Area 62
Main Information
Area ID | 62 |
Site |
Melidoni-Cave |
Area type | cave or rockshelter |
Area NR | |
Period | Crete/Evans, Vagnetti: Early Neolithic I Crete/Evans, Vagnetti: Early Neolithic II Crete/Tomkins 2007: Early 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 |
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 Early Neolithic refers 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 | |
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 | Early Neolithic pottery was found in a Final Neolithic stratum in the "Hall of the Heroes". |
Comment | I am not sure if the human skeletal remains belong to the Early Neolithic, because it is only mentioned that they were found in the lowermost stratum. |
Location of the Site
Bibliography
Finds in this Area
Finds |
ID 146 pottery |