A shaft grave dated to the early Mycenaean period (ca. 1600 BC) was discovered during the 2016 excavation season at Plassi in Marathon, a short distance from the Tumulus of Marathon, revealing the significance of Marathon as a place of remembrance for ancient Athens, before and after the great battle of 490 BC.
The excavation of the grave at Plassi, Marathon [Credit: © Department of Archaeology and History of Art, NKUA] |
The Warrior Grave of early Mycenaean period at Plassi, Marathon [Credit: © Department of Archaeology and History of Art, NKUA] |
Rectangular precinct of the sanctuary which had been erected above the Mycenaea grave at Plassi, Marathon [Credit: © Department of Archaeology and History of Art, NKUA] |
View of the excavation at Plassi of Marathon [Credit: © Department of Archaeology and History of Art, NKUA] |
Source: ANA-MPA [April 05, 2017]
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