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Lying close to the coast of Eastern Macedonia, Thasos was inhabited from the Palaeolithic period onwards, but the earliest settlement to have been explored in detail is that at Limenaria where Middle and Late Neolithic remains have been found that relate closely to those of the Drama Plain.

In contrast, the remains of the Early Bronze Age on the island align it with the culture that developed in the Cyclades and Sporades to the south in the Aegean.

At Skala Sotiros for example, a small settlement was encircled by a strongly built defensive wall.

Even earlier activity is demonstrated by the presence of large pieces of ' megalithic ' anthropomorphic stelai built into these walls, which, so far, have no parallels in the Aegean area.