ARCHEOLOGICAL SITES

  With the foundation of the Aegean ministry, the K' EPKA conducts archaeological researches at the hill of "Mavri Raxi" and at the location of "Arxontiki".

  At "Mavri Raxi" the walls and the loopholes of the revolution of 1821 were cleaned, as well as the Hellenistic houses that date back to the middle of the 3^rd up to the 1^st century BC.

  At the south west of the island, in the location where S.Xaritonidis had found Mycenaen graves in 1961, the K' EPKA continued the redeeming excavations, mainly, of the visible graves which were endangered from the intense weather phenomena and the illicit trade of the antiquities. 65 graves that date back to the YE III A2 where searched.

      Archontiki.View of the ancient house.

  The building remains, which came out, are on the coastline and are dated in the same date of the funeral gifts. They are storage areas with earthenware jars.

  As we can see from the rich funeral gifts and the graves, that reveal us a period of 200 years, Psara, located at the centre of the  Aegean, had always admirable facilities that could serve trade to and from Lesvos, Chios, Mikra Asia and Hellespont.

  Recently the recreation and tidying up of the archaeological site in "Arxontiki" has begun. The opening up of the road to the archaeological site has been completed and the surrounds of the excavations are being tidied up. Soon the archaeological site will be accessible for the tourists

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Mavri Rachi. The frontier of revolution.

Archontiki. View of the graves.

Mavri Rachi. Building.