MUSÉE ARCHÉOLOGIQUE

This small museum in Pera Gialos traces the unique history of the island of Astipalaia from the Neolithic period to more recent medieval occupations, notably that of the Venetians. Among the finds on display from local excavations are pottery, tools and numismatics discovered at various sites on the island, including the kastro and the necropolis of Kylindra. The latter was dedicated to newborns and small children, as witnessed by the 3,000 or so funerary urns found on site.