For the first time in the world, the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) sheds light on one of the greatest enigmas of antiquity, with this high-quality in-house production.
The excavations at Dhaskalio, directed by Colin Renfrew (one of the greatest prehistoric archaeologists of all time, who has dedicated his multifaceted work to solving the enigma), have completely transformed our understanding of what was previously seen as a Cycladic enigma; hundreds of fragments of broken Cycladic figurines have been found on this small and uninhabited island of the Cyclades, that cannot be joined together. This mystery, which still remains unsolved, has been tried to be solved for many decades by Professor Renfriou, who reveals to us everything that he has learned on the way.
ERT’s journalist Adriana Paraskevopoulou, a member of the excavation team during the period 2018-2019, recorded the excavation carried out on the island by the British School of Archeology and the University of Cambridge, under the direction of Lord Colin Renfrew and Dr. Michael Boyd, in collaboration with the Ephorate of Antiquities of Cyclades and its head, Dimitris Athansoulis.
The documentary presents all the great finds and the intricate architectural design on the islet of Daskalio, which testifies to an evolved settlement of the Early Bronze Age, that could only be compared to that of Knossos in Crete during the same period. Keros was the site of the world’s earliest maritime sanctuary in the Early Bronze Age, and a thriving center for metal production, providing much evidence for all crucial developments in architecture.
This documentary is written and directed by Kostas Maheras
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Original Title: Το αίνιγμα της Κέρου
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