THEISOA - 2008

Theisoa. Y. Pikoulas reports on an investigation of the defensive system of Theisoa conducted under the aegis of the Mt Lykaion project, which led to the identification of at least 5 isolated patrol stations in the S part of the territory of Theisoa. These are located at Elliniaki (ca. 500m NNW of the cemetery of the village of Ano Kotilion), Pyrgouli (ca. 300m below and E of the road, 1km from the village), Alonaki (2km N of the village, immediately W of the road), Vrachos tou Vidi (almost 2.5m NNW of the village) and Gourtsoules. They likely date after the M4thCt BC, and it is argued that they formed a network controlling access to the basin of Megalopolis from the W.