Not much to learn from looking at the remains of this cemetery. Little information is provided, the site is fenced off and one wonders whether the excavation is even complete....

Walking on the seaside road just past the port of Parikia one will soon see an excavated area with a sign 'Ancient Cemetery'. There are also some information boards by it, but one cannot enter the place, just have a look at it from outside the fences. All in all it looks like a rather neglected site, although what archaeologists discovered here during excavations in 1983 was the large public cemetery of the town, which was in function from the 8th century BC to the 3rd century AD. For archaeologists it is one of the most interesting sites in the Cyclades, since it shows the development of burial traditions during several centuries at one place. From the Geometric period is a Polyandreion, a group tomb of fallen soldiers. Most graves are from the Archaic times, mainly cist tombs and burials in pots. In the following Classical period marble urns were used, while in the Hellenistic and Roman period - at least for wealthy people - sarcophagi were the rule.