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submitted by Neos Kosmos, Melbourne on 01.12.2010

Uncovering Kythera

Feature Article

Neos Kosmos

Saturday 20 November, 2010, pages 14 & 15

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NKENp1320Nov10s.pdf

Volunteers from the Greek Diaspora created history during their archaeological dig in Kythera this year


Arriving at the Greek island of Kythera in July this year, a group of volunteers from the Greek Diaspora ...

History > Archaeology

submitted by O Kosmos on 23.10.2010

Rediscovering Kythera’s Ancient Laconian-Controlled Capital

By John Fardoulis

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Laconian_capital_page_27-OK.pdf


Kythera (also spelt Cythera in ancient times) is an island approximately 30km long, by 20km wide and is known as the place where the worship of Aphrodite originated for the Hellenic world. What’s not commonly understood is how significant the Laconian influence has been.

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submitted by George Poulos on 13.05.2004

Paliohora -THE AUSTRALIAN PALIOCHORA-KYTHERA ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY - Draft Manuscript for Monograph

From APKAS draft of manuscript for Sydney University Archaeological Monographs and Studies

2.0 The Island of Kythera

2.1 Geomorphological setting

Kythera lies at the edge of the Eurasian tectonic plate where it slides over the African tectonic plate sinking into the Ionian Deep. Part of the Aegean Arc, which itself is part of the great Alpine-Himalayan Range, Kythera is rising out of the Mediterranean at a rate equal to sea level rise during ...