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    Posted: 14-Jun-2013 at 05:44
I want to talk about early Byzantium period and Byzantium before Christianity-Constantine

At the begining, first humans in Istanbul and its surroundings

*Yarımburgaz Cave (Paleolithic period older then 10000 BC)

*Yenikapı 
*Pendik 
*Fikirtepe 
These are known as Fikirtepe culture.  (8500 BC-6000 BC)


Edited by Ollios - 14-Jun-2013 at 05:45
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As you known, Byzantium settled opposide side of blinds' lands.  That's a lovely also a little part of romantic history. The land of blinds is Chalcedon(today's Kadıköy) which is another Megara colony and I think people in there don't deserve to call as blind. 

First of all they have strong defence against Thracian attack (They were located other side of Bosphorus). I think it is the main reason why they settled there. Secondly they have water(streams) also natural ports which are safe for strong north-east wind 



By the way, Fikirtepe is in Kadıköy so probably there were people in area before Greeks colonists
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