Site Pelekita-Cave

Main Information

Site ID	371
Name of the site	Pelekita-Cave
Alias name
Alternative name
District	Lasithi
Region	Crete
Country	Greece
Period	Crete/Evans, Vagnetti Final Neolithic 3700 - 2900 Crete/Evans, Vagnetti Aceramic Neolithic 7000 - 6500 Crete/Evans, Vagnetti Early Neolithic I 6500 - 4900 Crete/Evans, Vagnetti Early Neolithic II 4900 - 4500 Crete/Evans, Vagnetti Middle Neolithic Crete/Evans, Vagnetti Late Neolithic 4500 - 3700 Crete/Evans, Vagnetti Final Neolithic 3700 - 2900
Description	The Pelekita-Cave lies on the eastern slope of the Traostalos mountain, close to the Kato Zakros Bay. The cave is 310 m deep and has a water hole in the back. Neolithic to Middle Bronze Age;ceramics and obsidian have been found.
Topography	hill
Geographical Coordinate Reference System	WGS84 - World Geodetic System 1984
Latitude	35.119900000000
Longitude	26.277900000000
Elevation	None
Exact location	no
Coordinate source	Google maps
Number of activity periods	None
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Location of the Site

Bibliography

Reference	Davaras, C.,ADelt 38, 1983 (1989) B´2 Chron 375-376.,None,None no name provided,BCH 114, 1990, 823; 825.,None,None Davaras, C.,ADelt 34, 1979 (1987) B´2, 402-404,None,None no name provided,ARepLon 1987-88, 76.,None,None no name provided,BCH 112, 1988, 682-683.,None,None no name provided,ARepLon 1990-91, 70.,None,None Davaras, C.,ADelt 37, 1982 (1989) B´2 Chron 388.,None,None B. Rutkowski - K. Nowicki,The Psychro Cave and Other Sacred Grottoes in Crete,1996,Warsaw Alram-Stern, Eva,Die Ägäische Frühzeit, 2. Serie,Forschungsbericht 1977-2009. Das neolithische und vorpalastzeitliche Kreta,None,None

Areas in this Site

Areas

ID 490 cave or rockshelter	Crete/Evans, Vagnetti Final Neolithic 3700 - 2900
ID 491 cave or rockshelter	Crete/Evans, Vagnetti Aceramic Neolithic 7000 - 6500 Crete/Evans, Vagnetti Early Neolithic I 6500 - 4900 Crete/Evans, Vagnetti Early Neolithic II 4900 - 4500 Crete/Evans, Vagnetti Middle Neolithic Crete/Evans, Vagnetti Late Neolithic 4500 - 3700 Crete/Evans, Vagnetti Final Neolithic 3700 - 2900