Area 170
Main Information
| Area ID | 170 |
| Site |
Franchthi-Cave |
| Area type | cave or rockshelter |
| Area NR | |
| Period | Central and Southern Greece, Cyclades/Alram-Stern 1996: Aceramic Neolithic (?) Central and Southern Greece, Cyclades/Alram-Stern 1996: Early Neolithic Central and Southern Greece, Cyclades/Alram-Stern 1996: Middle Neolithic |
| Dating method | material culture |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
fireplace |
| Quarry exploitation type | None |
| Quarry raw material | |
| Cemetery/graves topography | |
| Cemetery/graves mortuary features | |
| Grave: number of graves | 2 |
| Grave type |
pit grave |
| Grave: type of human remains |
inhumation |
| Grave: estimated number of individuals | 2 |
| Grave: age groups |
infans I (0-6) |
| 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 first grave is dating in Middle Neolithic according to the grave goods. The child was buried in a crouching position. The second grave is dating in Early Neolithic and had no grave goods. The child was buried in a crouching position. |
| Comment |
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