Area 96
Main Information
| Area ID | 96 |
| Site |
Idaean Cave |
| Area type | cave or rockshelter |
| Area NR | |
| Period | Crete/Evans, Vagnetti: Aceramic Neolithic Crete/Evans, Vagnetti: Early Neolithic I Crete/Evans, Vagnetti: Early Neolithic II Crete/Evans, Vagnetti: Middle Neolithic Crete/Evans, Vagnetti: Late Neolithic Crete/Evans, Vagnetti: Final Neolithic Crete/Tomkins 2007: Initial Neolithic Crete/Tomkins 2007: Early Neolithic Crete/Tomkins 2007: Middle 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 | |
| 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 of the cave neolithic strata were discovered. They contained tools made of bone, flint and obsidian. Because of the prominent location of the cave Tomkins suggests it had a ritual meaning even in the Neolithic. |
| Comment |
Location of the Site
Bibliography
Finds in this Area
| Finds |
ID 212 small finds tool |