ABSTRACT
Cyprus stands out as having the best documented and published evidence of early Mediterranean sites, although this is restricted to the Late Epipaleolithic and very early Neolithic, as addressed in the previous chapter. So, a reasonable question to now ask is: have there been any recent discoveries from islands other than Cyprus that contribute to the debate on a pre-Neolithic occupation of the Mediterranean islands? While there has not been much new and credible evidence, some exceptions exist, including intriguing data from Crete, the Ionian islands, and the northeast Aegean. Many of these examples are not yet fully published, but what data are available are tantalizing. These are summarized in this chapter.
