LEONDARI Cave - 2007
General Information
Record ID
234
Activity Date
2007
Chronologies
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Type of Operation
Institution
Εφορεία Παλαιοανθρωπολογίας-Σπηλαιολογίας (Ephorate of Palaeoanthropology and Speleology)
Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens)
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Linked Record
2007
Report
L. Karali-Giannakopoulou (Athens) reports on the joint Athens University/EPSNE excavations begun in 2003.
The cave, situated W of Paiania, lies at an altitude of 691masl and consists of 2 main areas with a total l. of ca. 50m, w. 20m, h. 11m and d. 6m. First occupied in the E phase of the LNeo, it probably served as a shrine to Pan during Cl times, and continued to be used for seasonal habitation at least until the end of the Cl period. Finds included numerous pottery sherds from the Neo to the mod. period, fine worked lithics, animal bones and sea shells. The excavation was completed in 2007, and study continues on the archaeozoological, palaeobotanical and geomorphological evidence.
Author
Catherine MORGAN
Bibliographic reference(s)
Unpublished report: L. Karali-Giannakoupoulou.
Date of creation
2009-12-01 00:00:00
Last modification
2021-07-29 13:34:51