Koukonesi
Sign in to saveKoukonesi (Κουκονήσι) is a small island, situated in the Moudros harbour, west of Poliochne, on the island of Lemnos in the Aegean Sea. The island is an important archaeological site. The best preserved settlements found on Koukonesi are from the Middle Bronze Age, 2000 BC—1650 BC. The findings have shown that Koukonesi's inhabitants had close commercial relations with Asia Minor, other Aegean Sea islands and mainland Greece. Greek archaeologists also discovered Mycenaean ceramics of the late 13th century BC which may prove that a permanent settlement was established around the epoch of
Key facts
- Greek Dimos.name
- Koukonesi
- Greek Dimos.name_local
- Κουκονήσι
- Greek Dimos.type
- community
- Greek Dimos.periph
- North Aegean
- Greek Dimos.periphunit
- Lemnos
- Greek Dimos.municipality
- Lemnos
- Greek Dimos.municunit
- Moudros
- Greek Dimos.image_skyline
- Lemnos 2005 013.jpg
- Greek Dimos.caption_skyline
- An image of Lemnos from 2005.
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- Population
- 0
- Area
- 0.14
- Image
- Lemnos 2005 013.jpg
- Width
- 0.350
- Length
- 0.520
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- native label
- Κουκονήσι
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Koukonesi (Κουκονήσι) is a small island, situated in the Moudros harbour, west of Poliochne, on the island of Lemnos in the Aegean Sea. The island is an important archaeological site. The best preserved settlements found on Koukonesi are from the Middle Bronze Age, 2000 BC—1650 BC. The findings have shown that Koukonesi's inhabitants had close commercial relations with Asia Minor, other Aegean Sea islands and mainland Greece. Greek archaeologists also discovered Mycenaean ceramics of the late 13th century BC which may prove that a permanent settlement was established around the epoch of the Trojan War.
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