluded that the dome was still intact at the time. A mound of earth was built over the dome and was surrounded by a low ring-shaped wall.
literature
- Panagiotis Stamatakis: ΠΕΡΙ ΤΟΥ ΠΑΡΑ ΤΟ ΗΡΑΙΟΝ ΚΑΘΑΡΙΣΘΕΝΤΟΣ ΤΑΦΟΥ . In: Communications from the German Archaeological Institute. Athenian Department . tape 3 , 1878, p. 271 ff . ( Text archive - Internet Archive [accessed June 13, 2015]).
- Alan Wace, Leicester Bodine Holland: Excavations at Mycenae. The Tholos tombs . In: The Annual of the British School at Athens . tape 25 , 1923, pp. 283-402 , doi : 10.1017 / S0068245400010352 .
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Coordinates: 37 ° 41 ′ 45.6 " N , 22 ° 46 ′ 11.7" E