Thera: Akrotiri
| PK | C1194 |
| TITLE | Thera: Akrotiri |
| WGS84 | 36.35159° N, 25.403377° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 36.35159, 25.403377 |
| LON/LAT | 25.403377, 36.35159 |
| DMS | 36° 21' 5.724" N | , | 25° 24' 12.1572" E |
| W3W | swooning, consistency, agency |
| UTM | 35 S, 356736, 4024129 |
| EGSA87 | 625775, 4023572 |
| Elevation m | 26 |
| Elevation feet | 85.3 |
| Region | Cyclades |
| Subregion | Thera |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement
TYPE
1. Settlement. Schallin [1993], 23 'The well-preserved remains of the settlement ... '2. Settlement. Barber [1981], 20 'A key settlement for our understanding of the LC I period, ... '
3. Settlement. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 344 'Occupation apparently extends back to the EBA ... '
4. Settlement. Simpson [1981], 191 'This extensive site, on flat ground on a low-lying southwest promontory of Thera, was probably the most important on the island.'
SITE SIZE
- Odysseus.culture.gr p. , Size: 200000 sq. m. 'The large extent of the settlement (ca. 20 hectares)...', http://odysseus.culture.gr/h/3/eh351.jsp?obj_id=2410
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Final Neolithic I: (3600 - 3200)
a. Soterakopoulos [2004]: 73, ' ... ΝΝ (Ι, ... ). ... '
2. Early Bronze Age: (3200 BC - 2100 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 191, 'EB? MB LBI'
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 344, 'Occupation apparently exxtends back to the EBA ... '
3. Early Cycladic I: (3200 BC - 2700 BC)
a. Soterakopoulos [2004]: 73, ' ... ΠK (I, ... ). ... '
4. Final Neolithic II: (3200 - 2800)
a. Soterakopoulos [2004]: 73, ' ... ΝΝ (..., II). ... '
5. Early Cycladic II: (2700 BC - 2450 BC)
a. Soterakopoulos [2004]: 73, ' ... ΠK ( ..., II, ... ). ... '
6. Kastri: (2450 BC - 2200 BC)
a. Soterakopoulos [2004]: 73, ' ... ΠK (..., «Καστρί»). ... '
7. Middle Bronze Age: (2100 BC - 1550 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 191, ' ..., but late MB types were still current.'
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 344, ' ... certain MB material ... ', ' ... and late MB types were still current; ... '
8. Middle Cycladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
a. Soterakopoulos [2004]: 73, ' ... MK. ... '
9. Late Cycladic I: (1700 BC - 1625 BC)
a. Schallin [1993]: 23, ' ... which occurred during the early LBA.' Schallin includes the LC I and LC II in her phrase 'early LBA'. See p. 8, Table 1.
b. Barber [1981]: 20, ' ... our understanding of the LC I period, ... '
c. Soterakopoulos [2004]: 73, ' ... YK (I).'
10. Late Helladic I: (1700 BC - 1635 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 191, 'Some LM IA and LH I pottery was imported at this time, ... '
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 344, 'LM IA and LH I pottery was imported at this time ... '
11. Late Minoan IA: (1675 BC - 1625 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 191, 'Some LM IA and LH I pottery was imported at this time, ... '
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 344, 'LM IA and LH I pottery was imported at this time ... '
12. Late Cycladic II: (1625 BC - 1420 BC)
a. Schallin [1993]: 23, ' ... which occurred during the early LBA.' Schallin includes the LC I and LC II in her phrase 'early LBA'. See p. 8, Table 1.
13. Late Bronze I: (1570 BC - 1400 BC)
a. Simpson [1981]: 191, 'Most of the remains are of the final phase of occupation in LB I, ... '
b. Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 344, ' ... the bulk comes from the final phase of occupation in LB I, ... '
NOTES
1. For a fine topical bibliography of Akroteri see Schallin [1993] 23.
2. And see the chapter on Akrotiri by Christos Doumas, 'Akrotiri' in The Oxford Handbook of the Bronze Age Aegean Eric Cline (ed.), [2010], pp. 752-759 and a more up-to-date bibliography, pp. 759-761. This includes a good map of Akrotiri on p. 756, Figure 56.1. Dr. Doumas also has a page here which lists some of his papers and makes some of them available.
3. The pottery is ably discussed in Papagiannopoulou [1987] at p. 30 ff.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. 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., '40. Akrotiri (Thira ... ', pg. 20.
Online here.
2. Papagiannopoulou [1987]: Papagiannopoulou, Angelia G.. The Influence of Middle Minoan Pottery on the Cyclades, 1. Thesis submitted for Ph.D in Archaeology, 'Part II; A. Thera', pg. 26.
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, '48. Akrotiri (Akroteri)', pg. 23.
4. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'Thera: Akrotiri', pg. 191.
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., 'Akrotiri', pg. 343.
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., '10. Άκρωτήρι', pg. 73.
Online here.
PHOTOS AND IMAGES
Map of the Akrotiri excavation
Wikipedia Org.