Site details

Koukos

PK	C6808
TITLE	Koukos
WGS84	40.036881° N, 23.930249° E
Accuracy	50 m.

LAT/LON	40.036881, 23.930249
LON/LAT	23.930249, 40.036881

DMS

40° 2' 12.7716" N

23° 55' 48.8964" E

W3W	ovation, fumes, commanding
UTM	34 T, 750009.56, 4435965.15
EGSA87	493900, 4431567

Elevation m	228
Elevation feet	748
Region	Macedonia
Subregion	Chalcidice

GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement

TYPE

1.    Apsidal.   Mazarakis-Ainian [1997], 100    'In one area two walls (the uppermost, Wall 1 and perhaps Wall 3 at an intermediate level) probably belong to apsidal or oval buildings, ... '
2.    Building.   Mazarakis-Ainian [1997], 100    'At Koukos in Chalkidike, several walls belong to at least six building phases were partly revealed ... '

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Late Protogeometric: (950 BC - 925 BC)
    a.    Mazarakis-Ainian [1997]: 100, ' ... probably belong to apsidal or oval buildings, dated between the late 10th and the late 8th c. B.C.'

2. Early Geometric: (900 BC - 850 BC)
    a.    Mazarakis-Ainian [1997]: 100, ' ... probably belong to apsidal or oval buildings, dated between the late 10th and the late 8th c. B.C.'

3. Middle Geometric: (850 BC - 760 BC)
    a.    Mazarakis-Ainian [1997]: 100, ' ... probably belong to apsidal or oval buildings, dated between the late 10th and the late 8th c. B.C.'

4. Late Geometric: (760 BC - 700 BC)
    a.    Mazarakis-Ainian [1997]: 100, ' ... probably belong to apsidal or oval buildings, dated between the late 10th and the late 8th c. B.C.'

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Mazarakis-Ainian [1997]: Mazarakis Ainian, Alexander. From Ruler's Dwellings to Temples; Architecture, Religion and Society in Early Iron Age Greece (1100-700 B.C.). Paul Åströms Förlag. Jonsered, Sweden. 1997., 'The Geometric Period (c. 900-700 B.C.)', pg. 100.