Keros

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Keros is a small Aegean island in the Cyclades known as a major Early Bronze Age ritual and archaeological center, especially for its Cycladic figurines and sanctuary remains.

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Keros canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
island ⓘ
archaeologicalPeriod Early Bronze Age ⓘ
conservationStatus protected archaeological area ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
culture Cycladic civilization ⓘ
linked to: Cycladic culture
hasAccess by boat from nearby Cycladic islands ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalFeature fragments of marble figurines ⓘ
prehistoric settlement remains ⓘ
ritual deposits ⓘ
sanctuary remains ⓘ
hasMaterialCulture marble bowls ⓘ
marble figurines ⓘ
pottery sherds ⓘ
stone vessels ⓘ
hasProperty rocky terrain ⓘ
small size ⓘ
uninhabited or sparsely inhabited ⓘ
hasSite Daskalio ⓘ
Kavos ⓘ
knownFor Cycladic figurines ⓘ
Early Bronze Age sanctuary ⓘ
major Early Bronze Age ritual center ⓘ
prehistoric archaeological remains ⓘ
ritual deposition of broken figurines ⓘ
locatedIn Aegean Sea ⓘ
Cyclades ⓘ
Greece ⓘ
nearbyIsland Amorgos ⓘ
Koufonisia ⓘ
Naxos ⓘ
partOf Cycladic archipelago ⓘ
linked to: Cyclades

South Aegean region ⓘ
linked to: South Aegean
researchField Aegean prehistory ⓘ
Cycladic archaeology ⓘ
significance important reference for Cycladic figurine distribution ⓘ
key site for understanding Early Bronze Age Aegean ritual practices ⓘ
timeOfMajorUse 3rd millennium BCE ⓘ

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