The "Keros Hoard" is an enigmatic assemblage of fragmentary figurines, vases and other artefacts illegally excavated in the 1950s and 1960s on the islet of Keros, between Naxos and Amorgos. Most of these objects were smuggled out of Greece. However, in 1990 and 1992, the Museum of Cycladic Art managed to repatriate a total of 81 fragments. In the looted area, where it is presumed that the “Hoard” was found, systematic excavations were carried out in 1963, 1966 and 1967 and an exceptionally rich deposit, mainly of Early Cycladic artefacts, was found. The way in which the finds are broken and the erosion on their fracture surfaces suggest that this was done deliberately in antiquity. In the looted area, where it is presumed that the “Hoard” was found, systematic excavations were carried out in 1963, 1966 and 1967 and an exceptionally rich deposit, mainly of Early Cycladic artefacts, was found. The way in which the finds are broken and the erosion on their fracture surfaces suggest that this was done deliberately in antiquity. This evidence has led to the theory that the site was a repository for objects of great symbolic significance, deliberately fragmented as part of specific rituals.