Presented by Josette Renard
In track Posters

The site of Kouphovouno is located in the southern Peloponnese, in Laconia, c. 2,5 km southwest of Sparta, on the right side of the Parori, a tributary of the river Evrotas. Continuous occupation over a long time has formed a small tell which is about 5 m above the alluvial plain. The excavations recovered well preserved Middle Neolithic remains in two areas, Area C at the top of the tell and Area G on its south slope. In both areas, the last phase of Middle Neolithic occupation is well represented by habitation remains, some of which lay undisturbed by later occupation immediately below the plough soil. The aim of the paper is to examine the remains which give an idea of the organization of the village at the end of the Middle Neolithic period (5600-5500 BC) and suggest an evolution in the use of space after the Middle Neolithic.