Elateia

An important Neolithic settlement site in central Greece, with the most complete stratified sequence of Greek Neolithic pottery deposits for the region. Radiocarbon dates place its beginnings c 5500 BC. A series of pottery styles has been recognized, starting with undecorated dark and light-surfaced wares, later replaced by black polished and polychrome painted wares. Certain coal-scuttle shaped vessels on four legs, presumably for ritual use, show connections with the Danilo culture of Yugoslavia. Rectangular houses were built of timber with earthen floors.

The earliest known Neolithic settlement in central Greece, near Phocis, dated to the mid-6th millennium be. Rectangular houses were built of timber with earthen floors. A series of pottery styles has been recognized, starting with undecorated dark-and light-surfaced wares, later replaced by black polished and polychrome painted wares. Coal-scuttle shaped vessels, presumably for ritual use, show connections with the Danilo culture of Yugoslavia. This site is also known as Drachmani.