Site details

Aphendika

PK	C7152
TITLE	Aphendika
WGS84	37.042684° N, 25.420942° E
Accuracy	200 m.

LAT/LON	37.042684, 25.420942
LON/LAT	25.420942, 37.042684

DMS

37° 2' 33.6624" N

25° 25' 15.3912" E

W3W	quest, boogie, brightening
UTM	35 S, 359575.28, 4100773.32
EGSA87	626214, 4100263

Elevation m	159
Elevation feet	521.7
Region	Cyclades
Subregion	Naxos

GENERAL SITE TYPE Cem

TYPE

1.    Artifacts.   Renfrew [2011], 11387    'The finds included a fragmentary marble seated figurine ... '
2.    Cem.   Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 327    '170 graves were excavated here, c. 2 km. SW of Ayioi Anargyroi, ... ', Ayioi Anargyroi is C7151 in this atlas.
3.    Cem.   Renfrew [2011], 11387    'Cemetery of 170 graves investigated by Stephanos ... '

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Grotta-Pelos: (3000 BC - 2600 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 327, ' ..., but could have extended back into GP ... ', 'GP? ... '

2. Keros-Syros: (2600 BC - 2200 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 327, ' ..., but only 1 KS grave-group has survived.'
    b.    Renfrew [2011]: , ' ... figurine of the Keros-Syros culture ... '

3. Middle Bronze Age: (2100 BC - 1550 BC)
    a.    Simpson and Dickinson [1979]: 327, 'One sherd of imitation Minyan ware has been found here.', ' ... MB'

NOTES

1.  Page numbers in Renfrew [2011] are, in actuality, location numbers in the electronic edition, ISBN 978-1-78570-773-5.

2.  This site position is based on Figure 1 in Wong [2020].

3.  Philaniotou [2017], Ch. 18, suggests that Aphendika may be equated with Tsikniades "The site (i.e., Tsikniades, C7182, RHC) is in the area of - or may even be equated with - Afendika, where Clon Stefanos excavated one of the largest known EC cemeteries, consisting of 170 graves "  Philaniotou gives Tsikniades' location as "west of the village of Kato Sangri, on the southeast slope of a rocky hill that dominates the largest and most fertile valley of Naxos."  The hill in question is probably what I have called '356 meter Hill' at F6367.  The southeast slope of that hill corresponds to Wong's ([2020], fig. 1) placement of Aphendika and I have adopted this as the correct location.  I have set the accuracy radius at 200 meters.  For more see the remarks at C7182.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. 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), '9. Aphendika', pg. 11387. Online here.

2. 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., 'Aphendika', pg. 327. Online here.

3. Wong [2020]: Wong, Todd. esri Canada | Centres of Excellence, '', Online here.