Ios: Skarkos
| PK | C1183 |
| TITLE | Ios: Skarkos |
| WGS84 | 36.731776° N, 25.28265° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 36.731776, 25.28265 |
| LON/LAT | 25.28265, 36.731776 |
| DMS | 36° 43' 54.3936" N | , | 25° 16' 57.54" E |
| W3W | ruining, ballpark, surrendered |
| UTM | 35 S, 346655, 4066493 |
| EGSA87 | 614379, 4065597 |
| Elevation m | 46 |
| Elevation feet | 150.9 |
| Region | Cyclades |
| Subregion | Ios |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Pottery
TYPE
1. Cem. Marthari [2009], 45 'Two groups of graves have been brought to light, ... '2. Settlement. Marthari [2009], 44 'The excavation has so far uncovered an EC (early EB II, Syros group of the Keros-Syros culture) settlement and the later cemetery ...'
3. Settlement. Schallin [1993], 14 'This settlement site is situated on a low hill overlooking the Bay of Ios.'
4. Settlement. AR[1984], 52 'The Greek Press reports investigation by M. Manthari-Zapheri of a PR cemetery and settlement at Sarkos ... '
5. Settlement. AR[2016], 136 ' ... another significant village-level community ... '
6. Settlement. Marthari [2008], Skarkos settlement is situated on a hill in the central part of western Ios, ... '
7. Sherds. Simpson [1981], 190 'Sherds were collected by Barber at an un-named hill site about 1.5 km. north-northeast of Chora, ...'
8. Sherds. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 342 'Sherd-material from this site c. 1.5 km. NNE of Chora ... '
SITE SIZE
- Marthari [2008] p. 71, Size: 11000 sq. m. 'Its area is calculated to be c. 1.1 hectares.'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Early Cycladic: (3200 BC - 1850 BC)
a. Schallin [1993]: 14, ' ... had however been dug into the Early Cycladic debris ... '
b. AR[1984]: 52, 'Surface pottery suggests occupation from ECyc - LCyc, ... '
2. Early Bronze Age: (3200 BC - 2100 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 190, 'EB MB LB/LH'
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 342, ' ... an EB rim, ... '
3. Early Cycladic I: (3200 BC - 2700 BC)
a. AR[2016]: 136, 'The site was first inhabited during a late stage of Early Cycladic I or the ECI/ECII transitional phase ... '
4. Minoan: (3100 BC - 1075 BC)
a. AR[1984]: 52, ' ..., with signs on (sic.) Minoan and Theran contacts ... '
5. Early Bronze Age II: (3000 BC - 2700 BC)
a. Marthari [2009]: 44, '... early EB II, Syros group of the Keros-Syros culture... '
b. AR[2016]: 136, ' ... provides important information about the organization and character of Early Bronze II habitation sites.'
c. Marthari [2008]: 71, ' ..., and with only a single phase of occupation, which is dated to the early EB II period.'
6. Early Cycladic II: (2700 BC - 2450 BC)
a. AR[2016]: 136, ' ... or the ECI/ECII transitional phase ... ', 'The main period of occupation is assigned to the early part of the ECII phase ... '
b. Marthari [2008]: 72, ' ..., i.e. early EB II (Syros group of the Keros-Syros culture, EC II period).'
c. Soterakopoulos [2004]: 73, 'ΠΚ (II). ... '
7. Keros-Syros: (2600 BC - 2200 BC)
a. AR[2016]: 136, ' ... (Keros-Syros culture).'
b. Marthari [2008]: 72, ' ..., i.e. early EB II (Syros group of the Keros-Syros culture, EC II period).'
8. Middle Bronze Age: (2100 BC - 1550 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 190, 'EB MB LB/LH'
b. Marthari [2009]: 45, '... the later cemetery is also of great interest for research into the MB and LB Cyclades.'
c. Marthari [2008]: 71, ' ... sporadic MB and LB burials have interfered with its upper layer.'
d. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 342, ' ..., late MB piece, ... '
9. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
a. Marthari [2009]: 50, 'A small cooking pot in the shape of a wide-mouthed jug, a type of vessel common at LC I Akrotiri as well as late MH and LH I Greek Mainland and Aegina, ...'
