Site Agios Ioannis-Cave
Main Information
Site ID | 6 |
Name of the site | Agios Ioannis-Cave |
Alias name | Erimitis Cave |
Alternative name | Σπήλαιο Αγίου Ιωάννη (Ερημίτη) |
District | Chania |
Region | Crete |
Country | Greece |
Period | Crete/Evans, Vagnetti Late Neolithic Crete/Evans, Vagnetti Final Neolithic Crete/Tomkins 2007 Late Neolithic I Crete/Tomkins 2007 Late Neolithic II Crete/Tomkins 2007 Final Neolithic IA Crete/Tomkins 2007 Final Neolithic II Crete/Tomkins 2007 Final Neolithic IB Crete/Tomkins 2007 Final Neolithic III Crete/Tomkins 2007 Final Neolithic IV |
Description | The cave is situated on the eastern end of Chania. Whereas there are three rooms, only the foremost room shows signs of human utilization. It is 8 m wide and juts out to the North-West. |
Topography | coast |
Geographical Coordinate Reference System | WGS84 - World Geodetic System 1984 |
Latitude | 35.501200000000 |
Longitude | 23.623400000000 |
Elevation | None |
Exact location | yes |
Coordinate source | Google maps |
Number of activity periods | 3 |
Comment | It has been used from the Final Neolithic till the Early Bronze Age; Ceramics have been found, as well as a stone item. |
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