Editing Pylos (section)

===Neolithic Pylos===
The region of Pylos has a long history, which goes hand in hand with that of Peloponnese. It starts in the depths of prehistory, as the region has been inhabited since the [[Neolithic Greece|Neolithic]], when populations from [[Anatolia]] began to spread in the Balkans and Greece around 6500 BC, bringing with them the practice of agriculture and farming. Excavations have demonstrated a continuous human presence from the Late Neolithic period (5300 BC) on several sites of [[Pylia]], in particular in those of [[Voidokilia beach|''Voidokilia'']] and of ''Nestor's'' ''cave'', where numerous [[Ostracon|ostraca]] or fragments of painted, black and polished ceramics have been found, as well as later engraved and written pottery.<ref>George S. Korres, [[Adamantios Sampson]], Stella Katsarou (2010), ''Nestor's Cave in Voïdokiliá, Pylos. Research and preliminary examination of ancient and recent discoveries'', Proceedings of the fourth local conference of Messenian Studies. (Γεώργιος Στυλ. Κορρές, Αδαμάντιος Σαμψών, Στέλλα Κασταρού, 2010, ''Το Σπήλαιο Νέστορος στην Βοϊοδοκοιλιά Πύλου. Η ερευνά του και η προκαταρτική εξέταση των παλαιοτέρων και νεωτέρων ευρημάτων''. Πρακτικά  Δ΄ Τοπικού Συνεδρίου Μεσσηνιακών Σπουδών)</ref> The Neolithic period ended with the appearance of [[Bronze|bronze metallurgy]] around 3000 BC.