Dispilio

The lake dwelling of Dispilio, brought to light by archaeologists, dates from the Neolithic Age (6000 -3000 BC). Archaeological finds reveal the way that prehistoric people constructed their houses and out­buildings on the lake and the way they organized their economic and social life. The studying and ela­boration of these finds, which was carried out with the utmost caution helped to establish an accurate representation of the dwelling, so that visitors could have the right im­pression of the organization a lake dwelling that lived 7000 years before and created a very significant civilization. To this day, archaeo­logical excavations have brought to light many important finds at the lake dwelling of Dispilio, such as jewellery of exquisite workmanship, statuettes, decorated ceramics, a Neolithic boat and signs of early writing, the deci­phering of which may be of great historical significance.