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North Sally Port

PKC6671
TITLENorth Sally Port
WGS84 37.73086° N, 22.759253° E
Accuracy Exact

LAT/LON 37.73086, 22.759253
LON/LAT 22.759253, 37.73086

DMS 37° 43' 51.096" N,22° 45' 33.3108" E

W3Wlaunched, sternest, prelude
UTM34 S, 655027, 4177411
EGSA87 390517, 4176391

Elevation m255
Elevation feet 836.6
RegionArgolid





GENERAL SITE TYPE  Portal

TYPE

1.    Sally Port.   French [2013], 102    ' ... can be shown to have been an exit by the method of construction ... '
2.    Sally Port.   Mylonas [1993], 64    'Next to the underground cistern is an opening through the north Cyclopean wall, a sally port through which the defenders could suddenly rush and surprise an enemy attacking the Postern Gate.'


PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    French [2013]: 102, Implied.
    b.    Mylonas [1993]: 64, ? 'It was the latest addition to the fortified area and is known as the northeast extension.'

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1.  French [2013]:  French, Elizabeth. Mycenae; Agamemnon’s Capital. The History Press, Gloucester, UK. 2002, reprinted 2013., 'The North Sally Port', pg. 102.

2.  Mylonas [1993]:  Mylonas, George E.. Mycenae; A Guide to its Ruins and its History. Ekdotike Athenon S.A., Athens 1993., '"The North Sally Port"', pg. 64.

Nearest shoreline

The closest shoreline to C6671 is at 37.59085° N, 22.77148° E, a straight-line distance of 15 km and 623 m.