Kephala: Palaiskiathos
| PK | C5205 |
| TITLE | Kephala: Palaiskiathos |
| WGS84 | 39.186746° N, 23.510536° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 39.186746, 23.510536 |
| LON/LAT | 23.510536, 39.186746 |
| DMS | 39° 11' 12.2856" N | , | 23° 30' 37.9296" E |
| W3W | limos, lunatics, vanquished |
| UTM | 34 S, 716833, 4340503 |
| EGSA87 | 457579, 4337328 |
| Elevation m | 27 |
| Elevation feet | 88.6 |
| Region | Sporades |
| Subregion | Skiathos |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement
TYPE
1. Fort. Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015], 'Fortification: yes'2. hab. BCH Online, 2050 'Plusieurs secteurs du rempart ont fait l'objet de relevés en élévation et en plan: ...'
3. Settlement. Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015], 'Type: Settlement', 'The settlement was located next to the bay of Xanemos, ... '
4. Settlement. AR[2012], 82 '...a key centre along the coastline between the Sporades and the ports of the Thermaic Gulf from the tenth century BC onwards, ...'
SITE SIZE
- Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015] p. , Size: 11965 sq. m. My (RHC) measurements in Google Earth Pro, following Mazarakis-Ainian's map, shows that the area of the settlement, excluding the cemetery on the south, was about 1.2 hectares.
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Protogeometric: (1100 BC - 900 BC)
a. AR[2012]: 82, '..., but earlier ceramic evidence (Protogeometric and even Subgeometric) ...'
b. BCH Online: 2050, ' - indique que le rempart a été construit au-dessus d'une couche d'occupation protogéométrique.'
c. Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015]: , 'Chronological Period: From EPG to EA'
2. Early Protogeometric: (1060 BC - 1000 BC)
a. Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015]: , 'Chronological Period: From EPG to EA'
3. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
a. AR[2012]: 82, '... from the tenth century BC onwards, ...'
b. BCH Online: 2050, '...que certains tronçons auraient été construits à l'époque géométrique ou à l'époque archaïque.'
c. Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015]: , 'Chronological Period: From EPG to EA'
4. Subgeometric: (750 - 700)
a. AR[2012]: 82, '..., but earlier ceramic evidence (Protogeometric and even Subgeometric) ...'
5. Archaic: (700 BC - 480 BC)
a. AR[2012]: 82, 'The excavated material is predominantly Archaic in date, ...'
b. BCH Online: 2050, '...que certains tronçons auraient été construits à l'époque géométrique ou à l'époque archaïque.'
c. Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015]: , 'Chronological Period: From EPG to EA'
NOTES
1. For a photograph of Kephala promontory and a ground plan of the settlement and the cemetery see Figs. 4 and 5 in Mazarakis-Ainian [2012] p.86.
2. The most recent excavations at Kephala have resulted in Annual Reports (2009 - 2019) which may be selected from this page.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. AR[2012]: Archaeological Reports, The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. (59) 2012., 'The Iron Age: Kephala on Skiathos', pg. 82.
Online here.
Online here.
2. BCH Online: Archaeology in Greece Online/Chronique des fouilles en ligne, 'Skiathos. - Kephala', no. 2050.
Online here.
Online here.
3. Lombardo ed. [2012]: Lombardo, Mario. Alle origini della Magna Grecia : mobilità, migrazioni, fondazioni : atti del cinquantesimo convegno di studi sulla Magna Grecia, Taranto, 1-4 ottobre 2010. Taranto : Istituto per la storia e l'archeologia della Magna Grecia, 2012., '',
4. Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015]: Mazarakis Ainian, Alexander . Η Κοινωνική Αρχαιολογία του Ελληνικού Κόσμου κατά την Πρώιμη Εποχή του Σιδήρου και την Πρώιμη Αρχαϊκή περίοδο (The Aristeia Project: The Social Archeology of the Greek World during the Early Iron Age and the Early Archaic period), 'Kephala', Online here.
5. Mazarakis-Ainian [2012]: Mazarakis Ainian, Alexandros. ‘The Form and Structure of Euboean Society in the Early Iron Age Based on Some Recent Research’, In Lombardo ed. [2012] pp. 73-99, '', Online here.