Str289

Code name (Unique Key)

Str289

Type of structural unit

Door frame

List of related timber evidence

Threshold
Charcoal or preserved wood

Location code

North-West Quarter at Mycenae

Space code

Room 3

List of chronological phases

Late Helladic III B2 (1250-1200)

Position in the space

The entrance is at the west part of the south wall of the room
Room 3

General dimensions of the door frame

1.40 (length)

Preserved length

1.40

Type of door (architectural)

Entrance door

Presence of threshold

Yes

Type of threshold (architectural)

Other (to be specified in the 'General description' cell)

Shape of the threshold

A backfilling made by plesia and ceramics consisted the upper surface of a constructed substructure by stones and clay, the threshold

Type of masonry of the wall

Rubble masonry

Plaster on the door

Unknown

Description of the connection of the door frame with the wall

Threre were two vertical stones right and left (jambs) of the doorway

State of preservation when excavated

Good

Type of destruction

Fire

Method of documentation

Bibliographical

Media legend and metadata

Pl_Myc_Str289_001
Dr_Myc_Str289_001
Str289

Bibliography

Ανασκαφές Μυκηνών. 1, Η Βορειοδυτική συνοικία
p. 37-38.

Linked resources

  • Woo1

    A thin layer from ashes or burnt wood from a door wooden frame was found ...