Archaeological Site of the Prehistoric Settlement of Myrina

The Archaeological Site of the Prehistoric Settlement of Myrina extends along a broad coastal zone on the western shore of Myrina. The first inhabitants settled there toward the end of the 4th millennium BC. From the early 3rd millennium BC, the settlement expanded along the wind-sheltered beach at “Richa Nera,” where its center is located. The prehistoric settlement of Myrina is chronologically contemporary with Poliochni, but excavation data suggest it reached its greatest flourishing in the so-called Red (2500–2300 BC) and Yellow (2300–2000 BC) periods. The houses were spacious, larger, and higher than those of Poliochni. It was also determined that in Early and Middle Bronze Age Myrina there was rudimentary urban planning, as drainage systems with stone-built conduits, roads paved with packed earth, and small cobbled lanes between houses were uncovered. Finally, a large number of stone tools and a few figurines were found.