Rescue excavations carried out by the 4th Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities during the restoration of the National Stadium of Argos, revealed 24 secondary cremations. The burnt human remains were deposited inside cinerary urns of various sizes that belong exclusively to the type of spherical amphora with short cylindrical handles vertical to the shoulder, dating to the LH IIIC period (ca 1200-1100 B.C.). The urns were covered by small vessels, most commonly stemless kylikes, or by a small stone. Cremations were accompanied by grave goods found inside the urns, including figurine fragments, glass beads and spindle whorls. In some cases, ash layers along with burnt bones and grave goods were found below the urns. Sherds of Mycenaean and Submycenaean date, as well as fragments of smaller vases, figurine fragments, spindle whorls and a piece of a bronze object were unearthed from the areas between the urns.
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Aristotle University of Thessaloniki