Delos: Mt. Kynthos
| PK | C1170 |
| TITLE | Delos: Mt. Kynthos |
| WGS84 | 37.395538° N, 25.272676° E |
| Accuracy | 20 m. |
| LAT/LON | 37.395538, 25.272676 |
| LON/LAT | 25.272676, 37.395538 |
| DMS | 37° 23' 43.9368" N | , | 25° 16' 21.6336" E |
| W3W | period, inhabit, molehill |
| UTM | 35 S, 347103, 4140152 |
| EGSA87 | 612503, 4139224 |
| Elevation m | 99 |
| Elevation feet | 324.8 |
| Region | Cyclades |
| Subregion | Delos |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Sherds
TYPE
1. House. Alram-Stern [2004], 871 'Der Grundplan zeigt kleine, gerundete, eng beieinander liegende Häuser, die mit Kastri/Syros und Panormos vergleichbar sind.'2. Settlement. Alram-Stern [2004], 870 'Dieser hatte eine Siedlung festgestellt, die den zentralen Gipfel an der West- und Nordseite umrahmt.'
3. Settlement. Scholes [1956], 11 ' ..., a settlement flourished in the Early and Middle Cycladic periods.'
4. Settlement. Barber [1981], 17 'This hill-top settlement ... '
5. Settlement. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 309 'Remains of a settlement ... '
6. Sherds. Simpson [1981], 188 '...the small number of Mycenaean sherds indicates use at this time but not necessarily a habitation site.'
7. Sherds. Schallin [1993], 13 'A few undiagnostic LBA sherds were included among the finds, ... '
8. Sherds. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 309 'EB III of "Anatolian" type is also reported ... '
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Early Cycladic: (3200 BC - 1850 BC)
a. Barber [1981]: 17, 'This hill-top settlement site belongs chiefly to the EC period.'
b. Scholes [1956]: 11, ' ..., a settlement flourished in the Early and Middle Cycladic periods.'
2. Early Bronze Age III: (2700 BC - 2200 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 187, 'KS EB III MB? LH'
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 309, 'EB III of "Anatolian" type'
3. Keros-Syros: (2600 BC - 2200 BC)
a. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 309, 'Remains of a settlement are attributed to the KS phase.'
b. Simpson [1981]: 187, 'KS EB III MB? LH'
c. Alram-Stern [2004]: 871, 'Gruppe B entspricht in ihren Formen Agia Irini III und Kastri/Syros ... '
4. Kastri: (2450 BC - 2200 BC)
a. Soterakopoulos [2004]: 72, 'PK (II, "Kastri")
5. Phylakopi: (2200 BC - 1410 BC)
a. Soterakopoulos [2004]: 72, ' ... «Φυλακωπή I-III» ... '
6. EH III: (2200 BC - 2000 BC)
a. Alram-Stern [2004]: 871, 'Die Apsidenhäuser gehören vermutlich in FH III.'
7. Middle Bronze Age: (2100 BC - 1550 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 187, 'KS EB III MB? LH'
8. Middle Cycladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
a. Soterakopoulos [2004]: 72, ' ... MK? ... '
b. Scholes [1956]: 11, ' ..., a settlement flourished in the Early and Middle Cycladic periods.'
9. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 187, 'KS EB III MB? LH', ' ... small number of Mycenaean sherds ... '
b. Schallin [1993]: 13, ' ... undiagnostic LBA sherds ... '
c. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 310, 'A small number of LH sherds indicates use ... in that period.'
10. Late Cycladic: (1700 BC - 1200 BC)
a. Schallin [1993]: 13, ' ... undiagnostic LBA sherds ... '
11. Late Bronze Age: (1570 BC - 1200 BC)
a. Barber [1981]: 17, 'There are only slight traces of use in the LBA.'
b. Soterakopoulos [2004]: 72, ' ... YEX.'
NOTE
1. Schallin [1993] 8, table 1, defines 'LBA' as encompassing LH, LM, and LC.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Alram-Stern [2004]: Alram-Stern, Eva. Die ägäische Frühzeit: 2. Serie: Forschungsbericht 1975-2002. 2. Band: Teil 1 und Teil 2: Die Frühbronzezeit in Griechenland mit Ausnahme von Kreta. VÖAW, 'Berg Kynthos', pg. 870.
Online here.
2. Barber [1981]: Barber, R.L.N.. ‘The Late Cycladic Period: A Review’, The Annual of the British School at Athens (76), pp. 1-21, 1981., '8. Mount Kynthos (Mikonos 703731)', pg. 17.
Online here.
3. 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, '8. Mt. Kynthos (Mont Cynthe)', pg. 13.
4. 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, 'Kynthos.', pg. 11.
Online here.
5. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'Delos: Mt. Kynthos', pg. 187.
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., 'Mt. Kynthos', pg. 309.
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7. Soterakopoulos [2004]: Sotirakopoulou, Panayiota (Peggy). ‘«Η 'απουσία' της Μεσοκυκλαδικής περιόδου από τις Κυκλάδες. Νέα στοιχεία από την Αμοργό»’, Αρχαιολογική Εφημερίς 2004, 53-80., '8. Κύνθος;', pg. 72.
Online here.