NEOLITHIC THESSALY AND THE SPORADES |
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| Authors: | Y LIRITZIS L ORPHANIDIS-GEORGIADIS N EFSTRATIOU |
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| Institution: | Y.L. and L.O.G.: Research Centre for Astronomy and Applied Mathematics, and Research Centre for Antiquity, Academy of Athens, 14 Anagnostopoulou str., Athens 10673, Greece;N.E.: Ephoria of Classical and Prehistoric Antiquities, Museum of Volos, Volos, Greece. |
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| Abstract: | Summary. Aghios Petros in the Sporades Islands is one of the earliest and most thoroughly excavated settlements in the Aegean. It was a permanent settlement of the end of the 6th millennium BC, and a unique cultural centre, with influences from Thessaly, Anatolia and the Balkans. In the present study, the degree of contacts and influence between Aghios Petros and the neighbouring well-known Neolithic settlements of Dimini and Sesklo is examined on the basis of trace element analysis by INAA. Cluster analysis, based on Th, Sc, Cs, Fe, Co and Eu, reveals distinct differences, Aghios Petros sherds forming a quite separate group. There also exist three sub-groups within the Sporades material. This result is substantiated by archaeological evidence and reinforces the view that Aghios Petros is a site of particular cultural interest and of semi-autonomous development, which flourished in the middle of the 5th millennium BC. |
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