Tinos: Vryokastro or Akroterion Ourion
| PK | C1161 |
| TITLE | Tinos: Vryokastro or Akroterion Ourion |
| WGS84 | 37.526157° N, 25.188462° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 37.526157, 25.188462 |
| LON/LAT | 25.188462, 37.526157 |
| DMS | 37° 31' 34.1652" N | , | 25° 11' 18.4632" E |
| W3W | artful, outsourced, drifters |
| UTM | 35 S, 339927, 4154785 |
| EGSA87 | 604865, 4153619 |
| Elevation m | 47 |
| Elevation feet | 154.2 |
| Region | Cyclades |
| Subregion | Tinos |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Hab
TYPE
1. Acropolis. Barber [1978], 91 'The site is a seaside akropolis at one end of a wide bay.'2. Artifacts. BSA [1956], 32
3. Fort. Scholes [1956], 13 ' ..., I would venture to suggest that these blocks may represent part of a fortification system ... '
4. Fort. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 307 ' ..., to which the fortification identified may belong ... '
5. hab. Simpson [1981], 187 'Occupation was particularly intense in the Middle Bronze Age, to which the fortifications identified may belong ...'
6. Settlement. Schallin [1993], 23 'The settlement was encircled by a wall.'
7. Settlement. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 307 ? ' ... since there is relatively little post-BA material, it seems likely to be prehistoric, and would indicate a site of some importance.'
8. Settlement. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 307 'Occupation probably goes back to late EB ..., if no earlier, and seems particularly intense in MB, to which the fortification identified may belong ... '
9. Wall. Simpson and Hagel [2006], 110 ' ... Scholes observed remains of an ancient circuit wall.'
10. Walls. Barber [1978], 91 'Walling may represent BA fortifications ... '
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Prehistoric: (4000 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Barber [1978]: 91, 'Walling ... seems certainly prehistoric.'
2. Bronze Age: (3200 BC - 1050 BC)
a. Barber [1978]: 91, 'There are substantial signs of BA settlement (all phases), ... '
3. Early Cycladic: (3200 BC - 1850 BC)
a. Soterakopoulos [2004]: 76, 'ΠΚ (II, III;) ... '
4. Early Bronze Age: (3200 BC - 2100 BC)
a. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 307, 'Occupation probably goes back to late EB ..., '
b. Schallin [1993]: 23, ' ..., was occupied "during all phases of the Bronze Age" (Scholes 1956, 13).'
c. Scholes [1956]: 13, ' ... evidence for habitation here during all phases of the Bronze Age ... '
5. Early Bronze Age III: (2700 BC - 2200 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 185, 'EB III? MB LH III(A-B) G'
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 307, 'EB III? ... ', 'Occupation probably goes back to late EB ...'
6. Middle Bronze Age: (2100 BC - 1550 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 185, 'Occupation was particularly intense in the Middle Bronze Age, ... '
b. Simpson and Hagel [2006]: 110, 'The Vryokastro wall may have been constructed at about the same time as the Ayia Irini wall, i.e. late in MB; ... '
c. Schallin [1993]: 23, ' ..., was occupied "during all phases of the Bronze Age" (Scholes 1956, 13).'
d. Scholes [1956]: 13, ' ... evidence for habitation here during all phases of the Bronze Age ... '
e. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 307, ' ... MB ... ', ' ... (occupation, RHC) seems particularly intense in MB, ...
7. Middle Cycladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
a. Scholes [1956]: 13, ' ... with the emphasis on the Middlle Cycladic period, which is represented by much Minyan ware.'
b. Soterakopoulos [2004]: 76, ' ... MK. ... '
8. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
a. Simpson and Hagel [2006]: 110, ' ... and the quantity of MH Minyan ware surface sherds might be taken to support this date.'
9. Late Bronze Age: (1570 BC - 1200 BC)
a. Schallin [1993]: 23, ' ..., was occupied "during all phases of the Bronze Age" (Scholes 1956, 13).'
b. Scholes [1956]: 13, ' ... evidence for habitation here during all phases of the Bronze Age ... '
c. Soterakopoulos [2004]: 76, ' ... YEX (I, IIIA-B).'
d. Barber [1978]: 91, 'This is the only known later BA site on Tenos ... '
10. Late Bronze I: (1570 BC - 1400 BC)
a. Simpson and Hagel [2006]: 110, 'But a LB I date is perhaps as likely, ... '
11. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 185, 'EB III? MB LH III(A-B) G'
b. Scholes [1956]: 31, 'E. Mycenaean IIIA-B Ware', ' ... material has been furnished by sites in twelve islands, ..., and Tenos.'
c. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 307, ' ... LH III(A-B) ... '
12. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 185, 'EB III? MB LH III(A-B) G'
b. Scholes [1956]: 31, 'E. Mycenaean IIIA-B Ware', ' ... material has been furnished by sites in twelve islands, ..., and Tenos.'
c. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 307, ' ... LH III(A-B) ... '
13. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
a. Scholes [1956]: 13, ' ... and the early part of the Geometric period, ... '
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 307, ' ... G'
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Barber [1978]: Barber, R.L.N.. The Cyclades in the Middle and Late Bronze Age (Vol. 1). A Thesis Submitted for the Degree of PhD at the University of St Andrews, '1. Akroterion Ourion (Vryokastro)', pg. 91.
Online here.
2. Schallin [1993]: Schallin, Ann-Louise. Islands under Influence: The Cyclades in the Late Bronze Age and the Nature of Mycenaean Presence.. Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology, no. 111. Jonsered 1993, '47. Vryokastro (Akroterion Ourion)', pg. 23.
3. Scholes [1956]: Scholes, Kathryn. ‘The Cyclades in the Later Bronze Age: A Synopsis’, The Annual of the British School at Athens, Vol. 51 (1956), pp. 9-40, 'Tenos; Akroterion Ourion.', pg. 13.
Online here.
4. Simpson and Hagel [2006]: Simpson, R. Hope and D.K. Hagel. Mycenaean Fortifications, Highways, Dams and Canals. SIMA vol. 133. Paul Åströms Förlag. Sävedalen, Sweden. 2006., 'Tenos: Akroterion Ourion (Vryokastro)', pg. 110.
5. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'Tenos: Vryokastro (Akroterion Ourion)', pg. 185.
Online here.
6. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: Simpson, Richard Hope and O.T.P.K. Dickinson. A Gazetteer of Aegean Civilization in the Bronze Age, Vol. I: The Mainland and the Islands. Paul Åströms Förlag, Goteborg. 1979., 'Vryokastro (Akroterion Ourion)', pg. 307.
Online here.
7. Soterakopoulos [2004]: Sotirakopoulou, Panayiota (Peggy). ‘«Η 'απουσία' της Μεσοκυκλαδικής περιόδου από τις Κυκλάδες. Νέα στοιχεία από την Αμοργό»’, Αρχαιολογική Εφημερίς 2004, 53-80., '78. Βρυόκαστρο (άκρωτήριο Ούριο).', pg. 76.
Online here.