Xylokeratidi
| PK | C1181 |
| TITLE | Xylokeratidi |
| WGS84 | 36.8326° N, 25.8656° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 36.8326, 25.8656 |
| LON/LAT | 25.8656, 36.8326 |
| DMS | 36° 49' 57.36" N | , | 25° 51' 56.16" E |
| W3W | compositions, overwhelming, behold |
| UTM | 35 S, 398842.83, 4076902.77 |
| EGSA87 | 666217, 4077638 |
| Elevation m | 45 |
| Elevation feet | 147.6 |
| Region | Cyclades |
| Subregion | Amorgos |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Cem
TYPE
1. Cem. Schallin [1993], 12 'The whole vases indicate the possible presence of a cemetery nearby and a "Mycenaean" pit grave has been investigated.'2. Pottery. Schallin [1993], 12 ' ... finds of whole vases and sherds from the area.'
3. Pottery. Leekley and Noyes [1975], 39 'Bosanquet purchased an LH III stirrup-jar at Xilokeratidi (Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Gt. Britain, plate 484, 11) on the northern side of Katapola Bay, ... '
4. Pottery. Scholes [1956], 11 ' ... it was at Xilokeratidi that Bosanquet purchased a Mycenaean stirrup-jar of L.H. III type.'
5. Settlement. Scholes [1956], 11 ' ..., it is more than likely that there was a Mycenaean settlement in the area, ... '
6. Settlement. Schallin [1993], 12 'The site was occupied in the middle LBA according to finds of whole vases and sherds from the area.'
7. Settlement. Leekley and Noyes [1975], 39 ' ..., and there was probably a Mycenaean site in the Katapola Bay area, ... '
8. Sherds. Simpson [1981], 189 'A Mycenaean sherd has been found at this site, ...','And some Mycenaean vases and sherds from Amorgos probably came from tombs in the neighbourhood.'
9. Sherds. Schallin [1993], 12 ' ... finds of whole vases and sherds from the area.'
10. Sherds. Desborough [1964/2007], 147 'Sherds from this island, now in the British Museum, are from deep bowls and a krater; ...'
11. Tomb. Syriopoulos [1995], 1130
12. Tomb. Scholes [1956], 11 ' ... tombs in the vicinity, ... '
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Early Cycladic: (3200 BC - 1850 BC)
a. Soterakopoulos [2004]: 72, 'ΠΚ. ... '
2. Early Bronze Age: (3200 BC - 2100 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 189, 'EB (KS) LH III(A-C?)'
3. Keros-Syros: (2600 BC - 2200 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 189, 'EB (KS) LH III(A-C?)'
4. Middle Cycladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
a. Soterakopoulos [2004]: 72, ' ... MK (ύστερη) ... ' Later Middle Cycladic.'
5. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
a. Schallin [1993]: 12, ' ... a "Mycenaean" pit grave has been investigated.'
b. Leekley and Noyes [1975]: 39, ' ..., and there was probably a Mycenaean site in the Katapola Bay area, ... '
6. Late Bronze Age: (1570 BC - 1200 BC)
a. Soterakopoulos [2004]: 72, ' ... ΥΕΧ (ΙΙΙΑ2-Γ;).' Late Bronze (IIIA1 - C).
b. Schallin [1993]: 12, 'The site was occupied in the middle LBA according to find of whole vases and sherds from the area.'
7. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
a. Scholes [1956]: 11, ' ... Bosanquet purchased a Mycenaean stirrup-jar of L.H. III type.'
b. Leekley and Noyes [1975]: 39, 'Bosanquet purchased an LH III stirrup-jar at Xilokeratidi (Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Gt. Britain, plate 484, 11) on the northern side of Katapola Bay, ... '
8. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 189, 'EB (KS) LH III(A-C?)'
b. Syriopoulos [1995]: 1130,
9. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 189, 'EB (KS) LH III(A-C?)'
b. Syriopoulos [1995]: 1130,
10. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 189, 'EB (KS) LH III(A-C?)'
b. Syriopoulos [1995]: 1130,
c. Desborough [1964/2007]: 147, '...side-spouted jug, which could perhaps be LH. III C, and a trefoil-lipped oinochoe, with languettes pendent from the neck and warts on the shoulder which is very late in the LH. III C series.'
NOTE
1. The fundamental concept behind this marking is that there may be an LH settlement in this area. The existence of two Mycenaean graves support this idea and I have placed the marker on that tiny cem. Adding support to the idea of a possible settlement is Bosanquet's purchase here of a stirrup vase and there are sherd finds also. No settlement remains have, to the best of my knowledge, ever been found but this remains a possibility.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Desborough [1964/2007]: Desborough, V.R.d'A.. The Last Mycenaeans and Their Successors: An Archaeological Survey, c. 1200 - c. 1000 B.C.. Wipf & Stock, 2007. Originally published in 1964 by Oxford University Press. , '1. The Cyclades', pg. 147.
2. Leekley and Noyes [1975]: Leekley, Dorothy and Robert Noyes. Archaeological Excavations in the Greek Islands. Noyes Press, Park Ridge, New Jersey. 1975, 'The French also excavated ... ', pg. 39.
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, '4. Xilokeratidi (Xylokeratidi)', pg. 12.
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, '', pg. 11.
Online here.
5. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'Amorgos: Xilokeratidi', pg. 189.
Online here.
6. Soterakopoulos [2004]: Sotirakopoulou, Panayiota (Peggy). ‘«Η 'απουσία' της Μεσοκυκλαδικής περιόδου από τις Κυκλάδες. Νέα στοιχεία από την Αμοργό»’, Αρχαιολογική Εφημερίς 2004, 53-80., '3. Κατηφορίδα.', pg. 72.
Online here.
7. Syriopoulos [1995]: Syriopoulos, Konstantinos. Γενικος Συνοπτικος Καταλογος Των Περιεχομενων και των Δυο Τομων: Δευτερος Τομος. Athens: Athens Archaeological Society. 1995., '', pg. 1130.