Prehistoric Skarkos and its Drain

Skarkos is one of the most important prehistoric sites in the Aegean. It's a settlement of the Cyclades culture on the island of Ios. An estimated two to three hundred people lived here during the 3rd millennium BCE, spanning the late Neolithic Age into the early Bronze Age. The site is exceptionally well-preserved. It laid buried and untouched until the 1980s. However, it gets little attention…