Mycenaean Cemetery at Spathes / Archaeological site

A Mycenaean cemetery has been excavated at the location “Xerolakkos” or “Spathes”, at an altitude of 1100m near the village of Agios Dimitrios. A necropolis from the Late Bronze Age, it is one of the first archaeological sites discovered on Mount Olympus. The oldest graves date from the 14th century BC, while the last traces of use were found to be from the late 13th century, at the beginning of the 12th century BC.