Parakastri
| PK | C4659 |
| TITLE | Parakastri |
| WGS84 | 37.414579° N, 25.214378° E |
| Accuracy | 1000 m. |
| LAT/LON | 37.414579, 25.214378 |
| LON/LAT | 25.214378, 37.414579 |
| DMS | 37° 24' 52.4844" N | , | 25° 12' 51.7608" E |
| W3W | disdains, panoramic, scramble |
| UTM | 35 S, 341982, 4142361 |
| EGSA87 | 607315, 4141269 |
| Elevation m | 10 |
| Elevation feet | 32.8 |
| Region | Cyclades |
| Subregion | Rheneia |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Cem
TYPE
1. Cem. AD[1929], 2112. Sherds. Syriopoulos [1983], 281 '...ceramics...' (in Greek)
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Protogeometric: (1100 BC - 900 BC)
a. AD[1929]: 211,
b. Syriopoulos [1983]: 209, 'Protogeometric and Geometric ceramics are known from the Purification Trench of Delos ... and from graves discovered by chance in the Parakastri area.'
2. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
a. Syriopoulos [1983]: 281, ...Geometric...' (in Greek)
NOTE
1. Some ambiguity attends the exact location of this site. Syriopoulos [1984] 281, no. 280 just says '...the Parakastri area in the west of the island.' The beach in the area of the marker is called 'Parakastri' and so it makes sense that the graves are somewhere nearby.
Dinahet-Couilloud [1998] p. 71 says '...: une tombe à ciste et à faucilles retrouvée à Parakastri, dans la nécropole dépendant de la petite cité de Rhénée, à l'ouest de l'île, contient de la céramique attique du Ve s. ...' Her 'little city of Rheneia' seems to be shown on a map in Kent [1948] 244, Fig. 1. If we are to follow this map then Parakastri may be near the area of the Sanctuary to Heracles at F3244.
At any rate I have set the accuracy parameter to 1 km.
A cup found at Parakastri is listed in Papadopoulos' [1994] pp. 445 and 474) as no. A20.
Site suggested by Professor Sarah Murray, University of Toronto. I thank her for her help in positioning it.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. AD[1929]: Archaiologikon Deltion, Athens, Greece., '', pg. 211.
2. Kent [1948]: Kent, John Harvey. ‘The Temple Estates of Delos, Rheneia, and Mykonos’, Hesperia: The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens (17:4) 243 - 338. 1948., '', Online here.
3. Dinahet-Couilloud [1998]: Le Dinahet-Couilloud, Marie-Therese. ‘Rituels funéraires à Délos et histoire égéenne’, MOM Éditions, no. 27 (Nécropoles et Pouvoir), pp. 59 - 77. 1998., '', Online here.
4. Papadopoulos [1994]: Papadopoulos, John K.. ‘Early Iron Age Potters' Marks in the Aegean’, Hesperia: The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens (63:4) 437 - 507. 1994., '', Online here.
5. Syriopoulos [1983]: Syriopoulos, Konstantinos. Eisagoge eis ten archaian elleniken Istorian. Oi Metabatikoi Chronoi Apo tes Mykenaikes eis ten Archaiken Periodon 1200-700 pch. Vol. 1. Athens. 1983., '280. Reneia (Greek)', pg. 281.