The Sanctuaries of Ancient Kythnos

The study of religious practices in the Cyclades, particularly during the Iron Age and Archaic period, has traditionally concentrated on Delos. This situation has changed dramatically over the past decade, however, thanks to archaeological discoveries of important sanctuaries unmentioned in the lite...

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Main Author: Angliker, Erika (Author)
Format: Electronic Review
Language:English
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Published: Centre 2021
In: Kernos
Year: 2021, Volume: 34, Pages: 290-295
Further subjects:B Book review
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Summary:The study of religious practices in the Cyclades, particularly during the Iron Age and Archaic period, has traditionally concentrated on Delos. This situation has changed dramatically over the past decade, however, thanks to archaeological discoveries of important sanctuaries unmentioned in the literary sources or inscriptions. The most important sites for the study of Cyclades in these early periods, at Despotiko, Tenos, and Kythnos, are, again, known chiefly through the material evidence. T...
Contains:Enthalten in: Kernos
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.4000/kernos.3915