(Anthems) It was located near the homonymous river, in a very fertile plain. Outside the community of Agia Paraskevi, an extensive cemetery with 500 graves (570 BC - early 5th century BC) was investigated. Among the finds stand out the weapons and jewelry, ten Chiakian clay calyxes, the local
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( Chalastra) In Toumba Topsin (or Toumba Gefyras), on the E. bank of the Axios, there is a settlement with traces of habitation from the late Neolithic (3000 BC) to the late Hellenistic years (1st century BC). Perhaps this is where the ancient Chalastra was. Four burial mounds with graves from the
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( Sindos) In the area of a modern camp, on a trapezoidal hill, an ancient settlement with its heyday in the geometric times (9th - 8th century BC) and archaic times (7th - 6th century BC) was located and is being excavated. Brick buildings, metalworking areas and pottery kilns have come to light,
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A settlement of the middle and late Bronze Age (2000 - 1100 BC), the overlapping residential phases of which created a mound. From the late phase, extensive facilities for the storage of grains and pulses stand out, giving evidence of the social organization and daily life of the community. In the
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(Liti) The most important city of ancient Macedonia, known since the 5th c. BC, but with a much more ancient foundation. It extends to the Asari and Nebois Kula highlands, about 1 km SW. of today's Litis. Early coinage (around 500 BC), reliefs, inscriptions and extensive cemeteries (from the third
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Early Christian architectural members built into the metochi of the Kritians and wall foundations, perhaps from an early Christian temple. In Limori, 1 km NW. of Epanomi, an early Christian cemetery with a significant number of offerings (jewelry, coins, vases). In the neighboring site of Biyadoudi,
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In the wider area of Thessaloniki, a Neolithic settlement (5300 - 4500 BC) developed with stilt and clay houses, as well as stone-paved common areas for craft activities. It was located at the mouth of the Thermaic gulf and flourished mainly in the Archaic years (7th - 6th century BC) until the
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It was founded in 316/5 BC. by King Kassander with the settlement of 26 cities in the area of the Thermaic Gulf and owes its name to the half-sister of Alexander the Great, Thessaloniki. The strategic position of the city and the development of its port resulted in its rapid development into a
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Twenty-eight residential phases cover over 2000 years of continuous habitation, from the 3rd millennium BC. to Roman times. Arched or rectangular houses, brick-built and with a wooden roof. At the end of the Bronze Age (1200 - 1100 BC), the settlement was destroyed by large fires. Editor: Fotini
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On the south side of the city of Kilkis, between rocky hills and near the Gallikos river, is the archaeological site of Colchis. It is about the ancient settlement of Callicum which was a Roman colony of the 1st BC. century. In the area, in addition to the Roman and early Christian ruins of the
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In the southern part of the settlement of Epanomi is the archaeological site of Metochi Kritsanoni or Agia Anastasia. The seaside settlement of Epanomi, located 30 km southeast of Thessaloniki, dates back to the Neolithic period. In the area, 8 tumbas (gylofos) of the prehistoric era were
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(Ainea) It was probably founded in the 8th century BC by Corinthian settlers. In 348 BC destroyed by Philip II. It settled in Thessaloniki, but was not completely abandoned until the 2nd century BC. The ancient city was located on the coastal Toumba Tambia, NW. of Nea Michaniona. Tombs of the
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Conical hill to the east of Thessaloniki with superimposed building phases of the Bronze Age (beginning of the 2nd millennium - 1100 BC), the Iron Age (1100 - 800 BC) and historical times. Editor: Fotini Anastasopoulou
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