The site is mentioned with two names because it was originally known as Mesembria, while in the light of the recent archaeological evidence it has been identified as Zone, which also was a colony of Samothrace. The city flourished in the 5th and 4th centuries B.C. but started to decline during the Macedonian occupation and later, in Roman times, when the roads were constructed. There is, though, evidence of sporadic habitation on the site as late as the 6th century A.D. E xcavations on the site have been continuously conducted since 1966 and have brought to light the fortification wall with the towers, private houses inside the fortified area, the city's layout with the street network, two public buildings, the sanctuary of Demeter and the temple of Apollo. Interesting is also a small, isolated section of the city, to the SW, which was enclosed by a separate wall in the Hellenistic period and had a different layout. The cemetery was located outside the fortified area, to the west of the city.
R estricted restoration work is carried out at the architectural remains.
Small structure, measuring 1.50 x 7.50 m., carefully built with ashlar blocks of white marble. Silver, gold, silver-plated and gilded plaques with relief representations, all related to the cult of Demeter, were found inside the building. B.C. Temple of Apollo. Rectangular building measuring 9 x 15 m. It has a pronaos and a cella on a three-stepped crepis.