Bronze Age Sites on the Greek Mainland

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Aígina

Site	Satellite View	Coordinates	Web
Kolonna Major centre occupied from FN through LH II, then revived in LH IIIA after a 30-year hiatus.

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Aigeira Classical acropolis atop LH IIIC remains, occupied back into EH.
Teichos Dymaion LH IIIB fortified citadel built on a site inhabited from the Final Neolithic.

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Asine Mycenaean island acropolis with cyclopaean wall remains.
Berbati Acropolis Hilltop citadel abandoned LH IIIC.
Berbati Tholos Burial site of possibly a single interrment dated to LH II/IIIA1.
Dendra Tholoi Extensive cemetery of chamber tombs and tholoi, possibly of nearby Midea.
Franchthi Cave Extensively excavated LN habitation site.
Halieis Settlement occupied from FN into Archaic and Classical times.
Iria ^? Site destroyed in LH IIB2-LH IIIC Early transition.
Kokla Tholos Body-less tomb dated to LH IIB–IIIA (site covered in satellite view).
Lerna Founded LN (site levels I, II), abandoned end LN, reoccupied EH IIA through EH III/MH I.
Midea Administrative centre destroyed by fire LH IIIB2.
Mycenae “Rich in gold”.
Mycenae: the Kato Phournos Tomb Tholos belonging to the second group of tholoi at Mycenae and dated to c.1500-1400 BCE.
Mycenae: the Tomb of the Genii Tholos dating to c,1400-1300BCE.
Mycenae: the Cyclopean Tomb Tholos among the three earliest known at Mycenae. Dated to c.1600-1500BCE.
Mycenae: the Tomb of Aegisthus The third-largest tholos at Mycenae, constructed in LH IIA c.1510–1450BCE.
Mycenae: the Tomb of Clytemnestra Tholos constructed c.1250BCE.
Mycenae: the Epano Phourno Tomb Tholos among the three earliest known at Mycenae. Dated to c.1600-1500BCE.
Mycenae: the Panayia Tomb Tholos belonging to the second group of tholoi at Mycenae and dated to c.1500-1400BCE.
Mycenae: the Panayia Houses Three LH IIIB domestic buildings.
Mycenae: the Treasury of Atreus Tholos constructed between 1300 and 1250BC.
Mycenae: the West, Shields, Oil Merchant and Sphinx Houses Four LH IIIB buildings.
Mycenae: Grave Circle B The first shaft-grave cemetery at Mycenae, used c.1700-1550BCE. The graves held fewer goods than the later Grave Circle A.
Mycenae: Grave Circle A The second, better known shaft-grave cemetery at Mycenae, used c.1600-1500BCE and excavated by Schliemann in 1876.
Mycenae: tholoi Subsidiary tombs away from the main site.
Prosymna Tholos Tomb close to EH and LH settlements on Mastos Hill.
Tiryns: “of the mighty walls” Cyclopean palace built above LN? circular construction.
Tiryns Tholos Tomb associated with nearby palace of Tiryns.
Vassa Walled settlement occupied in EH, MH and LH, but EH II predominates.

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Asketario EH I/IIA coastal settlement abandoned end EH IIA
Athens Mycenaean remains below the Parthenon.
Brauron Classical remains over Bronze Age settlement abandoned LH IIIB2.
Eleusis EH to LH remains beneath classical city.
Marathon Arnos LH IIIA tholos (covered in satellite view).
Marathon Plasi Coastal settlement inhabited throughout the Bronze Age, with MH “ mansions”.
Marathon Tsepi FN to EH II cemetery.
Marathon Vrana Tumuli dating between MH I and LH IIIC.
Menidi Tholos Dated to 1400-1200BCE.
Thorikos SGE tholos near to mining town occupied from the Neolithic to classical times.

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Anthedon Coastal settlement with nearby harbour, possibly Thebes’ port.
Eleon MH settlement in occupation through LH IIIC and beyond.
Eutresis Cyclopean-walled town abandoned in LH IIIC.
Thebes The Mycenaean settlement is emerging from under the streets of the modern city.

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Aedonia Cemetery of LH III chamber tombs and tholoi for the nearby settlement.
Hexamilion Wall Byzantine fortification wall speculated to be built on a Mycenaean original. ¹
Korakou Site occupied throughout the Bronze Age.
Perachora Vouliagmeni EH coastal settlement abandoned at the end of the period.
Tsoungiza/Archia Nemea Settlement occupied during FN to EH IIB, abandoned, then re-occupied MH through LH IIIB.
Vayia EH II fortified settlement.
Zygouries EH II to LH III settlement.

