Locate in northern Greece (near the Haliakmon river and Lake Polyphytos, modern western Macedonia)
In the Kozani regional unit, west Macedonia. One of the more historical places in the region exists.

Its name, or etmology is derived from latin verb servo, meaning to watch over; and its ancient name Phylacae came from Greek verb phylasso to watch over

It was excavated by British school at Athens, under Walter Abel Heurtley, in 1930 (1)

They studied the area before flooding Polyphytos hydro-electric dam, and to create a lake (2)(3)

The site was a low mound created by successive phases of human occupation before 5000 BC

There were square or rectangular buildings, one or two stories, framed with massive oak posts, and walls created with wattle and daub

Classic red on cream ceramics were found (4), closely related to Thesssaly (Sesklo and Achilleion)
Shapes included fruitstands, shallow bowls, and beakers. (4)

Bone and stone tools, ornaments of stone and sea shell (spondylus gaederopus, and glycimeris) were also found

Artifacts found show the sites continuation thousand years to late neolithic, with black burnished, and grey on grey pottery

Paleobotanical studies are similar to other early Greek agricultural sites

Neolithic Servia was a well-organized village that reflects the dynamic cultural landscape of prehistoric northern Greece. With its structured housing, rich material culture, and strategic location, it stands as a key site for understanding how farming communities lived, adapted, and interacted across the Aegean and Balkans during the neolithic era.

Cite: 1) W.A. Heurtley, Prehistoric Macedonia, Cambridge 1939, 43-56

2) C.Ridley and K.A. Wardle, ‘Rescue Excavations at Servia 1971-73: a preliminary report’,
Annual of the British School at Athens 74 (1979), 185-230. C. Ridley, K.A. Wardle, C.A. Mould,
Servia 1 London 2000

3) “SERVIA” (http://www.artsweb.bham.ac.uk/aha/kaw/Servia/serviaind.htm).
Artsweb.bham.ac.uk

4) (http://artsweb.bham.ac.uk/aha/kaw/Servia/serviadisc2.htm). Artsweb.bham.ac.uk

Bibligraphy: Antiquaries Journal XII, 227-38