Gla

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Gla is a large fortified Mycenaean archaeological site in Boeotia, Greece, notable for its massive walls and strategic position overlooking the former Lake Kopais.

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instanceOf Mycenaean archaeological site ⓘ
fortified settlement ⓘ
abandonedIn end of the Late Bronze Age ⓘ
archaeologicalExcavations excavated in the 19th and 20th centuries ⓘ
associatedWith drainage works of Lake Kopais ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
culture Mycenaean civilization ⓘ
currentUse archaeological site ⓘ
excavatedBy various Greek and foreign archaeologists ⓘ
hasArea one of the largest fortified Mycenaean sites in Greece ⓘ
hasFeature massive fortification walls ⓘ
hasFunction administrative center ⓘ
fortress ⓘ
storage center ⓘ
hasGate multiple gates in fortification walls ⓘ
hasRemains domestic buildings ⓘ
fortification walls ⓘ
storage structures ⓘ
heritageDesignation protected archaeological site of Greece ⓘ
locatedIn Boeotia ⓘ
Central Greece ⓘ
linked to: central Greece
locatedNear Orchomenos (Boeotia) ⓘ
linked to: Orchomenus

modern village of Kastro ⓘ
material stone ⓘ
overlooks former Lake Kopais ⓘ
partOf Mycenaean palace system in central Greece ⓘ
region ancient Boeotia ⓘ
linked to: Boeotia
strategicPosition overlooking the Kopais basin ⓘ
surroundedBy cyclopean walls ⓘ
timePeriod Late Bronze Age ⓘ
Late Helladic III ⓘ
topography situated on a rocky plateau ⓘ
visibleToday fortification circuit and internal building foundations ⓘ
wallConstruction cyclopean masonry ⓘ

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