Daskalio

Daskalio or Dhaskalio is a tiny, uninhabited Greek islet in the Cyclades just off the west coast of the larger island Keros, approximately 150 metres in diameter [1]. Formerly, it was a promontory of Keros, but is now a tiny islet because of sea level rise [1]. Excavation by the Cambridge Keros Project, a joint endeavour of the University of Cambridge, the Ephorate of Antiquities of Cyclades, and the Cyprus Institute, in 2008 revealed a large Bronze Age settlement and ten years later researchers from the university found evidence of advanced metalworking workshops there, dating from 2500 BCE [1]. The island was extensively terraced with over 1,000 tons of marble quarried on the island of Naxos, some 10 km distant, enhancing its pyramidal shape [1]. The lower levels featured a complex drainage system of water conduits, among the oldest in Europe [1]. Plant remains in soil samples included grapes, olives, figs, almonds, emmer wheat and barley, likely imported from more arable locations [1].