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1992 yılında, arkeolog Yiannis Sakelarakis ve ekibi, Agios Georgios dağında bir adet zarar görmemiş tapınak keşfettiler. Burası, Minoanlar’ın, Kithtiralılar’ın suyunu kontrol ettikleri dönemde gözetme noktası idi. Burada, Peloponesse ve Girit arasında ki haberleşme aktarımı meşale yolu ile yapılıyordu. Burada ki kazılarda birçok çömlekler, toprak kaplar, küpler, biblolar…vs bulunmuştur.
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Άγιος Γεώργιος 80200 Κύθηρα
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