10. Middle Cycladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
a. AR[1984]: 52, 'Surface pottery suggests occupation from ECyc - LCyc, ... '
b. Marthari [2009]: 54, 'To the best of our knowledge, the grave groups brought to light date to the late MC and early stages of LC, ... '
c. Soterakopoulos [2004]: 73, ' ... MK. ... '
11. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 190, 'EB MB LB/LH'
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 342, ' ..., and LB/LH, ... '
12. Late Cycladic: (1700 BC - 1200 BC)
a. AR[1984]: 52, 'Surface pottery suggests occupation from ECyc - LCyc, ... '
b. Marthari [2009]: 54, 'To the best of our knowledge, the grave groups brought to light date to the late MC and early stages of LC, ... '
c. Soterakopoulos [2004]: 73, ' ... YK.'
13. Late Cycladic I: (1700 BC - 1625 BC)
a. Marthari [2009]: 47, 'The miniature nippled ewer, a characteristic Cycladic type, has counterparts in the LC I / LM Ia Akrotiri Volcanic Destruction Level, ...'
b. Schallin [1993]: 14, ' ... an LBA settlement was revealed.'
14. Late Helladic I: (1700 BC - 1635 BC)
a. Marthari [2009]: 50, 'A small cooking pot in the shape of a wide-mouthed jug, a type of vessel common at LC I Akrotiri as well as late MH and LH I Greek Mainland and Aegina, ...'
15. Late Minoan I: (1675 BC - 1470 BC)
a. Marthari [2009]: 47, 'The miniature nippled ewer, a characteristic Cycladic type, has counterparts in the LC I / LM Ia Akrotiri Volcanic Destruction Level, ...'
16. Late Cycladic II: (1625 BC - 1420 BC)
a. Schallin [1993]: 14, ' ... an LBA settlement was revealed.'
17. Late Bronze Age: (1570 BC - 1200 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 190, 'EB MB LB/LH'
b. Marthari [2009]: 45, '... the later cemetery is also of great interest for research into the MB and LB Cyclades.'
c. Marthari [2008]: 71, ' ... sporadic MB and LB burials have interfered with its upper layer.'
d. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 342, ' ..., and LB/LH, ... '
NOTES
1. Additional bibliography: R.L.N. Barber, 'Phylakopi 1911 and the history of the later Cycladic Bronze Age' in BSA (69), pp. 1-53, [1974].
2. Schallin [1993] 14 says 'Skarkos must be the site referred to as Chora by Hope Simpson and Dickinson (1979), and as "toponym unknown" by Barber (1981).'
3. Schallin [1993] 8, Table 1 includes LC I and II in the LBA
4. For the burial groups at Skarkos see esp. Marthari [2009] passim and with a good map (p. 46, Fig. 4).
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. AR[1984]: Archaeological Reports. The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. (31) 1984., 'Ios', pg. 52.
Online here.
2. AR[2016]: Archaeological Reports, The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. (63) 2016-2017., 'Skarkos', pg. 136.
Online here.
3. Brodie et al. (eds.) [2008]: Brodie, Neil with Jenny Doole, Giorgos Gavalas and Colin Renfrew. Ὀριζων. Symbolism, Interactions, Centrality; Recent Work on the Prehistory of the Cyclades. McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, Cambridge, 2008., '',
4. Marthari [2009]: Marthari, Marisa. ‘Middle Cycladic and early Late Cycladic cemeteries and their Minoan elements: the case of the cemetery at Skarkos on Ios’, Macdonald et al. [2009], pp. 41-58, 2009, 'The Skarkos cemetery on Ios: Preliminary presentation', pg. 44.
Online here.
5. Marthari [2008]: Marthari, Marisa. ‘Aspects of Pottery Circulation in the Cyclades during the Early EB II Period; Fine and Semi-fine Imported Ceramic Wares at Skarkos, Ios’, In Brodie et al. (eds.) [2008] 71 - 84., '', pg. 71.
Online here.
6. 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, '11. Skarkos (Chora)', pg. 14.
7. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'Ios: Chora', pg. 190.
Online here.
8. 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., 'Chora', pg. 342.
Online here.
9. Soterakopoulos [2004]: Sotirakopoulou, Panayiota (Peggy). ‘«Η 'απουσία' της Μεσοκυκλαδικής περιόδου από τις Κυκλάδες. Νέα στοιχεία από την Αμοργό»’, Αρχαιολογική Εφημερίς 2004, 53-80., '15. Σκάρκος.', pg. 73.
Online here.