Area 107

Main Information

Area ID	107
Site	Kitsos-Cave
Area type	cave or rockshelter
Area NR
Period	Central and Southern Greece, Cyclades/Alram-Stern 1996: Chalcolithic/Final Neolithic
Dating method	material culture radiocarbon dating
Radiocarbon dated	yes
Earliest date: Lab Number
Earliest date: 14C age (BP)
Earliest date: Calibration	yes
Earliest date: 14C age calibrated (BC)
Earliest date: Date of calibration	None
Earliest date: Standard deviation	None
Earliest date: Delta 13C	None
Earliest date: Dated by
Latest date: Lab Number
Latest date: 14C age (BP)
Latest date: Calibration	yes
Latest date: 14C age calibrated (BC)
Latest date: Date of calibration	None
Latest date: Standard deviation	None
Latest date: Delta 13C	None
Latest date: Dated by
Period Reference
Comment
Settlement type	None
Settlement structure
Settlement building type
Settlement building shape
Settlement building technique
Settlement archaeological features
Cave/rockshelters type	cave
Cave/rockshelters: Evidence of graves/human remains
Cave/rockshelters: Evidence of occupation	stone setting
Quarry exploitation type	None
Quarry raw material
Cemetery/graves topography
Cemetery/graves mortuary features
Grave: number of graves
Grave type	none recorded
Grave: type of human remains	secondary deposition
Grave: estimated number of individuals	18
Grave: age groups
Grave: sexes
Grave: number of female sex	None
Grave: number of male sex	None
Grave: number of not specified sex	None
Grave: disturbance of graves
Description	In front of the cave a retaining wall and the foundations of a hut were found. The discovery of human remains is a problem because the bones were mixed with other finds and therefore, can not be described as burials.
Comment

Location of the Site

Bibliography

Reference	Lambert, N., La grotte préhistorique de Kitsos (Paris 1981), None, None Duday H. (unter Mitarbeit von J.Dastugue und N.Lambert), Les hommes, 1981, Paris Alram-Stern, Eva, Die Ägäische Frühzeit, 2. Serie, Forschungsbericht 1975–1993, 1. Band. Das Neolithikum in Griechenland mit Ausnahme von Kreta und Zypern, 1996, Wien Schachermeyr, F., Die ägäische Frühzeit. 1. Band. Die vormykenischen Perioden des griechischen Festlandes und der Kykladen., None, None

Finds in this Area

Finds	ID 224 pottery ID 227 lithics ID 228 small finds tool ID 229 small finds figurine ID 230 small finds jewellery ID 231 animal remains ID 2499 small finds figurine

Interpretations related to this Area

Interpretation	ID 16