<< Our Photo Pages >> Lygourio Pyramid - Pyramid / Mastaba in Greece in Peloponnese Peninsula
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Multi-periodSite Name: Lygourio Pyramid Alternative Name: AsclipionCountry: Greece
NOTE: This site is 4.858 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Peloponnese Peninsula Type: Pyramid / Mastaba
Nearest Town: Nafplio Nearest Village: Lygourio
Latitude: 37.616930N Longitude: 23.030850E
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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The scant remains of the megalithic cyclopean pyramid at Lygourio. The nearby church of Hagia Marina was constructed from the pyramids reclaimed material. It was dated to 2100 BCE via the method of thermoluminescence.
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