Area 13

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Area ID 13
Site Arkalies-Cave/Skourachladas
Area type cave or rockshelter
Area NR
Period Crete/Evans, Vagnetti: Aceramic Neolithic
Crete/Evans, Vagnetti: Early Neolithic I
Crete/Evans, Vagnetti: Early Neolithic II
Crete/Evans, Vagnetti: Middle Neolithic
Crete/Evans, Vagnetti: Late Neolithic
Crete/Evans, Vagnetti: Final Neolithic
Crete/Tomkins 2007: Initial Neolithic
Crete/Tomkins 2007: Early Neolithic
Crete/Tomkins 2007: Middle Neolithic
Crete/Tomkins 2007: Late Neolithic I
Crete/Tomkins 2007: Late Neolithic II
Crete/Tomkins 2007: Final Neolithic IA
Crete/Tomkins 2007: Final Neolithic II
Crete/Tomkins 2007: Final Neolithic IB
Crete/Tomkins 2007: Final Neolithic III
Crete/Tomkins 2007: Final Neolithic IV
Dating method
Radiocarbon dated None
Earliest date: Lab Number
Earliest date: 14C age (BP)
Earliest date: Calibration None
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 None
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 Alram-Stern, Eva, Die Ägäische Frühzeit, 2. Serie,Forschungsbericht 1977-2009. Das neolithische und vorpalastzeitliche Kreta, None, None
Comment It is just mentioned that the usage of the cave started in the Neolithic and continued in Early Minoan I and II.
Settlement type None
Settlement structure
Settlement building type
Settlement building shape
Settlement building technique
Settlement archaeological features
Cave/rockshelters type None
Cave/rockshelters: Evidence of graves/human remains
Cave/rockshelters: Evidence of occupation
Quarry exploitation type None
Quarry raw material
Cemetery/graves topography
Cemetery/graves mortuary features
Grave: number of graves
Grave type
Grave: type of human remains
Grave: estimated number of individuals
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 The cave was located at a systematic survey in 1978 but has yet to be excavated systematically. The mentioned finds are not assigned to a specific period, therefore they could be neolithic as well as from the Early Minoan I and II period.
Comment
Location of the Site

Bibliography
Reference Tsivilaka, E., ADelt 38, 1983 (1989) B´2, 368, None, None
L. Godart - Y. Tzedakis., Témoignages archéologiques et épigraphiques en Crète occidentale du néolithique au minoen récent IIIB, 1992, Rom
Alram-Stern, Eva, Die Ägäische Frühzeit, 2. Serie,Forschungsbericht 1977-2009. Das neolithische und vorpalastzeitliche Kreta, None, None
Finds in this Area
Finds ID 28 animal remains
 ID 29 pottery
ID 30 small finds None