Methone (Pieria) 50 N Nea Agathoupolis - Μεθώνη
Μεθώνη - Methone, Eretrian trading colony and polis near the mouth of the Haliakmon river, Nea Agathoupolis in Pieria Macedonia.
Works: 26
Latitude: 40.467400
Longitude: 22.583600
Confidence: High
Place ID: 404226UMet
Time period: NBAC
Region: Macedonia
Country: Greece
Department: Pieria
Mod: N Nea Agathoupolis
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Read summary reports on the recent excavations at Methone in Chronique des fouilles en ligne – Archaeology in Greece Online.
Search for inscriptions mentioning Methone (Μεθω...) in the PHI Epigraphy database.
Sporadic finds from the ancient city in the villages of Nea Agathoupoli and Eleftherochori. Various graves have been found at the site of Paliokatachas. The archaic/classical town, built over Neolithic and Bronze age settlements, is under excavation (2016) by the University of California Los Angeles and Greek archaeological Service.
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Methone
Wikidata ID: Q48965819
Trismegistos Geo: 15844
Info: Archaeological Atlas of the Aegean
(Archaeological Atlas of the Aegean, Ministry of the Aegean)
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