Andros
Few superficial or accidental finds of the Mycenaean period (1400 - 1200 BC) in the areas of Agios Petros, Paleopolis, Korthio. The Ionian Andros is the natural bridge between mainland and island Greece. It has been developing since the 10th century BC with the fortified settlements of Zagora and High Aprovatos on the west coast. In Zagora, a geometric settlement was excavated with a monumental wall (8th century BC) and a temple probably dedicated to Athena that continued to function for a long time after the settlement was abandoned. Finds, models and drawings at the Archaeological Museum of Andros. The geometrical settlement in Hyla has a fortified acropolis and a 6th century BC temple, perhaps dedicated to the worship of Demeter and Koris. In the ancient city of Andros, Paleopolis, a strong wall from the Hellenistic times is preserved. Near the shore market buildings, sunken jetty. From the E. and W. cemeteries of the city come various funerary sculptures, today in the local Archaeological Collection, but also in the Town Museum where the Roman statues of Hermos and the so-called Great Herakleiotissa are also exhibited. Watchtowers exist in Agios Petros, where one of the best-preserved towers of the Aegean area is preserved, and in Tsouka near Gavrio. Ancient mining in Elliniko and Chiliolimiona. Ancient marble quarry in Pelekiti (Kato Fellos). Fortified settlement 6th - 4th c. BC on the hill of the Cross. A high-quality mosaic floor as well as marble reliefs from the second half of the 5th century have been found near Paleopolis. A.D.
Editor: Fotini Anastasopoulou