Site details
Mycenae: Postern Gate
| PK | C6602 |
| TITLE | Mycenae: Postern Gate |
| WGS84 | 37.73076977° N, 22.75851016° E |
| Accuracy | 10 m. |
| LAT/LON | 37.73076977, 22.75851016 |
| LON/LAT | 22.75851016, 37.73076977 |
| DMS | 37° 43' 50.7712" N | , | 22° 45' 30.6366" E |
| W3W | cardigans, microbe, lazing |
| UTM | 34 S, 654961, 4177400 |
| EGSA87 | 390452, 4176382 |
| Elevation m | 258 |
| Elevation feet | 846.5 |
| Region | Argolid |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Gate
TYPE
1. Gate. Iakovidis et al. [2003], 13 'This gate was constructed in the second phase of the fortification of the Citadel ... 'PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Iakovidis et al. [2003]: 10, 'In the middle of the 13th century BC, the fortified area of the Citadel was extended ... and the defences strengthened by the construction of the W Cyclopean wall and the two gates.'
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Iakovidis et al. [2003]: Iakovidis, Spyros, and Elizabeth B. French, Kim Shelton, Charalambos Ioannides, Anton Jansen, John Lavery. Archaeological Atlas of Mycenae. The Archaeological Society at Athens Library, no. 229. 2003., 'The North (or Postern) Gate', pg. 13.