The Industrial Significance of Argos

Argos was known in the ancient world for its craftsmanship, most notably with its pottery and metal objects. Argos was the premier manufacturer of pottery in Dark Age Greece. It is from the pottery that we are able to gather any evidence of Argive life before 500 B.C. [13] Legend also has it that King Pheidon, whose existence is often debated, created the first form of metal currency around 700 B.C. in the shape of an obelisk. They were used as meat skewers as well as currency. They were convenient because of the ability to hold six of them at a time. [14]

This emblem was depicted on the obelisks:


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