Map of the Cycladic islands, Greece showing Euboea in top left corner
Manika was an ancient town in Euboea Greece, dating to the Early Helladic period II (2800–2200 BC). The settlement covered an area of 50–80 hectares, and was inhabited by 6,000–13,500-15,000 people according to estimates. It was one of the largest settlements of the Bronze Age in Greece.[1][2][3]
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References
- ↑ Sampson 1987, p. 19.
- ↑ MacSweeney 2004, p. 57 (Table 1. Population estimates for Aegean sites in EB II).
- ↑ Weiberg, Erika (2007). Thinking the Bronze Age: Life and Death in Early Helladic Greece (PDF) (PhD). Uppsala Studies in Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Civilizations. Uppsala universitet. ISBN 978-91-554-6782-1.
Works cited
- MacSweeney, Naoise (2004). "Social Complexity and Population: A Study in the Early Bronze Age Aegean". Papers from the Institute of Archaeology. 15: 52–65. doi:10.5334/256. hdl:2381/27925.
- Sampson, Adamantios (1987). "The Early Helladic Graves of Manika: Contribution to the Socioeconomic Conditions of the Early Bronze Age" (PDF). Aegaeum. 1: 19–28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016.
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