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Staphylos of Skοpelos

Staphylos is also a very important archaeological site, because here are the oldest indications of inhabitation of the island, dating back to the Mycenaean period. On the rocky peninsula there probably existed a settlement of this era while the excavations of 1936 by Professor N. Platon brought to light the famous Mycenaean tomb with the golden sword handle kept in the Archaeological Museum of Athens. However, a recent excavation research at the same site has documented the presence of habitation during Archaic times. In the countryside of Skopelos, individual monuments are found which document the productive activities of the ancient societies of Pépherathos. In Stafylos, Agnontas and Panormos, there were extensive workshops for the construction of local amphorae for the trade of the famous peanut wine during the Classical and Hellenistic times.