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Sesklo

First inhabited before 6000 BC, and thus the oldest acropolis in Greece, this Neolithic site occupies a gently sloping hillside 14km west of Volos. Well signposted off the highway, and staffed by a helpful curator (and his dog), it’s divided into two parts, and may have held as many as 5000 people. Individual buildings, including the so-called ‘Potter’s House’, have been identified and partly reconstructed in Sesklo A. Sesklo B, slightly higher, consists of low ruined walls.

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