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In the wider region of the village, archaeological artifacts from illegal excavations have been found from time to time, while newer monuments (mainly churches with frescoes dating back to the last years of the Byzantine Empire) are found both in the village and in the wider region. Kassanoi took its name very probably from the family surname of a Jewish family, the existence of which appears in documents dating back to 1368 and 1389. These documents show that the members of this family were the first settlers of the village, as Mr. S. Spanakis suggests Text: www.arkalochori.gr
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