Papers by Spyros Vasiliou
Σπύρος Βασιλείου, 2023
Topography and typology of settlements in Chalcidice from the Late Bronze Αge to the Ηellenistic ... more Topography and typology of settlements in Chalcidice from the Late Bronze Αge to the Ηellenistic period.
This paper highlights the general distribution of various settlement types, primarily supported by evidence from two municipalities of Chalcidice (Polygyros and Sithonia), culminating in general propositions about settlement patterns within a specific chronological framework.
During the later LBA – IA period, treated as a cohesive unit, we observe an “explosion” of newly established settlements across diverse environmental zones of Chalcidice, including coastal, coastal uplands, upland hinterlands on natural hills or stream valleys.
The settlement pattern in the subsequent Archaic era underwent significant changes moving in the opposite direction, involving
firm abandonment of many aforementioned settlements, and a decrease in numbers, – often termed as “nucleation”.
The first signs of “urbanization” in the former Archaic settlements become more concrete during the 5th century, and more pronounced
during the second half. The number of “towns” remains stable until the end of the Classical period. Immediately following Philip’s conquest of the lands of Chalcidice, the settlements - cities that had flourished for at least seven centuries come to an absolute end.
Survey data documents the absence of structurally and functionally existing cities until the founding of Cassandreia and Thessaloniki. Consequently, a discernible gap and a deterioration in all previously wellintegrated activities become evident.
Spyros Vasiliou, 2014
The16th Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities has recently carried out a number of ex... more The16th Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities has recently carried out a number of excavations in the peninsula of Cassandra in Chalcidice, which yielded finds dating from the Early Bronze Age to the late Roman period. This paper aims at the presentation of a small part only of the finds and especially samples of Roman amphorae from three excavations of different character in Cassandra. The amphorae types of each installation are presented separately, afterwards they are compared to those from the other sites and they are discussed in relation to the general chronological framework. The presented pottery mainly dates to the 5th and 6th centuries AD, with some references to a specific context, dating from 3rd to early 4th centuries, in connection with the Benghazi MRA 5 type of amphora. Samples of LRA 2, occurring in the archaeological material of all three sites, support a preliminary report about the "evolution" of the morphological characteristics of this type of amphora during the 5th and 6th centuries AD.
Ε-Μπ. Τσιγαρίδα, Σ. Βασιλείου, Καλλιθέα Χαλκιδικής. Ανασκαφική Έρευνα στα οικόπεδα 146, 147,148, στο: Π. Αδάμ-Βελένη (επιμ.), Το Αρχαιολογικό Έργο στη Μακεδονία και Θράκη 17, 2003, Πρακτικά Συνεδρίου Θεσσαλονίκη 2004, Θεσσαλονίκη 2005, 335-342 Σπύρος Βασιλείου, 2005
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Papers by Spyros Vasiliou
This paper highlights the general distribution of various settlement types, primarily supported by evidence from two municipalities of Chalcidice (Polygyros and Sithonia), culminating in general propositions about settlement patterns within a specific chronological framework.
During the later LBA – IA period, treated as a cohesive unit, we observe an “explosion” of newly established settlements across diverse environmental zones of Chalcidice, including coastal, coastal uplands, upland hinterlands on natural hills or stream valleys.
The settlement pattern in the subsequent Archaic era underwent significant changes moving in the opposite direction, involving
firm abandonment of many aforementioned settlements, and a decrease in numbers, – often termed as “nucleation”.
The first signs of “urbanization” in the former Archaic settlements become more concrete during the 5th century, and more pronounced
during the second half. The number of “towns” remains stable until the end of the Classical period. Immediately following Philip’s conquest of the lands of Chalcidice, the settlements - cities that had flourished for at least seven centuries come to an absolute end.
Survey data documents the absence of structurally and functionally existing cities until the founding of Cassandreia and Thessaloniki. Consequently, a discernible gap and a deterioration in all previously wellintegrated activities become evident.
This paper highlights the general distribution of various settlement types, primarily supported by evidence from two municipalities of Chalcidice (Polygyros and Sithonia), culminating in general propositions about settlement patterns within a specific chronological framework.
During the later LBA – IA period, treated as a cohesive unit, we observe an “explosion” of newly established settlements across diverse environmental zones of Chalcidice, including coastal, coastal uplands, upland hinterlands on natural hills or stream valleys.
The settlement pattern in the subsequent Archaic era underwent significant changes moving in the opposite direction, involving
firm abandonment of many aforementioned settlements, and a decrease in numbers, – often termed as “nucleation”.
The first signs of “urbanization” in the former Archaic settlements become more concrete during the 5th century, and more pronounced
during the second half. The number of “towns” remains stable until the end of the Classical period. Immediately following Philip’s conquest of the lands of Chalcidice, the settlements - cities that had flourished for at least seven centuries come to an absolute end.
Survey data documents the absence of structurally and functionally existing cities until the founding of Cassandreia and Thessaloniki. Consequently, a discernible gap and a deterioration in all previously wellintegrated activities become evident.