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Habitation and Rock-Cut Constructions

The importance of the peninsula was obvious already from prehistoric times. Investigations have revealed that human activity at this site can be traced back to even before the Middle Bronze Age (2000-...

Rock-art representation of a ship. The motif measures approximately 2.20 m x 1.00 m and is incised deeply on a vertical, flat rock face.
Minyans

Minyans

Homer (Iliad I, 594, VIII, 293-294 – as well as Strabo, 7, 46) mentions as first inhabitants of Lemnos the Sintians, who originated from Thrace. After them, Karians, Minoans from Crete, Mycenaeans and...