The prehistoric settlement of Dikili Tash, close to the Philippi archaeological site, has produced some of Greece's earliest known evidence of grape cultivation and wine production, with findings dated to the Neolithic period between roughly 6400 and 4000 BC. The site's long occupation history, combined with the region's continued winemaking tradition into the present day, has led researchers and local historians to describe the wider Kavala area as one of continuous, if evolving, viticulture stretching across millennia. The evidence is often cited alongside the ancient Sanctuary of Dionysus on nearby Mount Pangaio as proof of how deeply wine culture is rooted in the region's identity.