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Photo Pages: Treasury of Minyas - Cairn in Greece in Attica/Central Greece

Submitted by AlexHunger on Sunday, 12 November 2006  Page Views: 916
Other Archaeology Site Name: Treasury of Minyas
Country: Greece County: Attica/Central Greece Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Delphi Nearest Village: Orchomenos
Latitude: 38.491611N  Longitude: 22.979460E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Treasury of Minyas submitted by Antonios

Cairn in Attica/Central Greece

Large Mycenaean Tholos. Though the roof has fallen in, the marble lintel is still above the door and there is an inner chamber. Further info by Antonios: Visitors can park right outside the vaulted tomb.Orchomenos was a prosperous and wealthy Mycenaean center. The site has been occupied since Neolithic times. The tomb is also called "Treasury of Minyas" from the legendary king Minyas who was believed to keep his treasures here. The prosperity of Orchomenos is due to the titanic geo-technical work of draining lake Kopais. Before the draining, the lakebecame a mosquito infested swamp during summers. Around 2.550 BCE an area of 200 square miles was drained with 3 major canals and many underground drain tunnels. Then it became thriving agricultural center. After the explosion of Thera in 1630 BCE, the following earthquakes destroyed the Minian works. The hydraulic works were not maintained anymore and the silt covered everything. Kopais became a lake again. The next drainage was done in 1886 by a joint British- French company after many difficulties. The royal tomb was robbed in ancient times and the dome was pilfered for building materials in modern times. The site has archaeological findings from Neolithic up to the Roman period. Leake surveyed the site and Schliemann excavated it. Right next to the tomb there is an ancient theater and up on mount Acontion a Cyclopean and a Hellenistic fortification

Note: Important note: Exact location unknown, Position to nearest town.

Treasury of Minyas submitted by Antonios
Site in Attica/Central Greece

Treasury of Minyas submitted by Antonios
Site in Attica/Central Greece: Roof of the inner chamber

Treasury of Minyas submitted by Antonios
Site in Attica/Central Greece Entrance to the Royal tomb of Minyas
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