Site details

Mycenae: Tholos of the Genii

PK	C1588
TITLE	Mycenae: Tholos of the Genii
WGS84	37.729123° N, 22.749848° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	37.729123, 22.749848
LON/LAT	22.749848, 37.729123

DMS

37° 43' 44.8428" N

22° 44' 59.4528" E

W3W	engravings, limping, humane
UTM	34 S, 654201, 4177203
EGSA87	389686, 4176209

Elevation m	178
Elevation feet	584
Region	Argolid

GENERAL SITE TYPE Tholos

TYPE

1.    Tholos.   Pelon [1976], 166    '...fait surnommer par les archéologues anglais "The Perfect Tholos Tomb".'
2.    Tholos.   Iakovidis et al. [2003], 44    'Tholos tomb, ... '
3.    Tholos.   Wace et al. [1923], 376    'This tomb, which is otherwise known as the Perfect Tholos Tomb, because it is in far better condition than the majority, was found and excavated by Tsountas in 1896.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)
    a.    Wace et al. [1923]: 386, ' ... we found a quantity of pottery in the same place (i.e., in the dromos, RHC), which may be classified as follows : - Late Helladic II., ... '

2. LH IIB: (1470 BC - 1410 BC)
    a.    Iakovidis et al. [2003]: 45, 'Presumed construction: ca 1400 BC (LH IIB - IIIA1); ... '

3. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Wace et al. [1923]: 386, 'Late Helladic III., one hundred and thirty-three sherds, including kylikes, stirrup vases and other characteristic shapes of this period, and two L.H. III. figurines of animals in terracotta.'

4. LH IIIA1: (1410 BC - 1375 BC)
    a.    Pelon [1976]: 167, 'En chronologie absolue, il la place vers le début du xive s., peu après 1400 av. J.-C..'
    b.    Iakovidis et al. [2003]: 45, 'Presumed construction: ca 1400 BC (LH IIB - IIIA1); ... '

5. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
    a.    Iakovidis et al. [2003]: 45, 'Evidence for later use: two Geometric sherds and a bronze pin of Geometric or Archaic date; ... '
    b.    Wace et al. [1923]: 387, 'Geometric, two sherds.'

6. Archaic: (700 BC - 480 BC)
    a.    Iakovidis et al. [2003]: 45, 'Evidence for later use: ... and a bronze pin of Geometric or Archaic date; ... '

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Iakovidis et al. [2003]: Iakovidis, Spyros, and Elizabeth B. French, Kim Shelton, Charalambos Ioannides, Anton Jansen, John Lavery. Archaeological Atlas of Mycenae. The Archaeological Society at Athens Library, no. 229. 2003., 'D3:19, Tomb of the Genii', pg. 44.

2. Pelon [1976]: Pelon, Olivier. Tholoi, tumuli et cercles funéraires; Recherches sur les monuments funéraires de plan circulaire dan l'Égée de l’Âge du Bronze (IIIe at IIe millénaires av. J.-C). Bibliothèques de l'École française d'Athènes et de Rome - Série Athènes, 229. 1976., '1G. La Tombe des Genies', pg. 166. Online here.

3. Wace et al. [1923]: Wace, A.J.B., and W.A. Heurtley, Winifred Lamb, Leicester B. Holland, C.A. Boethius. ‘The Report of the School Excavations at Mycenae, 1921-1923 [corrected title: The Report of the School Excavations at Mycenae, 1920-1923]’, The Annual of the British School at Athens (25) 1 - 434. (1921/1922 - 1922/1923), 'C. The Tomb of the Genii (Pl. LX.).', pg. 376. Online here.