Tsountas House at Mycenae
Code name (Unique Key)
Loc43
Site
Mycenae
Area
Citadel at Mycenae
Building
Tsountas House at Mycenae
General type of building
Other
General functions of the building
Other
General description of the location
Tsountas House is located on the west slope of the acropolis south of the Citadel House.This part of the fortified palatian site of Mycenae has become known as the "Cult Center " due to the concentration of ritual characteristics in buildings of this area. The House is built on two levels on the slope of the hill.It has a basement on the low ground to the SW and to the NE in a higher level the megaron area.
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Bibliography
Χρ.Τσούντας, Ανασκαφαί Μυκηνών του 1886,(πιν.4 και 5),Πρακτικά της Εν Αθήναις Αρχαιολογική Εταιρεία,1888, τόμος 41, 74-79.
Sp.Iakovidis, Late Helladic Citadels on Mainland Greece, Leiden,
1983,47-48.
K.Shelton, Well Built Mycenae, Fascicule 14: Tsountas House Area, Archaeopress Archaeology, 2022.
Sp.Iakovidis, Late Helladic Citadels on Mainland Greece, Leiden,
1983,47-48.
K.Shelton, Well Built Mycenae, Fascicule 14: Tsountas House Area, Archaeopress Archaeology, 2022.
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A large open space roughly orthogonal with a truncated NE corner because of... -
A column base which suggests the existence of a porch roof or a stoa coming... -
Α stone (limestone) base of a free-standing column.... -
A room of 4.40 X 3.55 m with a rectangular central hearth.... -
A wooden threshold of the entrance door from the vestibule to the megaron.... -
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An almost square room (2.30 X2.00 m) which is used as a prodomos to the mai... -
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At the north eastern side of the entrance from the court to the vestibule f... -
At the south western side of the entrance from the court to the vestibule f...