Finds 1345

Main Information

Finds ID	1345
Site	Phaistos
Area	ID 624 settlement
Research event	excavation: research Phaistos Excavation 1999 - 2004
Finds type	animal remains
Small finds category	None
Small finds type
Botany species
Animal remains species	cattle (Bos taurus) goat (Capra hircus) molluscs (None) pig (Sus scrofa domesticus) sheep (Ovis aries)
Animal remains completeness	None
Animal remains part
Lithics technology
Lithics industry
Lithics cores and preparation
Lithics retouched tools
Lithics unretouched tools
Lithics raw material
Obsidian	None
Obsidian amount	None
Pottery form
Pottery detail
Pottery decoration
Pottery type	None
Amount
Material
Confidence	None
Comment	Animal bones were found southern of the Minoan ramp, beneath Room XIX and from the context beneath the one under Room XIX. They showed cuttings from dissecting the animals for food preparation. Mostly, there were sheep and goats, but also a lot of cattle and pigs. The 55 mollusks were found in the context beneath the one under Room XIX.

Bibliography

Reference	S. Masala, I resti faunistici provenienti dal saggio sotto il vano XIX a Festòs, 2009, S. Todaro - S. di Tonto, The Neolithic Settlement of Phaistos Revisited: Evidence for Ceremonial Activity on the Eve of the Bronze Age, 2008, Oxford Alram-Stern, Eva, Die Ägäische Frühzeit, 2. Serie,Forschungsbericht 1977-2009. Das neolithische und vorpalastzeitliche Kreta, None, None

Interpretations related to these Finds

Interpretation	ID 78