Site details

Panormos: Korphari ton Amygdalion

PK	C6792
TITLE	Panormos: Korphari ton Amygdalion
WGS84	36.961252° N, 25.53469° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	36.961252, 25.53469
LON/LAT	25.53469, 36.961252

DMS

36° 57' 40.5072" N

25° 32' 4.884" E

W3W	financier, outshone, vexed
UTM	35 S, 369552.38, 4091577.03
EGSA87	636476, 4091386

Elevation m	63
Elevation feet	206.7
Region	Cyclades
Subregion	Naxos

GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement

TYPE

1.    Building.   Angelopoulou [2008], 151    ' ... suggest an alternative interpretation, which is that the architectural remains are of a single fortified building.'
2.    Cem.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 331    '5 tombs dug in a neighbouring cemetery are of KS date.'
3.    Hab.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 331    ' ... a small certified site of KS date, perhaps no more than a big farmhouse, ... '
4.    Pottery.   Angelopoulou [2008], 151    'Whole vases or groups of joining sherds were found scattered throughout the fortified area.'
5.    Settlement.   Renfrew [2011], 517    'Fortified stronghold ... '

SITE SIZE

- Angelopoulou [2008]  p. 150,  Size: 500 sq. m.  'It extends over an area of about 500 m^2 and occupies the summit of a hill, ... '

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Early Bronze Age: (3200 BC - 2100 BC)
    a.    Angelopoulou [2008]: 152, 'The development of shapes can be followed through the entire EBA, ... '

2. Grotta-Pelos: (3000 BC - 2600 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 330, 'GP? KS'

3. Keros-Syros: (2600 BC - 2200 BC)
    a.    Renfrew [2011]: 517, ' ... stronghold of the Keros-Syros culture ... '
    b.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 330, 'GP? KS', ' ... a small certified site of KS date, ... '

4. Middle Bronze Age: (2100 BC - 1550 BC)
    a.    Angelopoulou [2008]: 152, ' ..., and in some cases shapes continue on into the MBA.'

NOTES

1. See Renfrew and Cherry [2011] Pl. 21 for photos of this site.

2. See the detailed ground plan in Angelopoulou [2008] 151, Figure 16.1.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Angelopoulou [2008]: Angelopoulou, Anastasia. ‘The 'Kastri Group': Evidence from Korfari ton Amygdalion (Panormos) Naxos, Dhaskalio Keros and Akrotiri Thera’, In Brodie et al. [2008] 149-164., 'The fortified settlement at Korfari ton Amygdalion (Panormos) on Naxos', pg. 150. Online here.

2. Brodie et al. (eds.) [2008]: Brodie, Neil with Jenny Doole, Giorgos Gavalas and Colin Renfrew. Ὀριζων. Symbolism, Interactions, Centrality; Recent Work on the Prehistory of the Cyclades. McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, Cambridge, 2008., '',

3. 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), '23. Panormos ('Karos' 914243).', pg. 517. Online here.

4. 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., 'Panormos (Korphari ton Amygdalion)', pg. 330. Online here.