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    Saliagos

    Σαλιαγκός

    37°03′N 25°06′E

    Saliagos (Greek: Σάλιαγκος) is an islet in the Greek island group of Cyclades. It is the first early farming site and one of the oldest settlements of the Cycladic culture.

    Islet between Paros and Antiparos where a neolithic settlement datant back to the 5th millenium B.C.E was excavated
    Islet between Paros and Antiparos where a neolithic settlement datant back to the 5th millenium B.C.E was excavated

    Cédric Boissière / CC BY 3.0

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    Saliagos (Greek: Σάλιαγκος) is an islet in the Greek island group of Cyclades. It is the first early farming site and one of the oldest settlements of the Cycladic culture. The settlement is dated to the middle to late Neolithic period. Radiocarbon dating has indicated a period from 5000 to 4500 BC. The site was excavated during the years 1964-65 by John Davies Evans and Colin Renfrew from the British School at Athens.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Antiparos island group

    Also in Cyclades

    • Naxos

      429 km²▲ 1,001 m

      Major islands

    • Andros

      379 km²▲ 994 m

      Major islands

    • Paros

      195 km²▲ 776 m

      Major islands

    • Tinos

      195 km²▲ 727 m

      Major islands

    • Milos

      158 km²▲ 748 m

      Major islands

    • Kea

      132 km²▲ 559 m

      Major islands

    • Amorgos

      120 km²▲ 823 m

      Major islands

    • Ios

      109 km²▲ 713 m

      Major islands

    Also in Aegean Islands

    • Crete

      8,256 km²▲ 2,456 m

      Major islands

    • Euboea

      3,655 km²▲ 1,743 m

      Major islands

    • Lesbos

      1,632 km²▲ 967 m

      Minor islands

    • Rhodes

      1,400 km²▲ 1,213 m

      Minor islands

    • Chios

      843 km²▲ 1,297 m

      Minor islands

    • Samos

      476 km²▲ 1,443 m

      Minor islands

    • Lemnos

      476 km²▲ 426 m

      Minor islands

    • Naxos

      429 km²▲ 1,001 m

      Minor islands

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    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Talus
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia

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