Melos-Ancient Fortification Wall
Item
File name
sackett_085 See all items with this value
Title
Melos-Ancient Fortification Wall See all items with this value
Description
Stone construction made with thick stone blocks elevating above the tree line. There is a bulging construction in the foreground with an arrow with the inscription "place ou eta trouve... La Statue de Venus" See all items with this value
Place name
Mílos, Nísos (island) See all items with this value
Subject
Archaeological Site
Monument
Notes
Part of the Greek Cyclades, Melos was a center of early civilization due to its strategic geographic location between Crete and the mainland. The great deposits of obsidian made the island great in trade during the Aegean civilization times. It was also here, where the iconic Venus of Milo was found in 1820, on the ancient acropolis of Adamanda.
Date photographed
September 1974
