Editing Andros (section)

== Strofilas ==
During the Final [[Neolithic]], Andros had a fortified village on its west coast, which archaeologists have named {{ill|Strofilas|de|lt=Strofilas}}, after the [[plateau]] on which it was built. Final Neolithic in the Cycladic area is now dated around 4500–4000 BC.<ref>[https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/258562 Marble female figure (Cycladic)] metmuseum.org</ref> Strofilas was related to the "Attica-Kephala" culture, coinciding with the beginning of the [[Cycladic culture]] of the [[Bronze Age]].

[[File:Strofilas IMG 1785 Strofilas3.JPG|thumb|Ruins of the Neolithic village of Strofilas]]

Strofilas is the largest organized settlement of the Neolithic Age of the Aegean in Cyclades islands. It was rather densely built, and stretches over 30 acres. The excavations were started in 1997 by a team of Greek archeologists headed by Christina Televantou.<ref>Philip Chrysopoulos, January 21, 2023, [https://greekreporter.com/2023/01/21/strofilas-greece-oldest-city-europe/ Oldest City in Europe Is Strofilas in Greece.] greekreporter.com</ref>

The settlement was an important [[seaport|maritime centre]] and one of the earliest examples of fortification in [[Greece]]. Its fortifications feature a gate and bastions.

Strofilas is also notable for rock carvings on its walls, which include animals such as [[jackals]], [[goats]], [[deer]], [[fish]] and [[dolphins]], as well as a depiction of a [[flotilla]] of ships.<ref>Liritzis, I, [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0305440310000026 Strofilas (Andros Island, Greece): new evidence for the cycladic final neolithic period through novel dating methods using luminescence and obsidian hydration], Journal of Archaeological Science, Volume 37, Issue 6, June 2010, Pages 1367–1377</ref>

About 1km to the southeast along the coastline, also can be found the site of {{ill|Zagora (Andros)|de}}, another ancient settlement of a later [[Protogeometric style|Geometric period]]. The settlement dates back to the 10th-8th centuries BC. An impregnable wall, about 110 meters long, was constructed around it.<ref>[https://www.greeka.com/cyclades/andros/sightseeing/geometric-settlement/ Andros Geometric Settlement.] greeka.com</ref>