Spathes

[2][3] As in this region of Greece, at the end of the Bronze Age, the deceased were usually buried in box-shaped tombs.

The bottom of the tombs was covered with a 10 to 20 centimeter high clay layer, the side walls were framed with stone slabs.

The graves were intact except for penetrating roots and natural deposits of the building materials.

The most important finds were made in a tomb, in which apparently high ranking personalities were buried.

[5] Two skeletons, one male and one female, found themselves alongside rich burial gifts.

Remnants of a spear, a bronze sword, painted and unpainted vases and perfume bottles, jewelry and stone seals (partly with animal motifs) were discovered.

Recently, excavations on the southeast side of Olympus, to the west of Platamonas, have revealed an identical sword.