Site Melidoni-Cave

Main Information

Site ID	44
Name of the site	Melidoni-Cave
Alias name	Gerontospilios
Alternative name	Σπήλαιο Μελιδονίου
District	Rethymnon
Region	Crete
Country	Greece
Period	Crete/Evans, Vagnetti Early Neolithic I 6500 - 4900 Crete/Evans, Vagnetti Early Neolithic II 4900 - 4500 Crete/Tomkins 2007 Early Neolithic 6500 - 5900 Crete/Evans, Vagnetti Late Neolithic 4500 - 3700 Crete/Tomkins 2007 Late Neolithic I 5300 - 4900 Crete/Tomkins 2007 Late Neolithic II 4900 - 4500 Crete/Evans, Vagnetti Final Neolithic 3700 - 2900 Crete/Tomkins 2007 Final Neolithic IA 4500 - 4200 Crete/Tomkins 2007 Final Neolithic II 3900 - 3600 Crete/Tomkins 2007 Final Neolithic IB 4200 - 3900 Crete/Tomkins 2007 Final Neolithic III 3600 - 3300 Crete/Tomkins 2007 Final Neolithic IV 3300 - 3000 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 Crete/Tomkins 2007 Initial Neolithic 7000 - 6500 Crete/Tomkins 2007 Early Neolithic 6500 - 5900 Crete/Tomkins 2007 Middle Neolithic 5900 - 5300 Crete/Tomkins 2007 Late Neolithic I 5300 - 4900 Crete/Tomkins 2007 Late Neolithic II 4900 - 4500 Crete/Tomkins 2007 Final Neolithic IA 4500 - 4200 Crete/Tomkins 2007 Final Neolithic II 3900 - 3600 Crete/Tomkins 2007 Final Neolithic IB 4200 - 3900 Crete/Tomkins 2007 Final Neolithic III 3600 - 3300 Crete/Tomkins 2007 Final Neolithic IV 3300 - 3000
Description	The Melidoni-Cave is situated on the hillside of the Kouloukona at the height of 220 m. While investigating the "Hall of Heroes" in 1987-1988, a thick neolithic stratum was found in section B beneath Middle and Early Minoan strata. Further investigations took place in 1992.
Topography	hillside
Geographical Coordinate Reference System	WGS84 - World Geodetic System 1984
Latitude	35.384500000000
Longitude	24.729800000000
Elevation	None
Exact location	yes
Coordinate source	Google maps
Number of activity periods	5
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Location of the Site

Bibliography

Reference	Gavrikali, E.,Τα αποτελέσματα των πρόσφατων εργασιών στο σπήλαιο Μελιδονίου, A´ Αρχαιολογικό Έργο στην Κρήτη, 28.-30. 11.2008 in Rethymnon.,None,None G. Tzedakis – E. Gavrilaki-Nikoloudaki, ,ADelt 43, 1988 (1993) B´2, 558.,None,None Y. Tzedakis - E. Gavrilaki,Η ανασκαφή στο σπήλαιο Μελιδονιού,1995,Rethymnon Gavrilaki, E.,ADelt 47, 1992 (1997) B´2, 594;,None,None Gavrilaki-Nikoloudaki, I.,Κρητική Εστία Δ´ 2, 1988, 305-307;,None,None L. Godart - Y. Tzedakis.,Témoignages archéologiques et épigraphiques en Crète occidentale du néolithique au minoen récent IIIB,1992,Rom G. Tzedakis – E. Gavrilaki-Nikoloudaki, ,ADelt 42, 1987 (1992) B´2, 576-578.,None,None G. Tzedakis – E. Gavrilaki-Nikoloudaki, ,Κρητική Εστία 3, 1989, 273-275.,None,None Alram-Stern, Eva,Die Ägäische Frühzeit, 2. Serie,Forschungsbericht 1977-2009. Das neolithische und vorpalastzeitliche Kreta,None,None Gavrilaki, E.,Κρητική Εστία Δ´ 5, 1994-96, 291-293;,None,None

Areas in this Site

Areas

ID 62 cave or rockshelter	Crete/Evans, Vagnetti Early Neolithic I 6500 - 4900 Crete/Evans, Vagnetti Early Neolithic II 4900 - 4500 Crete/Tomkins 2007 Early Neolithic 6500 - 5900
ID 64 cave or rockshelter	Crete/Evans, Vagnetti Late Neolithic 4500 - 3700 Crete/Tomkins 2007 Late Neolithic I 5300 - 4900 Crete/Tomkins 2007 Late Neolithic II 4900 - 4500
ID 65 cave or rockshelter	Crete/Evans, Vagnetti Final Neolithic 3700 - 2900 Crete/Tomkins 2007 Final Neolithic IA 4500 - 4200 Crete/Tomkins 2007 Final Neolithic II 3900 - 3600 Crete/Tomkins 2007 Final Neolithic IB 4200 - 3900 Crete/Tomkins 2007 Final Neolithic III 3600 - 3300 Crete/Tomkins 2007 Final Neolithic IV 3300 - 3000
ID 66 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 Crete/Tomkins 2007 Initial Neolithic 7000 - 6500 Crete/Tomkins 2007 Early Neolithic 6500 - 5900 Crete/Tomkins 2007 Middle Neolithic 5900 - 5300 Crete/Tomkins 2007 Late Neolithic I 5300 - 4900 Crete/Tomkins 2007 Late Neolithic II 4900 - 4500 Crete/Tomkins 2007 Final Neolithic IA 4500 - 4200 Crete/Tomkins 2007 Final Neolithic II 3900 - 3600 Crete/Tomkins 2007 Final Neolithic IB 4200 - 3900 Crete/Tomkins 2007 Final Neolithic III 3600 - 3300 Crete/Tomkins 2007 Final Neolithic IV 3300 - 3000