Area 94


Main Information
Area ID 94
Site Idaean 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's not mentioned if Tomkins' or Evans/Vagnetti's system was used for the dating. This area dates in late or final neolithic.
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 In the northern room neolithic strata were found.They contained a final neolithic jug. Further late or final neolithic usage remains, which were partly undisturbed, were found in the central room (in the northern and southern sector) and at the entrance to the northern room.
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