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Multi-periodSite Name: AbderaCountry: Greece
NOTE: This site is 1.991 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Northern Greece Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: ThessalonÃki Nearest Village: Avdhira
Latitude: 40.933779N Longitude: 24.973027E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
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Ancient Village or Settlement in Northern Greece and Macedonia
The site of Abdera was settled in the middle of the 7th century BCE by colonists from Clazomenae and in 545 BCE by inhabitants from Teos and had a fortification wall, harbour, dockyards and sanctuaries. Democritos came from this city. In the middle of the 4th century BCE a new section was added to city on the south side, built in the Hippodamian system, with strong fortification walls, an acropolis, two harbours and workshop areas. The city lost its importance during the Roman period, when the defensive walls were removed. During the Byzantine era the site was used as a cemetery. Excavations on the site were begun in 1950 and continued until 1981.
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