Tomb of Tholos at Tiryns
The Tholos tomb of Tiryns ( Greek Θολωτός Τάφος Τίρυνθας ) is an underground tholos building , which was built during the Late Helladic Period around 1300 BC. Was built. It was excavated in 1913 by Hans Dragendorff under the direction of Georg Karo .
description
The tomb is about 1 km east of Tiryns Castle at the western foot of Profitis Ilias Hill. The Dromos is 13.70 m long and 3 m wide and runs from west to east. It is built from roughly hewn limestone slabs. The facade was decorated with spirals. The doorway (stomion) is about 5 m long, 4 m high and 2 m wide. It is covered with three thick stone slabs. While the relief triangle above the capstones has disappeared outside, you can still see it inside. The grave could be closed with a double door.
The Tholos has a diameter of about 8.50 m and a height of 8 m. In the northern part of the grave there was a grave shaft that was lined with limestone plaster. In the grave one found Proto-Corinthian and black-figure vessel fragments . These indicate a hero cult in the period from the 8th to the 6th century BC. Chr. During the Roman Empire , the grave was probably robbed and used as an oil mill. Fragments of the millstone can still be seen in the grave today.
literature
- Georg Karo: Guide through Tiryns . Athens 1934, p. 35 f . ( [1] ).
- Alkestis Papadimitriou: Tiryns. Historical and archaeological guide . Athens 2001, ISBN 960-8103-01-0 , pp. 70 f .
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Coordinates: 37 ° 35 ′ 47.2 " N , 22 ° 48 ′ 45.3" E