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Ancient Site in Olympiada of Halkidiki: Olympiada, named after King Alexander’s mother, is mostly famous due to the historically significant ancient site of Stagira. Located on the north-eastern side of Halkidiki, it lies only 95 kilometers from Thessaloniki.
Believed to be the birthplace of Aristotle as well, the ancient site of Stagira is embedded deep in history. Excavations at this site started in 1990, and a lot of artifacts,were retrieved from here and are kept in a special exhibition area in Olympiada.
In 655 B.C., Ionians from Andros founded this town. The
brought to light many Paleolithic tools, bones and fossilized animals that have been extinct thousands of years ago.
The famous archanthrope of Petralona was discovered in 1960 by another local, Chistos Sarrigiannidis, and is dating from |
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