Site Eileithyia-Cave

Main Information

Site ID	429
Name of the site	Eileithyia-Cave
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District	Central Crete (Heraklio)
Region	Crete
Country	Greece
Period	Crete/Evans, Vagnetti Final Neolithic
Description	The cave lies about 1 km south of Amnisos in central Crete. It was reexamined in 1992 by P. Betancourt and N. Marinatos.Evidence for use from the Neolithic till the Early Bronze Age; ceramics, selas, larnaces-pithoi and figurines have been found.
Topography	mountain top
Geographical Coordinate Reference System	WGS84 - World Geodetic System 1984
Latitude	35.324444000000
Longitude	25.205278000000
Elevation	None
Exact location	yes
Coordinate source	Google maps
Number of activity periods	None
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Location of the Site

Bibliography

Reference	P.P. Betancourt,The Amnissos Cave: Poetry Meets Reality,2007,Liège - Austin P.P. Betancourt - N. Marinatos,Το σπήλαιο της Αμνισού. Η έρευνα του 1992,2000, B. Rutkowski,Das Siedlungswesen von Amnissos in Neolithikum und Bronzezeit,1984, E. Karantzali,Le Bronze Ancien dans les Cyclades et en Crète: Les relations entre les deux régions - Influence de la Grèce Continentale,1996,Oxford K. Manteli,The Transition from the Neolithic to the Early Bronze Age in Crete, with Special Reference to Pottery,1993, Alram-Stern, Eva,Die Ägäische Frühzeit, 2. Serie,Forschungsbericht 1977-2009. Das neolithische und vorpalastzeitliche Kreta,None,None

Areas in this Site

Areas

ID 557 cave or rockshelter

Crete/Evans, Vagnetti Final Neolithic