 Cult activity at Dodona was already established in some form during the Late Bronze Age (or Mycenaean period).During the post-Mycenaean period (or "Greek Dark Ages"), evidence of activity at Dodona is scant, but there is a resumption of contact between Dodona and southern Greece during the Archaic period (8th century BCE) with the presence of bronze votive offerings (i.e.tripods) from southern Greek cities.