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The paper discusses the Early Neolithic site of Mavropigi-Fillotsairi in Western Macedonia, Greece, emphasizing its unique flat-extended settlement characteristics and its significance in understanding the introduction of Neolithic culture into Europe. It details the excavation phases of the site and highlights findings related to pottery, contributing to ongoing debates in archaeological studies regarding cultural transitions during the Neolithic period.
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This brief overview of the latest work on the Aegean Later Neolithic Stages is representative of a growing awareness of the shortfall of existing views on Later Neolithic cultural phases and chronological associations connected to them 4. It is no coincidence that most of this work is related to regions such as Crete and the Cyclades, for which available evidence has for decades been coming only from a few reference sites, such as Knossos, Saliagos, and Kephala. In recent years, more sites have been excavated, while existing archaeological remains have been reconsidered within a broader perspective in terms of chronology, cultural affinities, socio‑economic characteristics, etc. 5. Regardless of the preferred terminology one adopts (i.e. Late Neolithic I, II, Early/Middle/Late/Final Chalcolithic, Final Neolithic I, II, etc.) [table 1], which is a matter that deserves an independent discussion beyond the scope of this paper, it is becoming gradually accepted that the term " Final Neolithic " 6 cannot be productively used without further refinement. The Final Neolithic was introduced in Aegean archaeology approximately 30 years ago based on the available information at that time and it has been used as a catchall determinative for a period that extends approximately between 4500‑3200 BC, i.e. more than a millennium 7 .
Recent archaeo!ogica! investigations, sti!! ßç progress, ofthe ÑrehßstïÞc deposits ofthe "Cave ofDrakaina" at Poros ïç Cepha!onia has cïntÞbuted significant!y to the enÞchment of our data conceming the prehistory in this region. Ôhese data combined with the radiocarbon resu!ts of stratigraphica!!y control!ed charcoa! samples, actua!!y permit the estab!ishment of a safe chronological framework for the ear!y phases of the Late Prehistory ßç the Ionian region, more precise!y for the ÑeÞïds be!onging, according to the conventiona! archaeo!ogica! termino!ogy, to the Late Neo!ithic (or Late Neo!ithic É) and Cha!co!ithic (or Late Neo!ithic ÉÉ or Fina! Neo!ithic). Éç this way, more know!edge is acquired conceming the late phases ofthe Neo!ithic ßç Westem Greece, which are sti!! rather unknown.
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Radiocarbon (14C) dating was applied to the Neolithic open-air, flat-extended settlement at Revenia-Korinos in Pieria, North Greece. The samples came from the earlier habitation period of the settlement, characterized by more than 100 pits that vary significantly in shape and dimensions, some of them being identified as subterranean or semi-subterranean pit dwellings. It is suggested that the fills of the pits were the result of secondary, structured refuse deposition, except for pits that preserve their habitational use, according to stratigraphic data. The 14C results confirm that Revenia is among the earliest Neolithic settlements in North Greece and the Aegean in general. The initial phase of habitation is dated at around 6600/6550 BC comparable only to two other EN sites in North Greece. Habitation intensified at around 6460/6430 BC, accompanied by a shift in pottery style. This phase lasts until 6200/6100 BC when the pit habitation mode is followed by above-ground, rectangular...
Dikili km 200 N Tells famously capture the historical sequences of the earliest farmers-but digging them is not easy. With a depth of strata of 17m at Dikili Tash, the earliest occupation was out of reach of a trench. But our researchers got there by coring, extending the date of the first occupation back 1000 years, and deducing, from small samples, the changing environment and possible connections with Anatolia.
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In A. Sarris, E. Kalogiropoulou, T. Kalayci and L. Karimali (eds.), Communities, Landscapes, and Interaction in Neolithic Greece. Proceedings of the International Conference, Rethymno 29-30 May 2015, 81-96. Ann Arbor, MI: International Monographs in Prehistory.