SESKLO
Neolithic settlement developed on "Kastraki" hill
and the area arround it. It was inhabited from the Middle
of the 7th till the 4th millenium B.C. During the Middle
Neolithic period the settlement covered a large area of
at least 100.000 sq. m. The stone foundations of blocks
of houses are visible on Kastraki hill.
The Neolithic settlement of Sesklo was first discovered
in the end of 19th century. The findings of the excavations
that followed established the settlement as one of the
main Neolithic settlements in Greece, as well as in Europe.
The pottery found there consists the chronological basis
of the Middle Neolithic subperiods in the whole hellenic
area. During the Middle Neolithic the settlement was
very extended. This period is widely known as "Sesklo
civilization" and is characterized from the increase
of pottery and the improvement of firing techniques.
The abundance of stone tools and the increased use of
obsidian from Melos are characteristic. The strucrures
on "Kastraki" hill are mainly of small size
with narrow streets and open areas -"squares"-
among them. |
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