Site details
Vroulia
| PK | C7708 |
| TITLE | Vroulia |
| WGS84 | 35.894694° N, 27.764991° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 35.894694, 27.764991 |
| LON/LAT | 27.764991, 35.894694 |
| DMS | 35° 53' 40.8984" N | , | 27° 45' 53.9676" E |
| W3W | assessments, radiators, wrinkling |
| UTM | 35 S, 569039.01, 3972538.81 |
| EGSA87 | 839710, 3978532 |
| Elevation m | 42 |
| Elevation feet | 137.8 |
| Region | Dodecanese |
| Subregion | Rhodes |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement
TYPE
1. Artifacts. Kaninia [2019], 207 ' ... and several Cypriot limestone figurines, such as the famous sphinx with the Phoenician inscription on the wing.'2. Building. Kaninia [2019], 205 'The consolidation of the Row I apartments ... '
3. Cult. Kaninia [2019], 208 ' ..., the outline of the pit deposit (bothros) ... '
4. Pottery. Kaninia [2019], 207 'Among the returned finds were a large north Ionian dinos in Wild Goat style ... '
5. Settlement. Kaninia [2019], 202 ..., Vroulia is one of the most important early settlements of the Aegean with an organised plan, ...
6. Temple. Kaninia [2019], 206 'The restoration of the small Archaic temple (the so-called chapelle) at the southeast foot of the Vroulia hill ... '
7. Tower. Kaninia [2019], 208 ' ..., identified by Kinch as a fortification tower ... '
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Archaic: (700 BC - 480 BC)
a. Kaninia [2019]: 202, 'The excavation of the Archaic settlement of Vroulia ... ', 'Its foundation is usually dated to around 700 BC, although a later date towards the end of the seventh century BC has also been suggested.', 'The settlement was short-lived and evidence does not go beyond the middle of the sixth century BC.'
NOTE
1. Kaninia provides many fine photographs and see the clear ground plan in Kaninia [2019] 204, Fig. 4.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Kaninia [2019]: Kaninia, Eriphyle. ‘Following the Footsteps of Karl Frederik Kinch at Vroulia in Southern Rhodes’, In Schierup ed. [2019] pp. 202-216, 'Following the Footsteps of Karl Frederik Kinch at Vroulia in Southern Rhodes', pg. 202.
Online here.
2. Schierup ed. [2019]: Schierup, Stine. Documenting Ancient Rhodes: Archaeological Expeditions and Rhodian Antiquities. Aarhus University Press, Aarhus, Denmark., '',