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Emporio, Chios
38.1939° N, 26.0294° E
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Emporio is a prehistoric settlement in the southeastern part of the island of Chios in the Mastichochoria municipality of Greece. Pyrgi is the largest village nearby. It was inhabited since the early Neolithic times, around 6000 BC. The fertile valley with drinking water, a natural harbor nearby and the associated access to the sea were favorable conditions for settlement. The modern village nearby is called Emborios. It is a coastal town with 47 inhabitants (2011).
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Fortified settlement established
end of the Chalcolithic
Flourishing in Copper and Bronze Ages
3rd–2nd millennium BC
Continuous occupation into Byzantine era
7th century AD
Ionian colonisation
c. 1050 BC
Abandonment and destruction around Mycenaean decline
c. 1100 BC
Excavations by Sinclair Hood
1952–1955
Early Neolithic occupation
c. 6000 BC
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