The Cyclades And Their Advanced And Mysterious Society Lost In Time

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Prehistoric Cycladic figurines carved in marble are very ancient artifacts that appeared in the Cycladic society, many centuries before the rise of the famous Minoan Civilization.

For over 7,000 years, the Cyclades have stood as a remarkable crossroads of many civilizations. Their rich history is surrounded by legends that still captivate us. The Cyclades are situated around Delos, a small Greek island near Mykonos, close to the centre of the Cyclades archipelago. Myth tells us that there, Leto gave birth to Apollo and Artemis, children of Zeus himself. On Naxos, Dionysus was born and fell in love with Ariadne.

The earliest settlers in the Cycladic region likely cultivated barley and wheat and relied on fishing in the Aegean Sea for tunny and other fish. Evidence also suggests they were skilled stone sculptors, as demonstrated by significant discoveries of marble figurines. While some of these artifacts have survived modern looting and vandalism, others—such as those found on the island of Keros—were deliberately destroyed in ancient times.

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