Everything about The House Of The Tiles totally explained
The
House of the tiles is an Early
Bronze Age archaeological site in
Lerna,
Greece. It is notable for several
architectural features that are advanced of its time, notably its roof covered by baked
tiles which gave the building its name. The building belongs to the so-called corridor house type.
The structure stems from the
Early Helladic period II (2500-2300 BC) and is referred to as a palace or administrative centre, although it has also been suggested it was the common property of the townspeople. The exact function remains unknown due to a lack of small finds indicating uses of the building. which became common in Greek architecture only in the 7th century BC, although tiled roofs are also found in the early Helladic site of
Akovitika and later in the
Mycenaean towns of
Gla and
Midea. Debris found at the site contained thousands of terracotta tiles having fallen from the roof. The walls of the
House of the tiles were constructed with sun-dried bricks on stone socles.
dates indicate that the place was finally destroyed by fire in the 22nd century BC.
Not long after the destruction, the place was cleared in a such a way as to leave a low tumulus over the site.
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