Until today there have been not systematic excavations taking place in this area, our knowledge about the history of the city is limited to information provided us by rescuing a small number of graves Geometric and Hellenistic excavation unearthed in eastern and southern slope of the acropolis hill. In the wider area of the city, in the flat part, also investigated underground tomb Macedonian type, consisting of two equal-sized anteroom and burial chamber, surrounded by peioschimo funerary precinct. This common type of tomb is found in other Aetolian cities, such Plevrona, Calydon, Nafpaktos, Velvina, etc. According to prevailing opinion the complex of Roman hot Mesolongiou St. Thomas belonged to the territory of ancient Alikyrnas.