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Situated on the shores of the Argolic Gulf, only a few miles away
from the much later prehistoric sites of Mycenae, Tiryns, and
Midea, Lerna is one of the key building blocks in our understanding
of Greek archaeology. The first evidence from the site is
Neolithic, and the latest settlement evidence is Mycenaean.
However, the most important material from the site comes from the
middle of the 3rd millennium B.C. when a remarkable large,
rectangular building known as The House of the Tiles was built.
Possibly never finished, with unpainted walls and doors that lead
nowhere, the purpose and meaning of this building has provoked
vigorous debate. Was it the house of a chief and the precursor of
the later Mycenaean palaces? Or was it a communal storage facility,
designed to store the elaborately sealed chests and jars found
inside? No less mysterious than its use is its destruction: After a
violent fire, a huge mound was built on top of the charred
foundations, the area avoided by later house builders. This guide
is illustrated with many plans and black and white photos.
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