Fountain Entrance, Mycenae

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The inner entrance to the stepped tunnel (1200 BCE) which descends 18 metres to a subterranean well. The well is supplied via a stone aqueduct from a spring east of the citadel.

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Mark Cartwright
Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

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Cartwright, M. (2012, April 26). Fountain Entrance, Mycenae. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/457/fountain-entrance-mycenae/

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Cartwright, Mark. "Fountain Entrance, Mycenae." World History Encyclopedia, April 26, 2012. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/457/fountain-entrance-mycenae/.

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Cartwright, Mark. "Fountain Entrance, Mycenae." World History Encyclopedia, 26 Apr 2012, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/457/fountain-entrance-mycenae/.

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