Apsidal building, Greece
Building III, the only building still visible, is situated south-east of the Heraion, below the archaic and classical levels of the temple. it is an apsidal structure oriented north-south. The surviving lower course of the walls is of irregular stone, while the upper part of the walls was probably of perishable materials. Pottery finds date the building to the end of the early Helladic III period (2150-2000 bc) and indicate contacts with the Cetina culture in the Dalmatian coast. These apsidal buildings, together with the prehistoric tumulus inside the pelopion, are the oldest surviving structures in the sanctuary at Olympia.
Apsidal building, Greece
Building III, the only building still visible, is situated south-east of the Heraion, below the archaic and classical levels of the temple. it is an apsidal structure oriented north-south. The surviving lower course of the walls is of irregular stone, while the upper part of the walls was probably of perishable materials. Pottery finds date the building to the end of the early Helladic III period (2150-2000 bc) and indicate contacts with the Cetina culture in the Dalmatian coast. These apsidal buildings, together with the prehistoric tumulus inside the pelopion, are the oldest surviving structures in the sanctuary at Olympia.