GREECE PELOPONNESE ARGOLIS MYCENAE PERIPHERY

Panagia Tomb etc.

The "Panagia Tomb" lies to the west of the "Treasury of Atreus" on the ridge just below Panagia chapel after which it is named. It is an example of group II of the tholos tombs at Mycenae. The upper parts of the tholos are missing, but the dromos with the typical lining wall of this period, although partly collapsed, a very nice stomion, and part of the thalomos with its wall of hammer-dressed stones are preserved.

The inner side of the stomion with the inner lintel block curved to match the curvature of the thalamos.

Above left: A Greek tortoise near the Panagia tomb. - Above right and below left: There are also the narrow openings of the dromoi of chamber tombs, not easy to discern because of the dense vegetation. - Below right: A very deep burial pit near the Panagia tholos.

Below: Olive trees at the Panagia tholos tomb and a view from Panagia ridge to the Larissa of Argos.