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• Koh, A.J.
• Betancourt, P.P.

Aphrodite’s Kephali is a small hilltop site in Eastern Crete. Its pottery indicates that it was inhabitedduring Early Minoan I (EM I), ca. 3200–2700 B.C. The fortified site has a considerable amount ofstorage, including nine pithoi. The analysis by gas chromatography of sherds from the site indicatesthat vessels contained olive oil and wine. These results are the earliest documented presence of bothof these commodities in Crete. The evidence is important because the domestication of the olive andgrape at this early period in Crete has been previously questioned.

• History and Archaeology

• Αρχαιολογία

Early Minoan I, EM I, olive oil, olives, grapes, wine, fortifications, Aphrodite’s Kephali, Isthmus of Ierapetra, pithos, pithoi, Hagios Onouphrios, Minoan pottery, gas chromatography, ARCHEM

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