KARPATHOS Afiartis - 2007

Karpathos. The University of Thrace’s research in S Karpathos (area of Afiartis), led by M. Melas, resulted in the location of 21 M sites, 7 Neo, 11 Rom and many tens of mod. in an area of 7.5km². Neo and EH sites indicate small-scale rural installations, in the view of M. Melas dependent on hunting, gathering and fishing (finds of 2 arrowheads and stone tools are noted). The majority of sites are M, and many such palatial period settlements (1800−1500 BC) were destroyed by earthquakes. Their location very close to the sea reflects the protection given by Crete. Considerable attention is given to the project director’s discussion of house layout and the possible demographic and economic interpretations of this evidence