Sesklo neolithic settlement

Greece / Magnisia / Diminion /
 archaeological site, neolithic age, prehistoric
A Neolithic settlement was discovered at the end of the 19th century -the first excavations were made by Greek archaeologist, Christos Tsountas-, which was covering an area of about 20 hectares in its peak period around 5000 BC and comprised about 500 - 800 houses with a population of perhaps up to 5,000 people.
Nearby Sesklo (Greek: Σέσκλο) is a village near the city of Volos, in Thessaly (central Greece), in the regional unit of Magnesia.
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sesklo
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Coordinates:   39°21'19"N   22°50'30"E
This article was last modified 9 years ago