Mycenae Cyclopean Walls
MegalithDescription
Mycenae Cyclopean Walls is a megalith in Greece, Europe. UNESCO World Heritage List: Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns dates it to c. 1350-1250 BCE. Listed figures include a heaviest stone of 120 tonnes (estimated). UNESCO World Heritage List: Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns also records: “Citadel defenses.”
Walls of massive limestone blocks, the Lion Gate, and the Treasury of Atreus with a lintel of about 120 t.
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| Date | 1350 BCE - 1250 BCE c. 1350-1250 BCE UNESCO World Heritage List: Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns | No claims found. |
| Purpose | Citadel defenses UNESCO World Heritage List: Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns | No claims found. |
| Method | No claims found. | No claims found. |
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Approximate - counted from January 1, 1,300 BCE (UTC). Based on the midpoint of 1,350 BCE - 1,250 BCE; the underlying date is uncertain.
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