Chapter 12. The Late Chalcolithic site of Orlitsa

The geographical setting and the research The prehistoric site of Orlitsa is located in the Eastern Rhodope Mountain range (Kardzhali region, Kirkovo municipality), close to the southernmost point on the Bulgarian-Greek border at the Makaza Pass (41° 18’ 43” N, 25° 23’ 13” E) [fig. 1]. The site is situated on the northern slope of the Gyumurdzhinski Snezhnik mountain (its peak, Veykata, rises to 1482 m above sea level), which is part of the chain of mountains marking the southern border of th..