On the small island of modern Kephalos in the Ambracian Gulf, archaeologists discovered a settlement, a pair of Christian basilicas, and other associated structures and small finds. The site may have begun as a refuge settlement in the late fifth / early sixth century CE and seems to have continued in use, possibly with a late monastic function, into the 10th century.
Kephalos Island Settlement
38.9648018288
20.8722466008
on Kephalos Is.
BAtlas 54 C4 (church cluster symbol; no label)
vici.org 71102: Kephalos
TM Geo 60276: Kephalos
TIB Nikopolis 177 see "Kephalos"
Veikou 2012 passim, especially pages 440-442 S(ite) N(umber) 55
BCH Chronique 95 (1971) pages 916 and 919
BCH Chronique 90 (1966) pages 840-843
iDAI.gazetteer 2764184: Kephalos
Kephalos Island Settlement
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Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 54 C4
On the small island of modern Kephalos in the Ambracian Gulf, archaeologists discovered a settlement, a pair of Christian basilicas, and other associated structures and small finds. The site may have begun as a refuge settlement in the late fifth / early sixth century CE and seems to have continued in use, possibly with a late monastic function, into the 10th century.
settlement
Equivalent to "inhabited place" as defined by the Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus: General term for places or areas occupied, modified, or planned to be inhabited by communities of human populations and that contain enough societal functions to be relatively self-sufficient. They are characterized by inhabitants living in neighboring sets of living quarters and by the place having a proper name or a locally recognized status.
architectural complex
A group of rooms, spaces, built features or structures that make up an individual architectural unit within a larger building or group of buildings.
church
A church building as defined by the Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus term 300007466: "Buildings for public Christian worship that are distinguished historically from chapels and oratories, which are buildings that are in some respect private, or not public in the widest sense. Church architecture generally somewhat follows standard models, which vary depending upon the date, location, and characteristics of the congregation."
2099
twenty-first century of the common era
OSM Way 361122134
OSM Location of modern Kefalos island
OpenStreetMap (Way 361122134, version 5, osm:changeset=71416810, 2019-06-19T21:06:51Z)
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2000
Location based on OpenStreetMap