In the Middle Neolithic, the settlement grows, but there were probably less than 100 inhabitants.  Therefore, the settlement  needed other settlements in the neighborhood to survive.

In stratum VII, the change from mud brick constructions to the pisé-technique took place. In- and  outside of the houses, there were hearths, which indicates private and communal consumption of food. A substantial expansion of Knossos is verified. 

Building C was built in the Middle Neolithic.

A fetus was buried inside a Middle Neolithic construction under a pot. Also, there were human skeletal remains (children and adults) scattered in Middle Neolithic layers.

The pottery seems to have been produced collectively; the communal activities (production of goods, feasts, storage) were of a special importance.
New decoration on pottery: Pointillé, bordered by incisions, mostly in triangle-form, on a new pottery form (flat based cups). 
The clay was still calcareous or lime-deficient and was grogged by a variety of materials..
Only few pieces, like two shards with grid pattern-painting, or a spool-like handle indicate relations outside of Crete. 

The found obsidian was imported from Melos (Adamas and Demenegaki deposit). They cannot be compared to the continental blade industry or the Anatolian, more complicates types of tools.

Cattle (mostly female) over the age of 5 were dominant and were used for breeding, milk and as draft animals (only female draft animals in the Neolithic).