Aghios Epiktitos Vrysi

[1] During the mining, some builders drove their dwellings down to a depth of 7 m, so that circular pits were created in the site, which had an average area of 14 m2.

The village created was practically invisible from the sea and had a 5-meter-high wall, which separated the ledge from the coastal plain, and was covered by a ditch up to 7 m wide and 4.5 m deep.

[2] The interior was accessed via a thatched roof, whereby the rooms became more and more spacious over time, and they increased to 3 m above ground and had 60 cm thick outer walls.

The basis of the economy was hunting for mammals, turtles, fish, and birds, and the agriculture and livestock was farming (sheep, pigs, goats, dogs, cats), but also handicrafts.

The unusual density of the sheep and goat population as well as a considerable number of different awls and needles testify to a developed textile processing, the products of which were apparently traded and bartered outside the village.