Voundeni Cemetery - Vici.org

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Vounteni, Mycenaean necropolis An interesting variety of chamber tomb shapes have been brought to light in Voundeni?s cemetery. They do not only echo the artistic architectural imagination of the craftsmen, but also the particular preferences of their prospective users. One can see chambers of varying dimensions and shapes; their ground plans can be circular, square, horseshoe-shaped, four-sided with a vaulted roof and sometimes irregularly shaped. The largest ones are tombs 4 and 75, which, judging by their architectural details and their large dimensions, must have been used by officials of the settlement. Most of the burials were accompanied by grave offerings, usually every-day use objects, such as pots, jewelry, tools, weapons and various implements useful to the deceased in the journey to the underworld.

Vounteni, Mycenaean necropolis, entrance to the chamber tomb.

Vounteni, Mycenaean necropolis,view on the tomb's chamber

Surroundings:

Roman Aqueduct

Aqueduct

Patras, Roman Bridge

Patras, Roman Bridge

Fortres of Patras

Fortres of Patras

Fortres of Patras

Odeon.

Patra, Roman Amphitheatre

Roman structure

Rhion, inside the castle

Rion castle

Grave or burial field

Location:

Greece, Skióessa
geo:38.254108,21.781881
Location ± 0-5 m.

Period or year:

-1500~ / -1050~

Class:

Grave or burial field
visible

Identifiers:

vici:place=25751

Annotations

Sources:

http://odysseus.culture.gr/h/3/eh351.jsp?obj_id=18784
Blackman, David. “Archaeology in Greece 1996-97.” Archaeological Reports, no. 43, 1996, p. 40.

Nearby

Museum of Vounteni

Museum of archaeological site of Vounteni

Voundeni

Mycenaean Settlement at Liapeikon, Patras. Vounteni.

Roman Aqueduct (2 km)

Roman Aqueduct