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<< Our Photo Pages >> Sesklo - Ancient Village or Settlement in Greece in Northern Greece

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Multi-periodSite Name: Sesklo
Country: Greece
NOTE: This site is 6.812 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: Northern Greece Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Vólos  Nearest Village: Néa Ankhíalos
Latitude: 39.355857N  Longitude: 22.842533E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
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4Good
3Ordinary
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1Awful
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3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
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1co-ordinates of the nearest town
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Sesklo
Sesklo submitted by Antonios : Sesklo (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Settlement in Northern Greece

The Neolithic settlement on Kastraki hill and the area around it was inhabited from the middle of the 7th until the 4th millennium BCE. During the Middle Neolithic period the settlement covered a large area of at least 100,000 square metres. The stone foundations of blocks of houses are visible on Kastraki hill.

The settlement of Sesklo was first discovered in the end of 19th century CE. Excavations confirmed the settlement as one of the major known Neolithic settlements in Greece, and in Europe.

During the Middle Neolithic the settlement was very extended, a period known as the "Sesklo civilization" and is characterized in the improvement of the firing techniques of pottery, greater abundance of stone tools and the increased use of obsidian from Melos. The structures on "Kastraki" hill are mainly of small size with narrow streets and open squares among them.
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Sesklo submitted by Antonios : Site in Northern Greece and Macedonia: Cross shaped stone seal from Sesklo. Has sign of drilling. 5800-5300 BCE. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Sesklo
Sesklo submitted by Antonios : Site in Northern Greece and Macedonia: Ceramic vessel from Sesklo 5800-5300 BCE. Now at National Archaeological Museum of Athens. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Sesklo submitted by Antonios : Site in Northern Greece and Macedonia: Ax made from pure cooper (99 %). The copper was cast in an open mold, then hammered. Late Neolithic 4500-3200 BCE. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Sesklo submitted by Antonios : Ceramic scoop from Sesklo used for wheat cereals around 4500-3200 BCE. On display at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Sesklo submitted by Antonios : Site in Northern Greece and Macedonia: Sesklo (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Sesklo submitted by Antonios

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Sesklo submitted by Antonios : Site in Northern Greece and Macedonia: Acropolis of Sesklo

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Sesklo submitted by bat400 : Part of the small museum display at the site. The majority of the artifacts from Sesklo are now at the archaeological museum in Volos. bat400, May 2017.

Sesklo
Sesklo submitted by bat400 : The excavated remains of a two room building known as "the Potter's House" from the large number of vases stored there when the building was destroyed by a fire. bat400, May 2017.

Sesklo
Sesklo submitted by bat400 : An overview of some of the excavated foundations on the hill. bat400, May 2017.

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Sesklo submitted by durhamnature : Plan drawing of neolithic house from "British School at Athens" via archive.org Site in Northern Greece and Macedonia Greece

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Sesklo submitted by durhamnature : One of many female figurines found at Sesklo, from "Prehistoric Thessaly" via archive.org Site in Northern Greece and Macedonia Greece (1 comment)

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Sesklo submitted by Antonios : Site in Northern Greece and Macedonia: Weaving tools from Sesklo. National Archaeological Museum Athens.

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Sesklo submitted by Antonios : Site in Northern Greece and Macedonia: Fortified hilltop Sesklo

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