Yria: Temple of Dionysos
| PK | C6741 |
| TITLE | Yria: Temple of Dionysos |
| WGS84 | 37.077675° N, 25.380754° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 37.077675, 25.380754 |
| LON/LAT | 25.380754, 37.077675 |
| DMS | 37° 4' 39.63" N | , | 25° 22' 50.7144" E |
| W3W | moleskin, sharper, inherent |
| UTM | 35 S, 356067.26, 4104715.56 |
| EGSA87 | 622584, 4104093 |
| Elevation m | 6 |
| Elevation feet | 19.7 |
| Region | Cyclades |
| Subregion | Naxos |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Cult
TYPE
1. Pottery. Vlachopoulos and Georgiadis [2011], 344 'Some Late Mycenaean pottery (kylikes, skyphoi, conical cups) was found in the foundation level of the Geometric-Archaic temple at Yria, ... '2. Sanctuary. Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015], 'Type: Sanctuary'
3. Temple. Lambrinoudakis [1991], 175 'This temple (the Archaic one, rhc) replaced an earlier one that stood on the same site.'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
a. Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015]: , 'From 11th c. BC, 2nd half, 4th quarter to 7th c. BC.'
b. Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015]: , 'A LH and PG pottery layer was found over the LH lekane, suggesting the continuation of occupation from the LH to the EIA periods.'
2. LH IIIA2: (1375 BC - 1320 BC)
a. Vlachopoulos and Georgiadis [2011]: 344, ' ... an "undisturbed" Mycenaean (LH IIIA2 - C) phase connected with open-air cult activity ... '
3. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Vlachopoulos and Georgiadis [2011]: 344, ' ... an "undisturbed" Mycenaean (LH IIIA2 - C) phase connected with open-air cult activity ... '
4. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
a. Vlachopoulos and Georgiadis [2011]: 344, ' ... an "undisturbed" Mycenaean (LH IIIA2 - C) phase connected with open-air cult activity ... '
5. Protogeometric: (1100 BC - 900 BC)
a. Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015]: , 'A LH and PG pottery layer was found over the LH lekane, suggesting the continuation of occupation from the LH to the EIA periods.'
6. Late Protogeometric: (950 BC - 925 BC)
a. Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015]: , 'Pottery from the LPG, EG and MG I phases was found scattered along the axis of the A temple.'
7. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
a. Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015]: , 'From 11th c. BC, 2nd half, 4th quarter to 7th c. BC.'
8. Early Geometric: (900 BC - 850 BC)
a. Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015]: , 'Pottery from the LPG, EG and MG I phases was found scattered along the axis of the A temple.'
9. Middle Geometric: (850 BC - 760 BC)
a. Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015]: , 'Pottery from the LPG, EG and MG I phases was found scattered along the axis of the A temple.'
10. Late Geometric: (760 BC - 700 BC)
a. Lambrinoudakis [1991]: 175, ' ..., it has been possible to date this earlier temple to the beginning of the seventh century b.c. at the latest.'
NOTES
1. Other items listed in Vlachopoulos and Georgiadis [2011] 345: " ... a stone lekane and sherds of large amphorae and hydriae around it, clay beads, and unfired astragals."
2. For some discussion of the Geometric temple which underlies the visible Archaic temple see Lambrinoudakis [1991] 175.
3. Extensive bibliography on the relevant page in the Aristeia Project which is here.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Lambrinoudakis [1991]: Lambrinoudakis, Vassilis. ‘The Sanctuary of Iria on Naxos and the Birth of Monumental Greek Architecture’, Studies in the History of Art, Vol. 32, Symposium Papers XVI: New Perspectives inEarly Greek Art (1991), pp. 172-188, '', Online here.
2. 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), 'Hyria', Online here.
3. Stampolidis and Maner [2011]: Stampolidis, Nicholas Chr. and Çiğdem Maner, Konstantinos Kopanias. NOSTOI; Indigenous Culture, Migration + Integration In The Aegean Islands + Western Anatolia During The Late Bronze + Early Iron Ages. Koç University Press. Istanbul, Turkey 2011., '',
4. Vlachopoulos and Georgiadis [2011]: Vlachopoulos, Andreas and Mercourios Georgiadis. ‘The Cyclades and the Dodecanese during the Post-Palatial Period: Heterogeneous Developments of a Homogeneous Culture’, In Stampolidis and Maner [2011] pp. 337-368, '', pg. 344.
Online here.