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Kakovatos LH III town and chamber tombs.
Portes Cemetery with interments spanning LN to Iron Age.

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Lefkandi EB coastal settlement that thrived through LH IIIC.
Manika Extensive settlement and cemetery of EB I-II.

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Amyklos EH II citadel.
Ayios Stephanos (anc. Helos?) Coastal town founded EH I, abandoned EH II,reoccupied MH I, abandoned LH IIIC.
Ayios Vasileios LH III palatial centre built above MH III settlement, in turn above EH I site.
Epidauros Limera LH I chamber tomb cemetery and town showing LH IIIC occupation.
Geraki FN/EH I hilltop town, fortified in EH II, occupied into MH II.
Menelaion Hilltop settlement and megaron.
Palaiopyrgi LH settlement; home of Vapheio Tholos’ chieftain?
Pavlopetri EH coastal town submerged c.1000BCE.
Pellana Mycenaean centre of Laconia?
Vapheio Tholos Site of LH IIA chieftain burial.

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Agia Marina Pyrgos: Kopais fortification One of a ring of LH IIIB fortifications guarding the drained Kopais farming land.
Agios Ioannis: Kopais fortification One of a ring of LH IIIB fortifications guarding the drained Kopais farming land.
Aliartos: Kopais fortification LH IIIB fortification with Cyclopean-style circuit walls.
Chantsa: Kopais fortification ^? One of a ring of LH IIIB fortifications guarding the drained Kopais farming land.
Gla LH IIB Fortress of Orchomenos and the primary storehouse for the produce of the drained Kopais.
Gla Canal LH IIIA2 Kopais drainage channel.
Gla Canal LH IIIA2 Kopais drainage channel (cont.)
Gla Canal LH IIIA2 Kopais drainage channel (cont.)
Kalapodi LH IIIA1, LH IIIB temples under classical Temple of Apollo.
Kastro/Topolia: Kopais fortification ^? One of a ring of LH IIIB fortifications guarding the drained Kopais farming land.
Kynos: Also known as Pyrgos Livanaton Coastal town occupied from EH I into the Iron Age.
Larymna Coastal settlement protected by extant LH IIIB cyclopean walls.
Melidoni Hilltop coastal town.
Mitrou Islet settlement stretching from the Neolithic through EH to the post-palatial era.
Orchomenos: ‘Treasury of Minyas’ LH IIIB Tholos associated with the Mycenaean citadel beneath the current church and destroyed LH IIIC.
Poligira: Kopais fortification ^? One of a ring of LH IIIB fortifications guarding the drained Kopais farming land.
Pyrgos: Kopais fortification One of a ring of LH IIIB fortifications guarding the drained Kopais farming land.
Rigkouneika: Kopais fortification One of a ring of LH IIIB fortifications guarding the drained Kopais farming land.
Skroponeri ^? Islet settlement
Stroviki: Kopais fortification One of a ring of LH IIIB fortifications guarding the drained Kopais farming land.

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Akovitika EH II settlement comprising two corridor houses. Destroyed end EH IIB.
Englianos Tholos tomb.
Iklaina Major LBA centre.
Leuktron LH town controlling southern Messenia (‘Further Province’) until annexed by Pylos.
Malthis Tholos tomb.
Nichoria Settlement spanning MBA and LBA with nearby tholos.
Peristeria Three SGE tholoi and remains of a MH walled palace, houses and enclosures.
Pylos: :\u201Cthe sandy\u201D" Capital of Bronze Age Messenia. Destroyed by fire c.1200BCE.
Pylos: the Tholoi LH IIA tombs adjacent to the acropolis.
Tomb of Thrasymedes SGE tholos built above MH burial mound; EH settlement traces nearby.
Tragana Tholoi Tombs overlooking Pylos’ port at mod. Romanou.

Bronze Age Sites on the Greek Mainland

Greek Regions

Aígina

Achaea

Aetolia

The Argolid

Attica

Boeotia

Corinthia

Elis

Euboea

Kythera

Laconia

Lefkas

Locris

Messenia

Methana

Phocis

Thessaly