Hellas / Greece started in villages long time ago before our common era, going back to more than seven thousands years BCE. Archaeologists call that prehistoric period Neolithic (new stone age).
Long before the Mycenaeans, Thessaly was shaped by early farmers, vast Neolithic towns, and enduring links across the Aegean and Black Sea. This chapter explores how those ancient settlements, layered ...
The land and its resources: the geographic context -- The Mesolithic background -- The introduction of farming: local processes, diffusion or colonization? -- Foreign colonists: where from? -- The ...