Midea, Argolid

Midea was one of the three principal Mycenaean centres in the Argolid alongside Mycenae and Tiryns, occupying the highest Mycenaean acropolis at 270m elevation. The citadel is enclosed by massive cyclopean walls measuring 450m long, 5-7m wide, and up to 7m high, with two monumental gates. Excavations from 1939 to 2009 uncovered Linear B inscriptions, faience necklaces, ivory inlays, and a steatite mould for gold and glass beads, confirming it as an administrative and craft production centre. The site was destroyed by an earthquake around 1200 BC.