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Modern Description: West of Karystos, at a distance of 2.5 km is the coastal hill site of Plakari – important archaeologically, but with little to see for the general visitor. This was the site of the earliest settlement in the area (Late Neolithic), although there is ample evidence of later habitation too. The main centre for the area, however, moved to Karystos (the area known as Palaiochora, 2 km to the north of the modern town) – probably in the aftermath of the Persian destruction of 490 BC, although the date of the transfer is still debated. Many of the finds from this site are exhibited in the Museum in Karystos.
Trismegistos Geo: 1013

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(From McGilchrist’s Greek Islands, © Nigel McGilchrist 2010, excerpted with his gracious permission. Click for the books)

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