Editing Tenedos (section)

===Prehistory===
Archeological findings indicate that the first human settlement on the island dates back to the [[Bronze Age|Early Bronze Age II]] (ca. 3000–2700 BC). Archaeological evidence suggests the culture on the island had elements in common with the cultures of northwestern [[Anatolia]] and the [[Cycladic Islands]].{{sfn|Sevinç|Takaoğlu|2004|ps=}} Most settlement was on the small bays on the east side of the island which formed natural harbours. Settlement archaeological work was done quickly and thus did not find definitive evidence of grape cultivation on the island during this period. However, grape cultivation was common on neighboring islands and the nearby mainland during this time.{{sfn|Takaoğlu|Bamyacı|2007|pp=119–120|ps=}}

According to a reconstruction, based on the myth of Tenes, [[Walter Leaf]] stated that the first inhabitants of the island could be [[Pelasgians]], who were driven out of the Anatolian mainland by the [[Phrygians]].{{sfn|Leaf|Strabo|1923|p=218|ps=}} According to the same author, there are possible traces of [[Minoan civilization|Minoan]] and [[Mycenaean Greece|Mycenaean Greek]] influence in the island.{{sfn|Leaf|Strabo|1923|p=220|ps=}}