Europa Nostra prize

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One of the three Prizes in Category 1 - Conservation has been given to the conservation of the archaeological site of Skarkos on the Island of Ios, Greece. After excavation and meticulous study and publication of the finds (movable and immovable), the ruins of this important Early Bronze Age Cycladic settlement from the third millennium BC, have been conserved and restored, using traditional Skarkos area dry-stone-wall construction methods and local stone. Rural buildings have been renovated and converted into a multi-purpose visitor centre, a storehouse and a guesthouse for researchers.
The awarding of this exemplary project has taken particularly into consideration the importance of the site as being one of the cradles of European civilisation, the outstanding quality of the conservation work, and above all the minimal and extremely sensitive character of the interventions which have had no impact to a unique landscape, unaltered since prehistoric times.

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Lets hope we see more good work