Sidari Neolithic Site on Corfu
Sidari, Corfu · Sidari Coastal Site
Early to Middle Neolithic·Impressed Ware / Corfu Neolithic·🇬🇷 Ionian Islands, Corfu, Greece
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About Sidari Neolithic Site on Corfu
Coastal Neolithic settlement at Sidari, northern Corfu, with Early to Middle Neolithic layers (c. 5800–5000 BCE) including impressed wares, obsidian and early farming evidence. Underlies coastal cliff with submerged deposits and indicates Adriatic-Ionian maritime connections.
Why it mattersKey Ionian Neolithic type-site linking Balkan and Italian Neolithization.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Adriatic vs Aegean Neolithization route
- 02Obsidan source networks
Theories
- 01Maritime colonists from southern Italy
- 02Seasonal coastal transhumance
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 5800 BCE
- Period
- Early to Middle Neolithic
- Culture
- Impressed Ware / Corfu Neolithic
- Purpose
- Coastal farming and fishing village
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 19th–20th century
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 5800 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Sidari Neolithic Site on Corfu
19th century / 1960s
Antiquarian notice and modern systematic excavation of Sidari Neolithic Site on Corfu
2000s
Conservation and publication of final reports for Sidari Neolithic Site on Corfu
On the ground
Structures & features
39.7900° N · 19.7050° E · 5 m · 3 mapped features
Impressed Ware Horizon
occupation layerEarly Neolithic layer with cardial-impressed pottery and stone tools near cliff face
39.7902° N · 19.7051° ESubmerged Coastal Deposit
submerged depositSubmerged Neolithic deposit 10 m offshore with pottery and wood remains
39.7897° N · 19.7052° EHearth Pit F3
hearthStone-lined hearth with charcoal and faunal remains in central trench
39.7901° N · 19.7049° E