Kapari
| PK | C1188 |
| TITLE | Kapari |
| WGS84 | 36.751046° N, 24.517234° E |
| Accuracy | 200 m. |
| LAT/LON | 36.751046, 24.517234 |
| LON/LAT | 24.517234, 36.751046 |
| DMS | 36° 45' 3.7656" N | , | 24° 31' 2.0424" E |
| W3W | empathy, interpreted, blocking |
| UTM | 35 S, 278355, 4070130 |
| EGSA87 | 546023, 4067092 |
| Elevation m | 93 |
| Elevation feet | 305.1 |
| Region | Cyclades |
| Subregion | Melos |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement
TYPE
1. Cem. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 315 'A ship-model handed in suggests a cemetery in the area.'2. Cem. Renfrew [2011], 988049 ' ... (or possibly cemetery?) ... '
3. Cem. Cherry [1982], 296 ' ..., CEM?', 'The existence of a cemetery is suggested by hints of tombs nearby, ...
4. Settlement. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 315 'Remains probably attributable to a small settlement have been found here ... '
5. Settlement. Simpson [1981], 190 'A small settlement is indicated here ...'
6. Settlement. Wagstaff and Cherry[1982], 139 'Kapari (site 27) is the sole known Middle Cycladic settlement outside Phylakopi, yet being just a few hundred metres away it can only have enjoyed the status of an annexe to the larger site.'
7. Settlement. Renfrew [2011], 988049 'Small settlement (or possibly cemetery?) ... '
8. Settlement. Cherry [1982], 296 'HAB, ... ', ' ... a small settlement at the foot of the south slopes of the hill immediately behind Phylakopi ...
SITE SIZE
- Simpson [1981] p. 190, Size: sq. m. '...small...', Area not determined
- Wagstaff and Cherry[1982] p. 38, Size: sq. m. '... it has been proposed on the basis of a magnetometer survey that Kapari near Phylakopi (site 27) may be a kiln site, although there is little other evidence for this.', Area not determined
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Phylakopi I: (2200 BC - 2000 BC)
a. Renfrew [2011]: 988049, ' ... of Phylakopi I and later date.'
b. Simpson [1981]: 190, 'Phyl I MB LB'
c. Cherry [1982]: 296, 'Phyl I; MB; LB?'
d. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 315, 'Phyl I MB LB'
e. Soterakopoulos [2004]: 73, '«Φυλακωπή Ι». MK. YEX;'
2. Middle Bronze Age: (2100 BC - 1550 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 190, 'Phyl I MB LB'
b. Cherry [1982]: 296, 'Phyl I; MB; LB?'
c. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 315, 'Phyl I MB LB'
3. Phylakopi II: (2000 BC - 1575 BC)
a. Cherry [1982]: 296, 'Plentiful pottery, especially of Phylakopi I and II date, ... '
4. Middle Cycladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
a. Wagstaff and Cherry[1982]: 139, 'Kapari (site 27) is the sole known Middle Cycladic settlement outside Phylakopi, ...'
b. Soterakopoulos [2004]: 73, '«Φυλακωπή Ι». MK. YEX;'
5. Late Bronze Age: (1570 BC - 1200 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 190, 'Phyl I MB LB'
b. Cherry [1982]: 296, 'Phyl I; MB; LB?'
c. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 315, 'Phyl I MB LB'
d. Soterakopoulos [2004]: 73, '«Φυλακωπή Ι». MK. YEX;'
NOTES
1. Simpson [1981] 190, "Melos: Kapari" provides little placement information. This marker was placed according to Simpson's directions.
2. Page numbers in Renfrew [2011] are, in actuality, location numbers in the electronic edition, ISBN 978-1-78570-773-5.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Cherry [1982]: Cherry, John F.. ‘Appendix A: Register of Archaeological Sites on Melos’, In Renfrew and Wagstaff[1982] 291 - 309, '27. Kapari K988049', pg. 296.
2. Renfrew [2011]: Renfrew, Colin. The Emergence of Civilisation: The Cyclades and the Aegean in the Third Millenium BC. Oxbow Books. Second ed., 2011 (First edition 1972), '5. Kapari (Kimolos 988049)', pg. 988049.
Online here.
3. Renfrew and Wagstaff[1982]: Renfrew, Colin and Malcolm Wagstaff (eds.). An Island Polity; The archaeology of exploitation in Melos. Cambridge University Press. 1982., '',
4. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'Melos: Kapari', pg. 190.
Online here.
5. 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., 'Kapari', pg. 315.
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., '21. Κάπαρη.', pg. 73.
Online here.
7. Wagstaff and Cherry[1982]: Wagstaff, Malcolm and John F. Cherry. ‘Settlement and Population Change’, Renfrew and Wagstaff[1982], 136-155, '', pg. 139.