Near the settlement of Megalo Chorio, in the N. of the island of Tilos, is located the most important, probably early, Doric settlement with the acropolis at the top (Castle) and the city of the 4th c. BC on the S. slope of the hill. A walled acropolis had been formed in the Castle, where there was
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In Livadia, on Kastello, an adjacent low hill, prehistoric remains and part of a wall from the Classical or Hellenistic period have been identified. Also in Livadia, on the site of the newer church of Agios Panteleimon, an early Christian basilica was built, from which parts of the mosaic floor and
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In the area of Mesaria in the Xarkadio cave, bones of dwarf mammoths have been found dating back to 7,000 BC. More than 15,000 bones from at least 40 dwarf mammoths were found in the cave. At the same time, the paleontological excavation carried out in 1971 in the cave brought to light and deer
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Remains of Neolithic habitation have been identified in the Harkadio cave. In the Bronze Age (3rd - 2nd millennium BC) Minoan (Lakkas, Garipa) and then Mycenaean (Kastellos) influence on the island is found. Near the Megalo Chorio, in the N. of the island, there is the most important, probably
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