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Chronology<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n7000-2800 B.C.<\/strong>
Neolithic Age
<\/strong><\/td>\n\n\n\n- Exploitation of obsidian that was used for the making of tools and weapons<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n1800-1100 B.C.<\/strong><\/strong>
Bronze Age
<\/strong><\/td>\n\n\n\n- Extensive trading in obsidian and pottery.<\/li>\n
- Mining of kaolin for ceramic and pharmaceutical uses.<\/li>\n
- Flourishing of the Fylakopi settlements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n1100-750 B.C.<\/strong>
Geometric Age –
750-480 B.C.<\/strong>
\u0391rchaic Period
<\/strong><\/td>\n\n\n\n- Mining of obsidian and aluminate minerals, kaolin predominantly, is continued.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n480-323 <\/strong>B.C.<\/strong>
Classical Period
<\/strong><\/td>\n\n\n\n- Mining of trachite for the making of millstones (for the grinding of cereals and other materials), Alunite and sulfur are mined for pharmaceutical purposes.<\/li>\n
- Trsnsformation of alunite into alum, used as dye for fabrics.<\/li>\n
- Mining of bentonite, used for the making of soap.<\/li>\n
- Around that time, there was possibly mining of silver ores.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n323-146 B.C.<\/strong>
<\/strong>Hellenistic Period <\/strong>–
146-330 A.D.<\/strong>
Roman Period
<\/strong><\/td>\n\n\n\n- Mining of small quantities of silver – lead ores.<\/li>\n
- Mining of pozzolan used as construction material.<\/li>\n
- Trade in pumice used for the polishing of marbles and mosaics.<\/li>\n
- Creation of salt – pans for salt production.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n330-1204 <\/strong><\/strong>A.D.<\/strong>
\u0392yzantine Period
<\/strong><\/td>\n\n\n\n- Continuation of the trading of clay minerals, millstone, alum, pumice, and salt, and of pottery production.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n1204-1566 <\/strong>A.D.<\/strong>
The Frankish Rule
<\/strong><\/td>\n\n\n\n- Beginning of gypsum eploitation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n1566-1821 A.D.<\/strong><\/strong>
The Turkish Rule
<\/strong><\/td>\n\n\n\n- Restricted activities on the island, mainly kaolin exports for porcelain production.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n1862<\/strong><\/td>\n\n\n\n- Concession of the sulfur eploitation at “Paliorema” location. The right later extended to other locations as well. Works were interrupted in 1958.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n1884<\/strong><\/td>\n\n\n\n- Beginning of silver bearing galenite esploitation, at “Triades” location. Termination of works at the end of the 19th century.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n1890<\/strong><\/td>\n\n\n\n- Beginning of manganese exploitation at “Vani” location. Works stopped in 1928.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n1899<\/strong><\/td>\n\n\n\n- Beginning of kaolin exploitation, and later in 1925, setting up of a processing plant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n1934<\/strong><\/td>\n\n\n\n- Beginning of baryte exploitation at “Voudia” location.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n1952<\/strong><\/td>\n\n\n\n- Beginning of exploitation of the industrial mineral “Bentonite”.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n1954<\/strong><\/td>\n\n\n\n- Beginning of exploitation of the industrial mineral “Perlite”.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n1984<\/strong><\/td>\n\n\n\n- Beginning of pozzolan mining at “Xylokeratia” location.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nAt the dawn of the Neolithic age, circa 8000 BC, mineral activity started developing on Milos thanks to obsidian mining and trading. A hard and shiny black stone found in the subsoil of the island \u2013 due to its volcanic origin, suitable for the making of tools and weapons.<\/p>\n
Later, and mainly during the first eight pre-Christian centuries, Milos developed, to a considerable degree, mining and trading of a variety of minerals used for different purposes, such as sulfur, kaolin, pumice, alunite, trachyte, etc..<\/p>\n
This activity continued and flourished during the years of Roman dominance as well as during the Byzantine period. It slackened however, during the period of Turkish rule, and became restricted to the exploitation of certain minerals and salt from the salt \u2013 pans near the port.<\/p>\n
After liberation, and mainly after 1860, the newly found Greek State, in an attempt to utilize the mineral wealth of the country, published (on Aug. 24.1862) the first law \u201con mines and quarries\u201d.<\/p>\n
Within the same year (1862) the first mine concession takes place on Milos, for the exploitation of sulfur and this is the beginning of the modern mining history of Milos, and the time when many different companies establish themselves on the island for the mining and trading of mainly industrial minerals (sulfur, kaolin, baryte, bentonite, perlite, pozzolan, siliceous stones, etc.), and manganese and lead ores as well.<\/p>\n
Milos today, is the largest bentonite and perlite production and processing center in the European Union.<\/p>\n
Very large quantities of the mined minerals are exported, after they have been processed on the island.<\/p>\n
The mining history of Milos that started 10.000 years ago, goes on.<\/p>\n
\nRead the brochure “The mining history of Milos”<\/a><\/p>\nHistory of the island<\/h2>\n
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