Nea Nikomedeia
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Nea Nikomedeia is an important early Neolithic settlement in northern Greece, known as one of the earliest farming communities in Europe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nea Nikomedeia canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neolithic settlement
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| chronologicalPeriod | Early Neolithic ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 1950s ⓘ |
| earliestOccupationDate | c. 6200 BC ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | John G. Evans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationEndDate | 1963 ⓘ |
| excavationStartDate | 1961 ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalCulture |
Early Neolithic of Greece
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sesklo-related cultural horizon ⓘ |
| hasArtifactType |
clay figurines
ⓘ
pottery ⓘ stone tools ⓘ |
| hasBuildingMaterial |
mudbrick
ⓘ
timber ⓘ wattle and daub ⓘ |
| hasBuildingType | rectangular houses ⓘ |
| hasCrop |
barley
ⓘ
einkorn wheat ⓘ emmer wheat ⓘ |
| hasDomesticatedAnimal |
cattle
ⓘ
goats ⓘ pigs ⓘ sheep ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
animal husbandry ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ditches
ⓘ
possible communal building ⓘ posthole structures ⓘ |
| hasPreservationStatus | partially excavated ⓘ |
| hasResearchDiscipline |
archaeobotany
ⓘ
prehistoric archaeology ⓘ zooarchaeology ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType | tell ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the earliest farming communities in Europe
ⓘ
early Neolithic architecture ⓘ early evidence of agriculture in Greece ⓘ figurines and ritual objects ⓘ |
| latestOccupationDate | c. 5500 BC ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Imathia regional unit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Greece ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Central Macedonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInValley | Axios River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Veria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Bottiaia plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
important for study of early Neolithic social organization
ⓘ
key site for understanding the spread of farming into Europe ⓘ |
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