History

Traces of human presence from prehistory to Byzantium

Prehistory: upper Paleolithic age (20,000 – 8,000 BC)
Stone tools, bone tools and parts of bones from hunted animals at a cave at Klidi location near Voidomatis canyon.

Prehistory: Neolithic age (8,000 – 3,000 BC)
Signs of human presence at Gouda Alatopetra cave.

Copper age (3,000 – 1,000 BC)
Tombs at the southwest edge of the Park (Kato Pedina, Elafotopos).

Iron age (11th – 9th century BC)
Findings at western Pindos (Konitsa), tombs with rich gems at eastern Pindos (Spileo Grevena).

Geometric, archaic and classic age (9th – 4th century BC)
Settlements at Vitsa Zagori (at the edges of Vikos canyon between Vitsa and Monodendri) and at Liatovouni Konitsa (to the point were Aoos river unites with Voidomatis river) which present a lot of information for the nomad life of the residents.

Hellenic age (330 – 167 BC)
Ruins of five fortifications discovered at the villages of Greveniti, Makrino, Skamneli and Kastraki rise. At Spileo village was discovered an ancient citadel, combustion cemetery and necropolis, at Perivoli village were discovered tombs of classic and Hellenic ages, at Profitis Ilias rise at Prosvoro village were discovered ruins of a Hellenic age castle and at Polineri was discovered a Hellenic age fortification.

Roman age (167 BC – 250 AD)
Ruins od settlements and fortification at Macedonian Pindos, mosaic floor of a Roman cottage at Ziakas villafe, ruins of an ancient temple at Mavranei, tombs at Perivoli village and ruins of a castle at Filippei.

First Byzantine (4th – 6th century AD) and Middle Byzantine (6th century – 1204 AD)
Castle from Emperor Ioustinianos age at the entrance of Aoos canyon, support of fortification at Spilaio and Polineri Grevena.

Late Byzantine Age (1204 – 1479)
Fortification support at Kastraki Agios Minas (Eastern Pindos)