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<< Our Photo Pages >> Irakleia Spiral shaped petroglyph 2 - Rock Art in Greece in Greek Islands

Submitted by alastor on Sunday, 18 January 2009  Page Views: 3711

Rock ArtSite Name: Irakleia Spiral shaped petroglyph 2 Alternative Name: Bousoulas Vorinis Spilias
Country: Greece Region: Greek Islands Type: Rock Art
 Nearest Village: Aghios Georgios
Latitude: 36.850000N  Longitude: 25.449232E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
1 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4

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Irakleia Spiral shaped petroglyph 2 submitted by alastor : Site in Greek Islands (Aegean etc) Greece: The spiral shaped petroglyphs of Irakeia date back to 3000 BCE. ( Early Chalcolithic Period of Cycladic civilisation) (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cup and Ring marks / Rock Art in Greek Islands (Aegean etc)

At this site I have spoted a spiral shaped petroglyph, a little different from the others, which doesn't look as old as the others. This place has an excellent view to Naxos island
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 434m ESE 122° Irakleia - Cyclades Petroglyph 1* Rock Art
 434m ESE 122° Irakleia spiral shaped Petroglyph 4* Rock Art
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