Site Franchthi-Cave

Main Information

Site ID	103
Name of the site	Franchthi-Cave
Alias name
Alternative name
District	Argolid
Region	Peloponnese
Country	Greece
Period	Central and Southern Greece, Cyclades/Alram-Stern 1996 Aceramic Neolithic (?) 7000 - 6500 Central and Southern Greece, Cyclades/Alram-Stern 1996 Early Neolithic 6500 - 5800 Central and Southern Greece, Cyclades/Alram-Stern 1996 Middle Neolithic 5800 - 5400 Central and Southern Greece, Cyclades/Alram-Stern 1996 Early Neolithic 6500 - 5800 Central and Southern Greece, Cyclades/Alram-Stern 1996 Middle Neolithic 5800 - 5400 Central and Southern Greece, Cyclades/Alram-Stern 1996 Late Neolithic I 5400 - 4900 Central and Southern Greece, Cyclades/Alram-Stern 1996 Late Neolithic II 4800 - 4600
Description
Topography	coast
Geographical Coordinate Reference System	None
Latitude	37.423020126666
Longitude	23.131585121155
Elevation	None
Exact location	yes
Coordinate source	Google maps
Number of activity periods	None
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Location of the Site

Bibliography

Reference	Jacobsen, T. W.,ADelt 29, 1973-74 (1979) B' Chron 268-282.,None,None Wilkinson T.J., Duhon S., with contributions by J.Gifford and S.Bottema,Franchthi Paralia. The sediments, stratigraphy, and offshore,1990,Bloomington - Indianapolis Alram-Stern, Eva,Die Ägäische Frühzeit, 2. Serie, Forschungsbericht 1975–1993, 1. Band. Das Neolithikum in Griechenland mit Ausnahme von Kreta und Zypern,1996,Wien Jacobsen T.W., Kopper J.S.,Excavations at the Franchthi Cave in the Argolis,1981,Athen Schachermeyr, F.,Die ägäische Frühzeit. 1. Band. Die vormykenischen Perioden des griechischen Festlandes und der Kykladen.,None,None Jacobsen, T. W.,ADelt 31, 1976 (1984) B' Chron 75-78.,None,None

Areas in this Site

Areas

ID 170 cave or rockshelter	Central and Southern Greece, Cyclades/Alram-Stern 1996 Aceramic Neolithic (?) 7000 - 6500 Central and Southern Greece, Cyclades/Alram-Stern 1996 Early Neolithic 6500 - 5800 Central and Southern Greece, Cyclades/Alram-Stern 1996 Middle Neolithic 5800 - 5400
ID 171 settlement	Central and Southern Greece, Cyclades/Alram-Stern 1996 Early Neolithic 6500 - 5800 Central and Southern Greece, Cyclades/Alram-Stern 1996 Middle Neolithic 5800 - 5400 Central and Southern Greece, Cyclades/Alram-Stern 1996 Late Neolithic I 5400 - 4900 Central and Southern Greece, Cyclades/Alram-Stern 1996 Late Neolithic II 4800 - 4600