Area 171

Main Information

Area ID	171
Site	Franchthi-Cave
Area type	settlement
Area NR
Period	Central and Southern Greece, Cyclades/Alram-Stern 1996: Early Neolithic Central and Southern Greece, Cyclades/Alram-Stern 1996: Middle Neolithic Central and Southern Greece, Cyclades/Alram-Stern 1996: Late Neolithic I Central and Southern Greece, Cyclades/Alram-Stern 1996: Late Neolithic II
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	flat site
Settlement structure
Settlement building type
Settlement building shape	rectangular
Settlement building technique	pisé stone stone socket
Settlement archaeological features	terrace wall wall
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	18
Grave type	pit grave
Grave: type of human remains	inhumation secondary deposition
Grave: estimated number of individuals
Grave: age groups	adult (19-40) infans I (0-6) juvenile (13-18)
Grave: sexes	female individuals male individuals
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 walls of the settlement showed no coherent plan. Between the walls pit graves were found, some of them were encircled with stones and were covered with a stone plate. The majority is dating in Early and Middle Neolithic, the rest in Late and Final Neolithic. Only five of the graves contained grave goods. One of the graves contained several tools of obsidian, points made of bone and a carinated bowl. In a Final Neolithic grave the dead was holding a painted bowl in the hands.
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Location of the Site

Bibliography

Reference	Vitelli K.D., Franchthi Neolithic Pottery Vol.1. Classification and ceramic phases 1 and, 1993, Indiana University Press, Bloomington - Indianapolis Vitelli, K. D., Franchthi Neolithic Pottery. Volume 2.The later Neolithic Ceramic Phases 3 to 5, Excavations at Franchthi Cave, Greece Fascicle 10, None, None 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

Finds in this Area

Finds	ID 433 pottery Askos ID 434 pottery ID 435 small finds tool ID 436 lithics ID 422 small finds tool ID 423 small finds tool ID 424 pottery Collared Bowl ID 425 pottery Bowl ID 426 small finds jewellery ID 427 small finds tool ID 428 botany ID 429 small finds figurine ID 430 pottery Globular Jar ID 431 pottery Carinated Bowl ID 432 pottery Collared Jar

Interpretations related to this Area

Interpretation	ID 21