Site details

Antikyra

PK	C3625
TITLE	Antikyra
WGS84	38.378364° N, 22.628787° E
Accuracy	Unknown

LAT/LON	38.378364, 22.628787
LON/LAT	22.628787, 38.378364

DMS

38° 22' 42.1104" N

22° 37' 43.6332" E

W3W	perpetrate, singular, llama
UTM	34 S, 642270, 4249052
EGSA87	380080, 4248399

Elevation m	5
Elevation feet	16.4
Region	Phocis

GENERAL SITE TYPE Cem

TYPE

1.    Artifacts.   Sideris [2014], 181
2.    Hab.   Phialon [2011], 120    ' ..., un habitat HA a été mis au jour à Antikyra, ... '
3.    House.   Sideris [2014], 181    '..two EH II and III irregular apsidal houses came to light.'
4.    House.   Fossey [1986], 23    ' ... including MH megaron houses with two constructional phases.'
5.    Lithics.   Sideris [2014], 181    'The obsidian blades ... are very common during the EH period, ... '
6.    Settlement.   Fossey [1986], 23    ' ...; beneath the Classical city are the remains of prehistoric occupation ... '

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. EH: (3100 BC - 2000 BC)
    a.    Sideris [2014]: 181, 'The obsidian blades (FIG. 11) are very common during the EH period, and they probably arrived to Antikyra from the Aegean through one of the redistribution centres, like Galaxidi in Locris and Lithares in Boeotia.'
    b.    Phialon [2011]: 120, ' ..., un habitat HA a été mis au jour à Antikyra, ... '

2. EH II: (2700 BC - 2200 BC)
    a.    Sideris [2014]: 181, '..two EH II and III irregular apsidal houses came to light.'
    b.    Sideris [2014]: 181, 'Among the larger shapes stand out some handmade shards of narrow-necked jars and/or urns dating back to the EH II period'

3. EH III: (2200 BC - 2000 BC)
    a.    Sideris [2014]: 181, '..two EH II and III irregular apsidal houses came to light.'

4. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Fossey [1986]: 23, ' ... including MH megaron houses with two constructional phases.'

5. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
    a.    Fossey [1986]: 23, 'The Geometric and Roman periods are mostly attested by graves; ... '

6. Archaic: (700 BC - 480 BC)
    a.    Fossey [1986]: 24, ' ...; some late Archaic tombs have been discovered by the Antíkyra-Dhésphina road ... '

NOTES

1. Site contributed by Professor S. Murray, University of Toronto.

2. Phialon references 'Raptopoulos, in : Αρχαιολογικό Ἐργο, 2006, p. 677-687.' in support of these EH habitations.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Fossey [1986]: Fossey, John M.. The Ancient Topography of Eastern Phokis. Gieben, Amsterdam, 1986., '1. Antíkyra (= anc. Antikyra)', pg. 23.

2. Phialon [2011]: Phialon, Laetitia. L'Émergence de la Civilisation Mycénienne en Grèce Centrale. Peeters, Leuven - Liege. Belgium. 2011., 'I.3.1.7. Du mont Parnasse aux baies d'Antikyra et d'Itéa', pg. 120. Footnote 115.

3. Sideris [2014]: Sideris, Athanasios. Antikyra; History and Archaeology. Athens, 2014, 'From Prehistory to the Mycenaean Past: Foundation Myths and the Trojan Legend', pg. 181. Online here.