Vryokastro

Vryokastro (Greek: Βρυόκαστρο) is an archaeological site in Kythnos, Greece [1]. It is considered as the ancient capital of the island [1]. It was inhabited from the 12th century BC until the Early Middle Ages [1]. It was called Kythnos in the ancient times and the island was named after it [1]. Vryokastro is on the northwestern side of the island, between the bays of Merichas and Apokrisi [1]. To date, public buildings, an aqueduct, an acropolis, two necropolises, a harbor, a sanctuary, a temple, a monumental mound and a large building of the Classical and Hellenistic period have been found in the settlement's area [1]. From 2000 to 2016 an excavation of an unplundered sanctuary of the Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic periods was performed [1]. The temple of the sanctuary was intact and contained all the offerings in their place [1].