The location overlooks the Turkish coast (near ancient Troy)
Poliochne is strategically placed for Aegean-Anatolian interaction.

Archaeological remains of farming settlements are evident in tells (mounds composed of mudbricks that were used in the construction of houses)
The site indicates the beginning of agriculture and the domestication of livestock.

It was unearthed by excavations of the Italian
School of Archaeology at Athens (Scuola archeologica Italiana di Athene), in 1930 (1)

A pre-neolithic campsite of ‘Ouriakos’ was also found. It is situated at the southeast coast of Lemnos (2)

Characterized by stabilization in climatic conditions, and subsequently the organization of permanent settlements. They built an economy based on the systematic practice of farming, stock-rearing; the exchange of raw materials and products, and the production of tools

It’s believed to be one of the most ancient towns in Europe, preceding Troy I (3)

Architecture included the densely built stone and mudbrick houses with multiple rooms. Some had paved floors, benches, and built-in storage
The layout indicates planning, and social organization.

They had a economy based on farming, herding, fishing, and obsidian tool-making (sourced from nearby Melos)
Long-distance trade is also evident in exotic goods.

Archaeologists used colors to identify the stratigraphy and levels
Pre-black is associated with neolithic levels.

They yielded fine handmade ceramics, stone tools, and figurine artifacts
Later phases show metallurgy, seal impressions, and imported items.

It’s dubbed the ‘pre-historic city’
Its layout had complex architecture, stone-built drains; evidence of public buildings, and proto administrative control (later).

Its important because the finds and location show early contact between the Aegean and Anatolia before the Bronze Age boom

Neolithic Poliochne was a sophisticated, pre-bronze age settlement on Lemnos. It already showed signs of complex, possibly proto-urban life. There was planned architecture, craft production, and evidence of trade. It stands out as a vital link between mainland neolithic cultures and the rise of bronze age civilizations in Anatolia, north Africa, and the middle east.

Cite: 1) S. Tibne, A.G. Benevuti, et al., Oi neoteres anaskaphese sten Poliochne, Athens 1994, and C.G. Doumas and V. La Rosa (eds.), He Poliochne kai he proime
epoche tou Chalkou sto Voreio Aigaio/Poliochni e l’antica et del bronzo nell’Egeo settentrionale
have appeared in Greek/Italian

2) Campsiete ‘OURIAKOS’ ON THE ISLAND OF LEMNOS: HUMAN GROUPS ON THE MOVE AT THE PLEISTOCENE/HOLOCENE BOUNDARY IN THE NORTHERN AEGEAN Dr. Nikos Efstratiou
Department of Archaeology, University of Thessaloniki, Greece

3) Luigi Bernabò-Brea, ed. (the head excavator) Poliochni, città peristorica nell’ isola di Lemnos,
(Scuola Archeologica di Atene Rome, vol. I (1964), having assigned arbitrary color-names to the strata, coordinated Troy I with the third period (Verde) of Poliochne; vol. II was published Rome, 1976

Bibliography: Lesson 7: Western Anatolia and the Eastern Aegean in the Early Bronze Age. (https://sites.dartmouth.edu/aegean-prehistory/lessons/lesson-7-narrative/) dartmouth.edu

Limnos – History (https://web.archive.org/web/20030721170437/http://www.worldtravelgate.org/greece/limnos/limnos_history.htm)

Benvenuti, Alberto; Tine, Vincenzo; Traverso, Antonella (2022). “Πολιόχνη. Μιὰ νέα
ἀνάγνωση τῆς οἰκιστικῆς ἐξέλιξης τῆς ΠΕΧ Ι-IΙ”. Ἀρχαιολογικὴ Ἐφημερίς. 161: 85–140