The chronology of the ‘Kastri group’ reconsidered

Sotirakopoulou, Panayiota

doi:10.1017/s0068245400015847

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“…The assemblages recovered from Kavos and Dhaskalio run in parallel (for the broad framework, see Table 1). The earliest finds at Kavos are of the Keros-Syros culture (Early Cycladic II) continuing into the period of the subsequent Kastri group (Renfrew 1972;Rutter 1984;Sotirakopoulou 1993). But while the deposits at the Special Deposit South on Kavos are disturbed by continuing episodes of deposition, the stratigraphic sequence on the islet of Dhaskalio itself is secure (Renfrew et al 2009: 31-37).…”

Section: The Settlement On Dhaskaliomentioning

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The oldest maritime sanctuary? Dating the sanctuary at Keros and the Cycladic Early Bronze Age

Renfrew¹,

Boyd²,

Ramsey³

2012

Antiquity

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The sanctuary on the island of Keros takes the form of deposits of broken marble vessels and figurines, probably brought severally for deposition from elsewhere in the Cyclades. These acts of devotion have now been accurately dated, thanks to Bayesian analyses of the contemporary stratigraphic sequence on the neighbouring islet of Dhaskalio. The period of use—from 2750 to 2300 cal BC—precedes any identified worship of gods in the Aegean and the site is among the earliest ritual destinations only accessible by sea. The authors offer some preliminary thoughts on the definition of these precocious acts of pilgrimage.

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Section: The Settlement On Dhaskaliomentioning

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The oldest maritime sanctuary? Dating the sanctuary at Keros and the Cycladic Early Bronze Age

Renfrew¹,

Boyd²,

Ramsey³

2012

Antiquity

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“…), documented by ceramics of the later Grotta-Pelos Group (Renfrew, 1972(Renfrew, :152 -169, 526 -528, 1984Doumas, 1977: 15 -18). In all, four prehistoric occupation phases have been identified at the site, the latest characterized by material of the Kastri Group, late in the Early Bronze Age (Renfrew, 1972:172, 533 -534;Sotirakopoulou, 1993;Manning, 1995:51 -63, 81 -86), approximately 2350 -2200 B.C.…”

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Soil erosion, agricultural terracing and site formation processes at Markiani, Amorgos, Greece: The micromorphological perspective

French¹,

Whitelaw

1999

Geoarchaeology

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“…This type is thought to be Cycladic in origin (Sotirakopoulou , 5, 8, 11–13 with further bibliography; 1997, 526; 2008, 541, fig. :19).…”

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Between East and West: Amorgian Pottery in Early Bronze Age Heraion (Samos)

Menelaou

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2020

Oxford J Archaeology

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Summary The island of Samos occupies a key position between the central Aegean and western Anatolia during the third millennium BC. A recent study of the substantial pottery assemblages from the pivotal site of Heraion has defined a rich stratigraphy covering the entire Early Bronze Age (EBA). Currently the only known EBA site on Samos, Heraion has provided the opportunity to undertake a holistic ceramic study with the aim of defining and characterizing local pottery production and, by extension, determining for the first time a secure provenance of suspected imported vessels, through the application of an integrated typological/morphological, macroscopic and microscopic (ceramic petrography) analytical methodology. This diachronic ceramic study, alongside a comparative fabric study of pottery of known origin from a number of contemporary sites, shows clear evidence for the exchange/importation of specific vessel shapes and, in the case of the collared jars, presumably their contents. This enables the reconstruction of patterns of interaction during the later phases of EB II, when there was a particular acceleration in the movement of goods. The present paper draws on a distinctive ceramic class (blue and red schist/phyllite fabrics/wares) and vessel types (transport jars with incised/slashed handles and beaked jugs with a two‐stage neck profile) particular to the EB II late period and discusses them in relation to already published or analysed data from selected Cycladic and Anatolian sites.

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The chronology of the ‘Kastri group’ reconsidered

Cited by 14 publications

References 9 publications

The oldest maritime sanctuary? Dating the sanctuary at Keros and the Cycladic Early Bronze Age

The oldest maritime sanctuary? Dating the sanctuary at Keros and the Cycladic Early Bronze Age

Soil erosion, agricultural terracing and site formation processes at Markiani, Amorgos, Greece: The micromorphological perspective

Between East and West: Amorgian Pottery in Early Bronze Age Heraion (Samos)

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