Archaeological Collection of Dispilio Kastoria

On the shores of Lake Kastoria, this small museum gathers finds from the Neolithic lakeside settlement of Dispilio, excavated between 1993 and 2011. Waterlogged ground preserved what dry sites destroy: wooden objects, pottery, tools, figurines, and traces of houses and walls. Among the most intriguing pieces is a wooden tablet bearing incised markings, which some interpret as an early form of writing. Together the collection opens a window onto daily life in a prehistoric community that built its homes at the water's edge, one of the most significant such sites in northern Greece.