Cemetery of Chalandriani
| PK | C7529 |
| TITLE | Cemetery of Chalandriani |
| WGS84 | 37.486616° N, 24.940769° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 37.486616, 24.940769 |
| LON/LAT | 24.940769, 37.486616 |
| DMS | 37° 29' 11.8176" N | , | 24° 56' 26.7684" E |
| W3W | immaculate, bucks, scrimp |
| UTM | 35 S, 317941.68, 4150848.01 |
| EGSA87 | 583022, 4148984 |
| Elevation m | 94 |
| Elevation feet | 308.4 |
| Region | Cyclades |
| Subregion | Syros |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Cem
TYPE
1. Artifacts. Marthari [1998], 20 'There is an abundance of metal artefacts: needles, awls, tweezers ..., scrapers and more rarely fish hooks.'2. Cem. Hekman [2003], 45 'The cemetery at Chalandriani'
3. Cem. Bosanquet [1896], 141 ' ... prehistoric necropolis on the north-east coast of the island.'
4. Cem. Marthari [1998], 19 'This cemetery is the most extensive Early Cycladic burial ground knwn.'
5. Lithics. Marthari [1998], 20 'Palettes and pestles of various types, as well as obsidian blades, are among the usual grave goods.'
6. Pottery. Marthari [1998], 20 'The pottery is particularly interesting, with a marked preponderance of undecorated bowls and conical cups.'
7. Tomb. Simpson and Dickinson [1979], 311 'Tombs are reported here, of apparently EB (even GP?) date.'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Early Cycladic II: (2700 BC - 2450 BC)
a. Marthari [1998]: 19, ' ..., at least in the Early Cycladic II period.'
b. Marthari [1998]: 15, 'The cemetery includes mostly graves of the preceding Early Cycladic II period, ... '
2. Keros-Syros: (2600 BC - 2200 BC)
a. Hekman [2003]: 85, 'Sherds belonging to the Syros-Keros culture together with large quantities of obsidian (specially blades) have been reported by F. Aron for the whole plateau of Chalandriani.'
b. Marthari [1998]: 15, ' ..., (Keros-Syros group, ca. 2700-2400/2300 BC) ... '
NOTE
1. Diagrams of the graves in Marthari [1998] 19, Fig. 9.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Bosanquet [1896]: Bosanquet, R.C.. ‘Prehistoric Graves in Syra’, The Annual of the British School at Athens (2) 141-144. 1895-6., 'Prehistoric Graves in Syra.', pg. 141.
Online here.
2. Hekman [2003]: Hekman, Jan Jaap. ‘The early Bronze Age cemetery at Chalandriani on Syros (Cyclades, Greece)’, University of Groningen, '', pg. 45.
Online here.
3. Marthari [1998]: Marthari, Marisa. Chalandriani-Kastri. From the investigation and protection to the presentation of an archaeological site.. Ministry of the Aegean; 21st Ephorate of Antiquities - Ministry of Culture. Athens, Greece., 'The Cemetery at Chalandriani', pg. 19.
Online here.
4. 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., 'Chalandriani (Kastri)', pg. 311.
Online here.