Greece

Markiani

Bronze Age fortified settlement, Amorgos (c. 3200–2200 BC)

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Markiani (Greek: Μαρκιανή) is a Bronze Age fortified settlement built on top of a hill in the island of Amorgos in Greece. Signs of early Cycladic habitation at Markiani span a period of ten centuries, dating from the Grotta-Pelos culture to the Kastri culture phases (ca. 3200-2200 BC). The site has also been inhabited at latter times during the Hellenistic and Roman periods.

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Early Cycladic habitation

c. 3200–2200 BC

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Coordinates

36.80° N, 25.79° E