In 1995 and 2000, a tumulus cemetery was discovered and excavated at the site of Xerika, south of the community, Almopia province, Pella.

The cemetery is located at the foot of the western Paiko, at the beginning of the shortest ancient road connecting the Almopia region with Bottiaea (today's Municipality of Pella).

They covered and surrounded a single-chambered chamber, made of large rough stones, which had been worked on its inner side and had a smooth surface.

Always to the east, two of the stones, placed transversely, protruded in height and formed the doorposts of the entrance, while the floor had a layer of small pebbles.

The repeated uses of the chambers were mainly confirmed by the excavation of the only intact grave in tumulus 2, which had internal dimensions of 2.20x 1.50 m. In the chamber of the tomb, ten human skulls and many grave goods were counted (their number approaches 100), such as clay vessels (diameters with knobs on the handles, fluted cantharos, jugs, phials), spindle whorls or beads, iron knives and jewelry (stone or glass beads, earrings, bracelets, circular pendant, eight-shaped shoulder and head clasps, one arched clasp in the tradition of the islands).

The study of the material and the continuation of the excavation of the cemetery in the few remaining intact tumuli will perhaps allow the extension of the boundaries of the cemetery upwards and downwards, in order to gather more information about the Almopes and mainly in relation to Thucydides' information about their expulsion from the area after the arrival of the Macedonians, an event that is placed by research in the 6th century BC.

It was a purely Muslim village until 1920 with 2 mosques (one of which was temporarily converted into a Christian church after 1930) and 1197 inhabitants who were engaged in agriculture and livestock farming.

After the 1923 population exchange between Greece and Turkey, Greek refugees from Asia Minor settled in the area.