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The Plain of Western Macedonia and the Neolithic Site of Nea Nikomedeia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 May 2014

John Bintliff
Affiliation:
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge

Summary

The Plain of Macedon, North Greece, has seen remarkable changes in its physical geography during the Holocene. The significance of these changes for prehistoric and historic settlement is evaluated, with particular reference to the Neolithic site of Nea Nikomedeia. This reinterpretation contrasts dramatically with previous studies of the Plain's development and with the prehistoric environment postulated by the excavators of Nikomedeia.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © The Prehistoric Society 1976

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