Melos (island)


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Contributors: Reger, G., J. McK. Camp II, R. Talbert, A. De Graauw, S. Gillies, T. Elliott, J. Becker
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Melos is a volcanic island in the Cyclades and in prehistoric times served as an important source of obsidian in the Aegean Sea. Substantial remains of Bronze Age and Greco-Roman civilizations have been excavated on the island.

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