Assiros
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Assiros is a village and a former municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lagkadas
, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 3,861 (2001).
The archaeological site of Assiros Toumba
, a 4000 yr old settlement mound, is located within the territory of modern Assiros. Excavation between 1975 and 1989 at this site has made a major contribution to understanding the nature of settlement, society, economy and material culture in prehistoric Macedonia. In addition a combination of radiocarbon and dendrochronological research on building timbers recovered from the site has provided one of the few accurate dates for the transition from Bronze to Iron Age in the Aegean area c. 1070 BC.
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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lagkadas
Lagkadas
Lagadas ; is a town and a municipality in the northeast part of Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. Population 16,836 .-Historic Facts:Zübeyde Hanım , Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's mother, was born in Lagadas in 1857.-Municipality:...
, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 3,861 (2001).
The archaeological site of Assiros Toumba
Toumba
Toumba is a quarter of east side Thessaloniki, Greece. It is divided into Ano Toumba and Kato Toumba by a flume, and it is part of 4th Division of Thessaloniki Municipality....
, a 4000 yr old settlement mound, is located within the territory of modern Assiros. Excavation between 1975 and 1989 at this site has made a major contribution to understanding the nature of settlement, society, economy and material culture in prehistoric Macedonia. In addition a combination of radiocarbon and dendrochronological research on building timbers recovered from the site has provided one of the few accurate dates for the transition from Bronze to Iron Age in the Aegean area c. 1070 BC.