Hillfort Spring Shahr Temple Complex
Hillfort Spring Shahr
Jōmon (14000–300 BCE)·Jōmon·🇬🇷 Thessaly, Greece
About
About Hillfort Spring Shahr Temple Complex
Hillfort Spring Shahr Temple Complex in Thessaly, Greece is a Jōmon (14000–300 BCE) temple complex attributed to Jōmon culture. Systematically investigated through aerial LiDAR and coring, it presents a principal enclosure with necropolis. Construction employs cyclopean blocks and demonstrates distinct phasing. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans verify location and chronology.
Why it mattersKey Jōmon temple-complex with stratified sequence and regional significance.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Social hierarchy and elite control
- 02Chronology and phasing of monuments
Theories
- 01Trading entrepôt and regional hub
- 02Astronomical observatory and calendar
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 1479 BCE
- Period
- Jōmon (14000–300 BCE)
- Culture
- Jōmon
- Purpose
- Residential and craft production
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 1479 BCE
Initial construction and primary occupation
c. 1000 BCE
Architectural refurbishment
c. 332 CE
Reoccupation and adaptation
1876
Rediscovery and systematic excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
40.8903° N · 21.9564° E · 1646 m · 3 mapped features
Temple Platform
stelaOutlier feature with cup marks
40.8890° N · 21.9584° EStela Alignment
rock artBurial zone — shaft tombs
40.8883° N · 21.9576° EHydraulic Channel
stelaPrimary temple complex at Hillfort Spring Shahr Temple Complex — platform mound
40.8896° N · 21.9536° E