Oldest City in Europe is Strofilas in Greece [View all]

By
Philip Chrysopoulos
January 21, 2023



The excavation of Strofilas, the oldest city in Europe, from above. Credit: Strofilas Excavation/Facebook

Strofilas, on the island of Andros in Greece, is the oldest city in Europe. Dating back to 4500 — 3200 BC, is the largest settlement of the Late Neolithic Age.

Strofilas was found almost intact in excavations conducted by a team of Greek archeologists, headed by Christina Televantou in 1997.

Located in the middle of the Aegean, on the edge of the Cyclades islands, the excavation on Andros sheds light on the area’s prehistory.

The findings show the largest and best-preserved, organized and densely populated settlement of the Neolithic Age in the Aegean.

A bridge between the Aegean and mainland Greece
Based on the location, historians assume that Strofilas was a natural bridge between the Aegean islands and mainland Greece.

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