"A number of spirals, punched or engraved on rocks, that have been located during the last decade by archaeophiles on the small Cycladic island of Herakleia and, according to the KA΄ Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities, are dated in the Early Bronze Age, that is in the third millennium BC, should be documented and studied thoroughly by expert archaeologists. The Herakleia spirals are not unique, since similar representations printed on rocks and cliffs also occur in more Aegean islands, such as Naxos, Andros, Astypalaia, etc, as well in mainland Greece, where Maroneia, Asphendou, Sykourion and Paggaion Mount, among other locations, offer analogous examples. The problem, however, becomes more complex and extremely interesting, given that such spirals printed on rocks have been located all over the world. Since spirals are not simple, random or meaningless geometric forms, their curious, wide use in so many different civilizations has to be investigated, while the reason motivating people to execute them on rocks must be explained. Furthermore, the continuously increasing sites in Greece preserving spirals punched or engraved on rocks demands the research and study of these artefacts of the past."
Christos Kanakis
http://openarchive.icomos.org/1236/
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