Cyclopean walls in the Armenian highlands date to about 2200 BC, near the end of the Early Bronze Age—not the Kura-Araxes/Shengavitian period of c. 3400/3200–2500 BC. Their massive, roughly fitted polygonal masonry is among the oldest known examples and predates the best-known Mycenaean walls. The video argues that they anticipate later European cyclopean building and that the Caucasus was an early centre of architectural innovation.
Earliest Cyclopean Walls in Armenia Date to About 2200 BC
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📍 Armenian Plateau
Key facts
- The walls discussed are dated to about 2200 BC, near the end of the Early Bronze Age, rather than the Kura-Araxes/Shengavitian period of c. 3400/3200–2500 BC.
- Their massive, roughly fitted polygonal masonry is among the oldest known examples and predates the best-known Mycenaean cyclopean walls.
- The video argues that the walls anticipate later European cyclopean masonry and that the Caucasus was an early centre of architectural innovation.
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The landscape of the Kura-Araxes covers as great an area as early empires. Yet, as far as we know, this was a society of small-scale agro-pastoral settlers with ...
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Cyclopean masonry | Ancient, Stone, Architecture - Britannicabritannica.com
Cyclopean masonry, wall constructed without mortar, using enormous blocks of stone. This technique was employed in fortifications.
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Cyclopean masonryen.wikipedia.org
Cyclopean masonry is a type of stonework found in Mycenaean architecture, built with massive limestone boulders, roughly fitted together with minimal clearance
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The project is a reflection and an action on the prehistoric cyclopean walls in Armenia by correlating them with the contemporary issue of waste management.
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