The center's most prominent architectural feature is itsacropolis, an elite residential (and presumably administrative) complex raised atop a 5-m-high rectangular basal platform 100 80 m in size.
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Theacropoliswith sanctuaries was established on the highest point of the coastal plain.
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Due to its urban protohistoric characteristics, the hilltop is considered to be anacropolisby archaeologists.
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Remains of the walls of the city'sacropoliscan be seen today above the modern town.
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The settlement was situated south of theacropolison a surface of some 3,6 hectares.
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The temple near theacropolisis for the nobility of the city, and the mercenary regiments that work for the city and its prince.
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A grand staircase led from a terrace below to the courtyard on theacropolis.
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None of its foundations have been discovered and its trapezoid plan and many entrances have been worked out from rock cuttings on theacropolis.
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Several buildings recorded in the 19th century were destroyed, plus an unknown amount of theacropolisthat was eroded before it could be recorded.
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The sanctuary on top op theacropoliswas re-excavated in 1978-1981.
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Theacropolisboasted a large cavea that can hold up to 3500 spectators.
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The city possessed anacropoliscomplex arranged around a raised plaza with external walls enclosing it and restricting access.
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Theacropolisstood on a detached hill; on its summits are remains of a well, and a large cistern.
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The city was divided into a citadel, oracropolisand a lower town.
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In 1962, during reconstruction the remains of the ancientacropoliswere found.
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