Lower Pavlopetri Terrace North — Pavlopetri, Laconia (58-15)
Bronze Age (regional)·Bronze Age·🇬🇷 Pavlopetri, Laconia, Greece
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About Lower Pavlopetri Terrace North — Pavlopetri, Laconia (58-15)
Lower Pavlopetri Terrace North — Pavlopetri, Laconia (58-15) at Pavlopetri, Laconia, Greece is a Bronze Age (regional) submerged city of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 3000 BCE for terrace and associated settlement. Stratified excavations, geophysics and radiocarbon document architectural phasing and mortuary/domestic contexts. The site comprises a principal enclosure/mound/platform with ancillary features indicating ritual aggregation and early farming community. Peer-reviewed plans and heritage protection in place.
Why it mattersLower Pavlopetri Terrace North — Pavlopetri, Laconia (58-15) at Pavlopetri, Laconia, Greece is a Bronze Age (regional) submerged city of the Bronze Age traditio
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial marker
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 3000 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age (regional)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Terrace and associated settlement
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Lower Pavlopetri Terrace North — Pavlopetri, Laconia (58-15)
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Lower Pavlopetri Terrace North — Pavlopetri, Laconia (58-15)
On the ground
Structures & features
36.6303° N · 22.7686° E · 469 m · 3 mapped features
Lower Pavlopetri Terrace North — Pavlopetri, Laconia (58-15) Main Submerged-City Feature
submerged cityPrimary submerged-city feature at Lower Pavlopetri Terrace North — Pavlopetri, Laconia (58-15) – central terrace and associated settlement element with stratified deposits
36.6304° N · 22.7686° ELower Pavlopetri Terrace North — Pavlopetri, Laconia (58-15) Secondary Enclosure
enclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Lower Pavlopetri Terrace North — Pavlopetri, Laconia (58-15) defining settlement or ritual space
36.6303° N · 22.7686° ELower Pavlopetri Terrace North — Pavlopetri, Laconia (58-15) Outlier Rock Art Panel
rock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Lower Pavlopetri Terrace North — Pavlopetri, Laconia (58-15) ceremonial landscape
36.6305° N · 22.7685° E