@article{1f9f4dcf7dd64117b24747f85890a2d2,
title = "A zooarchaeological history of the Neolithic occupations at Franchthi Cave and paralia in southern Greece",
abstract = "The Neolithic settlement at Franchthi Cave was founded ca. 8650–8450 cal BP. It was one of the first Neolithic settlements in mainland Greece and was occupied over many phases within the regional Neolithic sequence. This zooarchaeological study examines the history of the Neolithic occupations of the site and the community's relationship to the land and the sea. Zooarchaeological evidence shows that newcomers brought livestock and domestic plants into the area, and these formed the core of the economy throughout its long history. The caprines were intensively managed for meat throughout the cultural sequence, though secondary products such as milk and wool gained some importance toward the end. Caprine herds were sheltered in the cave, and dogs likely served as guardian animals. The settlement expanded and contracted over time and experienced variable connectivity with other Neolithic communities and regional trade networks. Given the small number of settlements in southern Greece and the rugged land separating them from one another, marine trade may have been critical for replenishing genetic variation in livestock at Franchthi.",
keywords = "Argolid, Caprine management, Dogs, Domestication, Fishing, Pastoralism, Peloponnese, Seafaring",
author = "Munro, {Natalie D.} and Stiner, {Mary C.}",
note = "Funding Information: We gratefully acknowledge the extensive assistance and advice of Catherine Perl{\`e}s and Karen Vitelli; the staff of the Nafplio Museum, particularly Angeliki Kossyva, who kindly accommodated our research at the Leonardo Apotheke in Nafplio; and the American School of Classical Studies in Athens, and especially Sherry Fox (formerly of the Weiner Lab), for their support. Thanks also to Mark Rose for sharing unpublished information on the Franchthi fish assemblages, and to Margarita Koumouzelis for sharing her extensive knowledge of regional Neolithic prehistory. We are grateful to two anonymous reviewers for providing very constructive advice on an earlier version of this manuscript. This research was supported by grants to NDM and MCS from the Wenner-Gren Foundation (7975), to MCS from the National Science Foundation (BCS-0410654), and to NDM from the University of Connecticut Faculty Grant Program, and the University of Connecticut Humanities Institute (UCHI) Fellowship program. Funding Information: We gratefully acknowledge the extensive assistance and advice of Catherine Perl?s and Karen Vitelli; the staff of the Nafplio Museum, particularly Angeliki Kossyva, who kindly accommodated our research at the Leonardo Apotheke in Nafplio; and the American School of Classical Studies in Athens, and especially Sherry Fox (formerly of the Weiner Lab), for their support. Thanks also to Mark Rose for sharing unpublished information on the Franchthi fish assemblages, and to Margarita Koumouzelis for sharing her extensive knowledge of regional Neolithic prehistory. We are grateful to two anonymous reviewers for providing very constructive advice on an earlier version of this manuscript. This research was supported by grants to NDM and MCS from the Wenner-Gren Foundation (7975), to MCS from the National Science Foundation (BCS-0410654), and to NDM from the University of Connecticut Faculty Grant Program, and the University of Connecticut Humanities Institute (UCHI) Fellowship program. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020 Elsevier Inc.",
year = "2020",
month = jun,
doi = "10.1016/j.jaa.2020.101162",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "58",
journal = "Journal of Anthropological Archaeology",
issn = "0278-4165",
publisher = "Academic Press Inc.",
}