Area 481


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Area ID 481
Site Kouphota-Cave
Area type cave or rockshelter
Area NR
Period Crete/Evans, Vagnetti: Final Neolithic
Crete/Wilson, Momigliano: Early Minoan Ia
Crete/Wilson, Momigliano: Early Minoan Ib
Crete/Wilson, Momigliano: Early Minoan IIa
Crete/Wilson, Momigliano: Early Minoan IIb
Crete/Wilson, Momigliano: Early Minoan III
Dating method material culture
Radiocarbon dated no
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
M. Tsipopoulou, Archaeological Survey at Aghia Photia, Siteia, 1989,
Comment The period enfolds Final Neolithic, Early Minoan and Middle Minoan.
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
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 double-cave opens to the sea.
Comment Because Middle Minoan isn't listed yet in the period-options, it's not added to the periods of the Kouphota-Cave yet.
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