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Samothrace 1987 : archaeological and ethnoarchaeological activities

• Μάτσας, Δημήτρης

The archaeological research at Mikro Vouni concentrated on the discovery of the first phases of the Early Bronze Age and the attestation of the last phase of habitation of the Late Bronze Age about 1250 B.C. The stratigraphical trench has yielded an important sequence of nine phases of constant habitation dated with absolute chronology. This evidence contributes to the chronological problem of the N. Aegean Sea in the Late Neolithic and the Bronze Age; it also illuminates the relations of Samothrace with the Aegean and other neighbouring areas of the inland. The research of the agricultural region in the western part of the island has been completed and covered an area of 17 sq. km. On the other hand the research in the mountainous SW part of the island is continued. Apart from the citadel of Vrichou, out of the modern Chora, dated in the Iron Age, other sites dated from the Iron Ageto the 4th century B.C. were also located. The abundant sources of water is one of the characteristics of the island and the archaeological data indicated constructions especially built for their exploitation: many pre-industrial and early industrial buildings, such as water-mills or olive presses, exploited the energy of the water.

• History and Archaeology

• Ανασκαφές (Αρχαιολογία)

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