Archaeological research on the prehistoric Acropolis of Gla (or Glas) in Boeotia will resume, following an agreement between the Ministry of Culture and Prefect of Mainland Greece Costas Bakoyiannis publicized on Monday, according to ANA.
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The deal includes plans to protect and promote the area, while the ministry’s Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities Department and the local antiquities ephorate will assume the supervision of the ancient site.
The site was inhabited in the Neolithic period, and was located on a rocky outcrop forming an island in the middle of Lake Kopais.
In the 13th century, Mycenaeans undertook a massive project to drain the lake, gradually adding to Gla massive defense (“Cyclopean”) walls, a megaron of two rooms and storage areas.
The walls enclosed an area of nearly 20 hectares, ten times the length of the walls in Tiryns and Athens, and seven times that of Mycenae.
Gla was considered one of three major palatial centres in Boeotia, along with Thebes and Orchomenos.
Following the fall of Mycenaean culture in around 1200 BC, the water canals fell into disuse and eventually the lake filled up again, until it was permanently drained in the early 20th century.
Source: TornosNews [August 29, 2018]
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