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Multi-periodSite Name: Tunnel of Eupalinos Alternative Name: Samos Tunnel, Eupalinian aqueduct, Efpalinio orygma, ΕυπαλίνεCountry: Greece Region: Greek Islands Type: Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry
Nearest Town: Samos Island
Latitude: 37.694000N Longitude: 26.930000E
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3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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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 |
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The tunnel took water from an inland spring, which was roofed over and thus concealed from enemies. A buried channel, with periodic inspection shafts, winds along the hillside to the northern tunnel mouth. A similar hidden channel, buried just below the surface of the ground, leads from the southern exit eastwards to the town of Pythagoreion.
The Eupalinian subterranean aqueduct is famous today as one of the masterpieces of ancient engineering. The engineer Eupalinos was aware that mistakes in measurement could make him miss the meeting point of the two teams, either horizontally or vertically. He therefore employed the following techniques
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