The Cretan Mesolithic in context: new data from Livari Skiadi (SE Crete)
Investigations at Livari (south-eastern Crete) produced a small Mesolithic chipped stone assemblage, whose techno-typological characteristics situate it within an ‘early Holocene Aegean island lithic tradition’ (9000–7000 cal BC). The material provides antecedent characteristics for the lithics of C...
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doaj-58da7cb954e14903b33ddea205dc95d02020-11-24T21:08:52ZengZnanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani (Ljubljana University Press, Faculty of Arts)Documenta Praehistorica1408-967X1854-24922016-12-014310.4312/dp.43.36706The Cretan Mesolithic in context: new data from Livari Skiadi (SE Crete)Tristan Carter0Danica D. Mihailović1Yiannis Papadatos2Chrysa Sofianou3McMaster UniversityUniversity of Belgrade, Department of ArchaeologyNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Department of History and ArchaeologyHellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports, Ephorate of Antiquities of LasithiInvestigations at Livari (south-eastern Crete) produced a small Mesolithic chipped stone assemblage, whose techno-typological characteristics situate it within an ‘early Holocene Aegean island lithic tradition’ (9000–7000 cal BC). The material provides antecedent characteristics for the lithics of Crete’s founder Neolithic population at Knossos (c. 7000–6500/6400 cal BC). The idiosyncrasies of the Knossian material can be viewed as a hybrid lithic tradition that emerged from interaction between migrant Anatolian farmers and indigenous hunter-gatherers. Small quantities of Melian obsidian at Livari attest to early Holocene maritime insular networks, knowledge of which likely enabled the first farmers’ successful voyage to Crete.https://revije.ff.uni-lj.si/DocumentaPraehistorica/article/view/7008GreeceAegean IslandsMesolithicNeolithisationlithicsKnossos |
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Tristan Carter Danica D. Mihailović Yiannis Papadatos Chrysa Sofianou The Cretan Mesolithic in context: new data from Livari Skiadi (SE Crete) Documenta Praehistorica Greece Aegean Islands Mesolithic Neolithisation lithics Knossos |
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Tristan Carter Danica D. Mihailović Yiannis Papadatos Chrysa Sofianou |
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The Cretan Mesolithic in context: new data from Livari Skiadi (SE Crete) |
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The Cretan Mesolithic in context: new data from Livari Skiadi (SE Crete) |
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The Cretan Mesolithic in context: new data from Livari Skiadi (SE Crete) |
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The Cretan Mesolithic in context: new data from Livari Skiadi (SE Crete) |
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The Cretan Mesolithic in context: new data from Livari Skiadi (SE Crete) |
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cretan mesolithic in context: new data from livari skiadi (se crete) |
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Znanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani (Ljubljana University Press, Faculty of Arts) |
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Documenta Praehistorica |
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2016-12-01 |
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Investigations at Livari (south-eastern Crete) produced a small Mesolithic chipped stone assemblage, whose techno-typological characteristics situate it within an ‘early Holocene Aegean island lithic tradition’ (9000–7000 cal BC). The material provides antecedent characteristics for the lithics of Crete’s founder Neolithic population at Knossos (c. 7000–6500/6400 cal BC). The idiosyncrasies of the Knossian material can be viewed as a hybrid lithic tradition that emerged from interaction between migrant Anatolian farmers and indigenous hunter-gatherers. Small quantities of Melian obsidian at Livari attest to early Holocene maritime insular networks, knowledge of which likely enabled the first farmers’ successful voyage to Crete. |
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Greece Aegean Islands Mesolithic Neolithisation lithics Knossos |
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