Old School-Folklore Museum - Unnamed Road

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The old school was built in 1910 on the plans of the well known Greek architect Xenofon Paionidis. Part of the old school is used as Folklore museum. The hill in which the old school of Sykia is located, is an artificial mound ("tumba" on archaeological terms) created by successive layers of habituation starting from the Late Neolithic period up to the contemporary years. The old school which was built in 1910, was constructed on the ruins of an older tower dated back to the 14th century. The tower was part of an installation (metochion) belonging to the Lavra Monastery. Lavra Monastery is the second biggest monastery in Mount Athos. The area around Sykia was a productive space of Lavra Monastery from the 13th century. According to archaeological evidence, the prehistoric activity on the hill extends from the Late Neolithic (4500-3000 Β.c) until Late Bronze Age (1600-1100 B.C). The portable finds that came to light (a relatively large number of stonework and pottery items as well as figurines), would suggest significant manufacturing activity in the area involving cottage industries, metallurgy, and agriculture: evidence suggesting the inhabitants were involved in animal husbandry is absent. The site has the typical features of Prehistoric settlements in the Halkidiki and coexisted with settlements found in the greater Sykia area, including those of Kriaritsi, Koukos and Toroni itself. Info taken by the followed sources: 1.Sofia Asouhidou - Rescue Excavtations at the Prehistoric site Toumba Sykias, 2. Nikos Mertzimekis - The history of Sykia based on the Mount Athos manuscripts of the 14th and 15th century

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The old school was built in 1910 on the plans of the well known Greek architect Xenofon Paionidis. Part of the old school is used as Folklore museum. The hill in which the old school of Sykia is located, is an artificial mound ("tumba" on archaeological terms) created by successive layers of habituation starting from the Late Neolithic period up to the contemporary years. The old school which was built in 1910, was constructed on the ruins of an older tower dated back to the 14th century. The tower was part of an installation (metochion) belonging to the Lavra Monastery. Lavra Monastery is the second biggest monastery in Mount Athos. The area around Sykia was a productive space of Lavra Monastery from the 13th century. According to archaeological evidence, the prehistoric activity on the hill extends from the Late Neolithic (4500-3000 Β.c) until Late Bronze Age (1600-1100 B.C). The portable finds that came to light (a relatively large number of stonework and pottery items as well as figurines), would suggest significant manufacturing activity in the area involving cottage industries, metallurgy, and agriculture: evidence suggesting the inhabitants were involved in animal husbandry is absent. The site has the typical features of Prehistoric settlements in the Halkidiki and coexisted with settlements found in the greater Sykia area, including those of Kriaritsi, Koukos and Toroni itself. Info taken by the followed sources: 1.Sofia Asouhidou - Rescue Excavtations at the Prehistoric site Toumba Sykias, 2. Nikos Mertzimekis - The history of Sykia based on the Mount Athos manuscripts of the 14th and 15th century