Area 6


Main Information
Area ID 6
Site Agios Ioannis-Cave
Area type cave or rockshelter
Area NR
Period Crete/Evans, Vagnetti: Late Neolithic
Crete/Evans, Vagnetti: Final 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 not mentioned if the period Late Neolithic and Final Neolithic refer to Tomkins' or Evans/Vagnetti's definition.
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 in cave
Cemetery/graves mortuary features
Grave: number of graves 2
Grave type none recorded
Grave: type of human remains inhumation
Grave: estimated number of individuals 2
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 the northern part of the foremost room of the cave a Neolithic burial was found, but the bones were in a very bad condition. In the stratum beneath it there was a second Neolithic burial in a sideways flexed position. An astragalos and a slate can be connected with it.
Comment This cave is one of the oldest finds in the Chania area.
Location of the Site

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