The postwar village · Running the village · Ancient Lerna
The village council makes John Caskey an honorary citizen
30 June 1959 Proven
By unanimous decision no. 45 the council of Myloi declared the American archaeologist John Caskey an honorary citizen, for services to culture and to tourism in the community. It was signed by president Chr. Papagiannis and members Angelos Diamantopoulos, G. Kodelas and Il. Papoulias, and handed to Caskey on 2 July 1959. A 1963 newspaper wrongly dates the honour to 1961.
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- Άσπις του Άργους, αρ. 952, 05-07-1959 (απόφαση αρ. 45, Εν Μύλοις Λέρνας τη 30 Ιουνίου 1959) Open (opens in a new tab)
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1952
John Caskey starts digging at Lerna
In 1952 the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, led by its director John L. Caskey, opened the first trenches in the low mound by the springs, at the edge of Myloi. The work went on every year until 1958.
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1952–1953
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1953
A trench right beside the railway
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24 June 1953
Nikolaos Giannakopoulos, president of the community
On 24 June 1953 the president of the community, N. Giannakopoulos, signs a public tender "in Myloi". He had already led the village in 1939 as head of the appointed committee. In 1951 a newspaper lists him as a grocer.