EXCAVATIONS AT FRANCHTHI , FASCICLE IO Franchthi Volume 2 by Karen D. Vitelli

CONTENTS

PUBLISHING ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS xii PREFACE xiii

Chapter One Background for the Study 1 Introduction 1 Classification 2 Terminology 3 Characterization Studies 3 The Ceramic Phasing 4

Chapter Two The Later Neolithic Contexts 7 Introduction 7 Later Neolithic Deposits within the Cave 8 Later Neolithic Deposits on Paralia 10 Franchthi Ceramic Phase 3 (FCP 3) Contexts 10 Franchthi Ceramic Phase 4 (FCP 4) Contexts 13 Franchthi Ceramic Phase 5 (FCP 5): Cave Contexts IS Franchthi Ceramic Phase 5 (FCP 5): Paralia Contexts 18

Chapter Three Franchthi Ceramic Phase 3 (FCP 3): The Pottery 22 Low Lime Ware (LoLi) 22 Uncertain Wares, Manganese Painted (MnPt) and Polychrome Painted (Poly) Varieties 31 Unusual and Potentially Intrusive Pieces 33 Summary and Discussion 34

Chapter Four Franchthi Ceramic Phase 4 (FCP 4): The Pottery 38 Franchthi Ceramic Subphase 4.1 (FCP 4.1) 38 Non-calcareous Class, Andesite Ware 38 Uncertain Ware, Polychrome Variety (Poly) 40 Uncertain Wares, Manganese Painted Varieties (MnPt) 41 Ungritted Ware, Manganese Painted Variety (UgrMn) 41 Uncertain Ware(s), Manganese Painted Variety (MnPt) 42 Uncertain Ware, Gray Burnished Variety (Gray) 42 Lime Plus Iron Ware, Pattern Painted Variety (LiFe) 43 No Lime Ware, Coarse Variety (NoLiCo) 47 Franchthi Ceramic Subphase 4.2 (FCP 4.2) 48 Andesite Ware, Burnished Variety (AndB) 49 Ungritted Ware, Manganese Painted Variety (UgrMn) 51 Uncertain Wares, Manganese Painted and Polychrome Painted Varieties (MnPt, Poly) 52 Uncertain Ware, Gray Burnished Variety (GrayB) 52 Lime plus Iron Ware, Pattern Painted Variety (LiFe) 52 No Lime Ware, Coarse Variety (NoLiCo) 54 Calcite Tempered Ware, Coarse Variety (CalCo) 55 Franchthi Ceramic Subphase 4.3 (FCP 4.3) 55 Andesite Ware, Burnished Variety (AndB) 55 Lime plus Iron, Pattern Painted Variety (LiFe) 56 No Lime Ware, Coarse Variety (NoLiCo) 57 Calcite Tempered Ware, Coarse Variety (Ca1Co) 57 FCP 4 Varieties from Mixed Deposits Sg Andesite Ware, Burnished Variety (AndB) Sg Ungritted Ware, Manganese Painted Variety (UgrMn) 58 Uncertain Wares. Manganese Painted Varieties (MnPt) 59 Uncertain Ware, Gray Burnished Variety (GrayB) 59 Lime plus Iron Ware, Painted Pattern Variety (LiFe) 60 Summary and Discussion 61

Chapter Five Franchthi Ceramic Phase 5 (FCP 5): The Pottery 64 Introduction 64 The Pottery from FCP 5.1 a in FA balk 70 The Pottery from FCP 5. I b in FA balk 71 The Pottery from FCP 5.1 c in FA balk 76 The Pottery from FCP 5.1 in LS 78 The Pottery from FCP 5.2 82 Additional Pottery from Upper Mixed Deposits 83 FCP 5 on the Rest of Paralia 86 Whorls and "Weights" 88 Summary and Discussion 88

Chapter Six The Implications of the Pottery Analysis 96 The Middle Neolithic Background 96 Franchthi Ceramic Phase 3 (FCP 3) 96 Franchthi Ceramic Phase 4 (FCP 4) 97 Franchthi Ceramic Phase 5 (FCP 5) 98 Explaining the Patterns 99 Document 1: Franchthi Clay (FC) Objects 105 Document 2: Post-Neolithic Franchthi by James A. Dengate 111 BIBLIOGRAPHY 118 INDEX 124 TABLES 129 PLANS 141 FIGURES 145 PLATES 320