THE MYCENAEAN POTTERY OF THE TEMPLE-TEMENOS AREA FROM KOUKOUNARIES (PAROS) AND THE CONNECTIONS WITH THE OTHER CYCLADIC ISLANDS, LEFKANDI AND THE ARGOLID

In the 12th B.C. a group of Mycenaean refugees fled to Paros and occupied the Koukounaries hill. On the Upper Plateau a mansion was built behind the fortification wall, which comprised a central building and auxiliary buildings. The pottery may be dated to the Late Helladic IIIC Middle developed period (Main occupation) and consists mostly of local clay. The most popular vase type is the deep bowl, as is also the case at the contemporary Cycladic site of Phylakopi on Melos. South of the Upper Plateau, in the Temple-Temenos area parts of Mycenaean walls were detected. The pottery from the trenches in the area of the later Temple-Temenos belongs to two groups. The earlier of the two should be dated to the Late Helladic IIIC Middle advanced–Late period, the White Ware is here missing. The latter group must be dated to the Late Helladic IIIC Late period, the White Ware is present, but also the vessels with hollow rims, ring-based craters were found. The finds can be compared to material from the Upper Plateau (Reoccupation phase), Lefkandi, Kea and the Argolid. Based on this and other evidence, a koine is proposed during the Late Helladic IIIC Late Period.