Site details

Antiparos: Agriokastro (Northwest Promontory)

PK	C1186
TITLE	Antiparos: Agriokastro (Northwest Promontory)
WGS84	37.047326° N, 25.074279° E
Accuracy	20 m.

LAT/LON	37.047326, 25.074279
LON/LAT	25.074279, 37.047326

DMS

37° 2' 50.3736" N

25° 4' 27.4044" E

W3W	angering, tinkers, overpaid
UTM	35 S, 328754.25, 4101856.59
EGSA87	595379, 4100374

Elevation m	7
Elevation feet	23
Region	Cyclades
Subregion	Antiparos

GENERAL SITE TYPE Sherds

TYPE

1.    Settlement.   Barber [1981], 17    'An LB site is marked by Renfrew.'
2.    Settlement.   Papadopoulou [2018], 183    ' ..., on a promontory to the north of the Siphneikos Yialos, a few metres above the sea, lie the remains of the ancient settlement at Agriokastro.'
3.    Sherds.   Simpson [1981], 189    '...surface sherds were found including one with ripple decoration.'
4.    Sherds.   Schallin [1993], 13    ' ... the findspot which has produced some sherds, ... '

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Middle Cycladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Papadopoulou [2018]: 193, ' ... indicate the importance of Agriokastro for the study of the Cyclades in the mature MC/early LC period.'

2. Late Cycladic: (1700 BC - 1200 BC)
    a.    Papadopoulou [2018]: 193, ' ... indicate the importance of Agriokastro for the study of the Cyclades in the mature MC/early LC period.'

3. Late Helladic I: (1700 BC - 1635 BC)
    a.    Schallin [1993]: 13, ' ..., one of which belongs to the early LBA.' In Schallin [1993] the phrase 'early LBA' encompasses LH I, LH II, and LM I. See Table 1 on p. 8.

4. LH IA: (1700 BC - 1660 BC)
    a.    Papadopoulou [2018]: 183, ' ... and the Late Cycladic (LC) IA period.'

5. Late Minoan I: (1675 BC - 1470 BC)
    a.    Schallin [1993]: 13, ' ..., one of which belongs to the early LBA.' In Schallin [1993] the phrase 'early LBA' encompasses LH I, LH II, and LM I. See Table 1 on p. 8.

6. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)
    a.    Schallin [1993]: 13, ' ..., one of which belongs to the early LBA.' In Schallin [1993] the phrase 'early LBA' encompasses LH I, LH II, and LM I. See Table 1 on p. 8.

7. Late Bronze Age: (1570 BC - 1200 BC)
    a.    Barber [1981]: 17, 'An LB site is marked by Renfrew.'

8. Late Bronze I: (1570 BC - 1400 BC)
    a.    Simpson [1981]: 189, 'LB I'

NOTE

1. For a photograph of this promontory see Papadopoulou [2018] 184, Fig. 1.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Barber [1981]: Barber, R.L.N.. ‘The Late Cycladic Period: A Review’, The Annual of the British School at Athens (76), pp. 1-21, 1981., '6. Antiparos (Antiparos ... ', pg. 17. Online here.

2. Papadopoulou [2018]: Papadopoulou, Zozi. ‘Middle Cycladic Pictorial Pottery from Antiparos. The Case of the "Nippled Jug with Birds"’, Vlachopoulos (ed.) [2018], '', pg. 183. Online here.

3. Schallin [1993]: Schallin, Ann-Louise. Islands under Influence: The Cyclades in the Late Bronze Age and the Nature of Mycenaean Presence.. Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology, no. 111. Jonsered 1993, '7. "North-West Promontory"', pg. 13.

4. Simpson [1981]: Simpson, Richard Hope. Mycenaean Greece. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1981., 'Antiparos: "Northwest Promontory"', pg. 189. Online here.

5. Vlachopoulos (ed.) [2018]: Vlachopoulos, Andreas G.. Paintbrushes (Χρωστήρες). Wall-Painting and Vase-Painting of the Second Millenium B.C. in Dialogue.. Athens : University of Ioannina : Hellenic Ministery of Culture and Sports - Archaeological Receipts Fund, 2018., '',