Above: The Temple of Demeter, built completely from Naxian marble around 530 BC and one of the earliest Ionic temples.
In the 6th century AD, the temple was largely demolished and a three-naved Christian basilica was built from the same stone on the site.
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1 to 4 show the remnants of the 6th century BC Temple of Demeter, plus some new marble added in as well. #4 is an artist's rendition of the temple.
5 shows the nave of the Christian basilica built in the 6th century AD, which used stones from the original temple.
6 to 7 are views from the Temple.
9 is the main and only street in the village of Damalas, with a permanent population of 20 people.
10 is a 1850 grinder for olives to create olive oil, where the farmers (or sometimes donkeys) would manually move the grinder around in a circle.
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