Cyclopean walls appear across the Mediterranean coast from Portugal to Armenia, suggesting a related culture or family of cultures

Cyclopean walls appear across the Mediterranean coast from Portugal to Armenia, suggesting a related culture or family of cultures. Cyclopean walls appear across the Mediterranean coast from Portugal to Armenia, suggesting a related culture or family of cultures Nuraghes in Sardinia and Corsica are thousands of towers built one per hilltop, representing a society organized around villages rather than rulers In southern Spain, the Iberos built large tables or pedestals that made regular people feel special rather than serving practical purposes

The Pnyx hill in Athens was the birthplace of democracy! The name comes from the Greek word 'pyknos' meaning 'tightly packed together' or 'dense' — referring to a crowded meeting place. Massive cyclopean stones supported the parliament embankment where citizens argued their ideas. 🏛️⛏️

Key facts claimed:

- Cyclopean walls appear across the Mediterranean coast from Portugal to Armenia, suggesting a related culture or family of cultures

- Nuraghes in Sardinia and Corsica are thousands of towers built one per hilltop, representing a society organized around villages rather than rulers

- In southern Spain, the Iberos built large tables or pedestals that made regular people feel special rather than serving practical purposes

- In northern Italy in the Alps, strange structures were built early in the Bronze Age with rough cyclopean style

- In the Armenian plateau, similar structures of unclear use but clear pride repeat the pattern

Key Facts

• Cyclopean walls appear across the Mediterranean coast from Portugal to Armenia, suggesting a related culture or family of cultures
• Nuraghes in Sardinia and Corsica are thousands of towers built one per hilltop, representing a society organized around villages rather than rulers
• In southern Spain, the Iberos built large tables or pedestals that made regular people feel special rather than serving practical purposes
• In northern Italy in the Alps, strange structures were built early in the Bronze Age with rough cyclopean style
• In the Armenian plateau, similar structures of unclear use but clear pride repeat the pattern
• Cyclopean construction required cooperation of entire villages slowly building stone puzzles
• Communal re-burial sites lacking social stratification indicate democratic ideals and tribal culture where individuals are mostly equal

Source: Forgotten Foundations of Popular Power - Not just what they say. by One-eyed giant building walls