Area 625
Main Information
| Area ID | 625 |
| Site |
Phaistos |
| Area type | settlement |
| Area NR | |
| Period | Crete/Tomkins 2007: Final Neolithic III Crete/Tomkins 2007: Final Neolithic IV |
| 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 |
P. Tomkins, Neolithic: Strata IX-VIII, VII-VIB, VIA-V, IV, IIIB, IIIA, IIA, and IC Groups, 2007, London Alram-Stern, Eva, Die Ägäische Frühzeit, 2. Serie,Forschungsbericht 1977-2009. Das neolithische und vorpalastzeitliche Kreta, None, None |
| Comment | |
| Settlement type | None |
| Settlement structure | |
| Settlement building type | |
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| Settlement building technique | |
| Settlement archaeological features | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | In Final Neolithic III and IV, Phaistos was the biggest settlement in the Mesara-Plain (ca. 20 000 m² and 60-100 inhabitants). Animal bones show that there were mainly sheep/goats (used for meat-, milk- and wool-production); several agrimi remains were found. Cattle (maybe used as draft animals) and pigs (for meat) occurred half as often as sheep/goats. A few bones of dogs were there. Mollusks were not an important source of food, although Patella and Glycymeris-shells were eaten. Charonia shells showed remains of red ocher and were probably used as musical instruments. Cerastoderma was used as jewellery. Also, turtle shells were found. |
| Comment |
Location of the Site
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| Interpretation |
ID 79
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