Site Idaean Cave

Main Information

Site ID	61
Name of the site	Idaean Cave
Alias name	Ideon Andron Spiliara tis Voskopoulas
Alternative name	Ιδαίο Άντρο Idäische Höhle Ἰδαίον Ἄντρον
District	Rethymnon
Region	Crete
Country	Greece
Period	Crete/Evans, Vagnetti Late Neolithic 4500 - 3700 Crete/Evans, Vagnetti Final Neolithic 3700 - 2900 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 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 cave is situated on a high plain in the Psiloritis massif.
Topography	plain
Geographical Coordinate Reference System	None
Latitude	35.208300000000
Longitude	24.829000000000
Elevation	None
Exact location	yes
Coordinate source	Google maps
Number of activity periods	None
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Location of the Site

Bibliography

Reference	Sakellarakis, J.,Ανασκαφή Ιδαίου Ανθρου, Prakt 194, 1984 (1988), 571-573; 593-596; Taf. 249-251;,None,None no name provided,BCH 108, 1984, 835;,None,None no name provided,BCH 109, 1985, 855;,None,None Sakellarakis, J.,Ανασκαφή Ιδαίου Ανθρου, Prakt 193, 1983 (1986), 415-500; Taf. 252-278;,None,None no name provided,Ergon 1983, 92-96;,None,None no name provided,Ergon 1985, 78-83;,None,None K. Manteli,Τελετουργική χρήση του Ιδαίου Άντρου,2006,Rethymnon no name provided,BCH 111, 1987, 577f.,None,None no name provided,Ergon 1984, 106-111;,None,None A. Vasilakis,Το Ιδαίο Άντρο στη μινωική εποχή,2006,Rethymnon no name provided,ARepLon 1984-85, 61;,None,None Sakellarakis, J.,Ιδαίο Αντρο: Η μινοϊκή και η ελληνική λατρεία, KretChron, 1988-89, 22-27, Taf. 1-3.,None,None Y. Sakellarakis,Εκατό χρόνια έρευνας στο Ιδαίο Άνδρο,1987, no name provided,ARepLon 1985-86, 91;,None,None no name provided,ARepLon 1986-87, 57;,None,None Alram-Stern, Eva,Die Ägäische Frühzeit, 2. Serie,Forschungsbericht 1977-2009. Das neolithische und vorpalastzeitliche Kreta,None,None no name provided,BCH 110, 1986, 753f.;,None,None no name provided,Ergon 1986, 141–149;,None,None

Areas in this Site

Areas

ID 94 cave or rockshelter	Crete/Evans, Vagnetti Late Neolithic 4500 - 3700 Crete/Evans, Vagnetti Final Neolithic 3700 - 2900 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
ID 95 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 96 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