helike ruins
Ancient Helike is on the southwest shore of the Gulf of Corinth near Aigion, about 170 km west of Athens. In our search for the lost Classical city of Helike, destroyed by an earthquake and tsunami in 373 B.C., we discovered ruins of Classical buildings buried 3 m deep in contemporary Helike mid-plain. Near the Classical ruins, we discovered a well-preserved Early Helladic settlement (ca. 2400 B.C.) with large rectilinear buildings flanking cobbled streets, preserving their contents intact.