Greece

Chalandriani

Early Cycladic cemetery on Syros, Greece

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Chalandriani (Greek: Χαλανδριανή) is a major early Bronze Age cemetery on the island of Syros in Greece, dated to the Early Cycladic II period (Keros-Syros culture, 2600–2300 BC). The fortified prehistoric settlement of Kastri is located north of Chalandriani. Chalandriani was first excavated by the Greek classical archaeologist Christos Tsountas in 1898.

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First excavation

1898

Occupation period

c. 2600–2300 BC

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Greece

Coordinates

37.48° N, 24.93° E