OCR GCSE Classical Civilisation · J199
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Construction using enormous, roughly shaped stone blocks, with smaller material filling the gaps. Later Greeks attributed such walls to the mythical Cyclopes.
Revise: Key sitesMuch of the circuit uses Cyclopean masonry: enormous, roughly shaped limestone blocks, with smaller stones filling the gaps. The walls average about 6 metres thick and reach about 8 metres in places. Their original height is uncertain.
- Revise: Visual and Material Sources
- Revise: Physical Analysis and Purpose of Material Remains
Building with very large, roughly shaped stone blocks, with smaller material filling the gaps.