Minoan Sites on Crete
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The co-ordinates of sites listed with a ? are uncertain: either the reference is inexact or tentative, or the location’s attribution is unsafe. Please feel free to suggest updates and provide corrections.
Cretan Regions
Chania
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| Nea Roumata EM IA corbelled circular tomb preceding the Syros-Keros culture tombs EC II | 
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| Phalasarna LM port mostly overbuilt by Classical site |
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| Stylos A Settlement abandoned LM IIIC |
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| Stylos B LM IIIA-IIIB tholos |
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Heraklion
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| Alonaki MM IIIA-B vistor ‘inn’ for Mount Juktas Peak Sanctuary |
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| Amnissos Early MM II or LM IA villa, destroyed by earthquake and fire, then re-occupied |
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| Anemospilia ‘temple’ Religious site destroyed in MM IIIA |
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| Apesokari A See below |
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| Apesokari B Tholos tomb and annexe used between EM II and MM II |
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| Archanes Arthur Evans’ “Summer Palace” noted for its Linear A archive |
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| Ayia Triadha FN/EM I town with MM IIIB/LM IA ‘royal’ villa |
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| Galatas MM town with later MM IIIB/LM IA palace |
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| Gortyn Site inhabited from the Neolithic that flourished LM III |
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| Kamilari Tholos constructed MM IB, in use to MM III. Re-used LM I through LM IIIA2 |
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| Knossos palace Major palace complex stretching from EM IIB to LM IIIB on a site dating to EN |
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| Knossos “Little Palace”/“Unexplored Mansion” |
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| Knossos “Royal Villa” |
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| Knossos “Caravanserai” |
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| Kommos Coastal settlement founded MM I; possible port of Phaistos |
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| Koumasa EM IIA cemetery with settlement due East |
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| Melanourion? Minoan ‘villa’ |
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| Mount Juktas peak sanctuary Peak sanctuary Dated to MM IA |
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| Nirou Khani Coastal villa with nearby harbour remains |
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| Odigitria EM IA cemetery comprising two tholoi |
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| Phaistos palace Hill site settled FN and occupied through LM |
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| Phourni Cemetery in use from EM II to LM IIIC |
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| Pitsidia Neopalatial country villa destroyed LM IB |
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| Poros-Katsambas Knossos’ port, originating EM I, fell out of use LM IIIA2 |
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| Simi MM III, possibly MM II, peak sanctuary in use through LM IIIC and into classical times |
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| Sklavokambos Multi-storey building dated to LM IB |
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| Smari Settlement inhabited from MM into classical times (Geometric/Eastern) |
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| Tripiti village Hilltop village dating from EM II |
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| Tripiti tholos Tomb |
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| Tylisos Town in use EM II through LM IIIA |
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| Vathypetro LM IA farmhouse rebuilt after destruction by earthquake then finally destroyed LM IIB |
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Lassithi
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| Ayia Photia villa Villa built and abandoned during MM IA |
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| Chamaizi MM IA villa noted for its unique ovoid plan |
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| Chrysolakkos EM cemetery building |
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| Gournia LM town built on a site that extends back to EM I |
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| Karphi peak sanctuary LM IIIC mountain refuge, abandoned in the sub-Minoan |
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| Klimataria MM IIIB/LM IA country villa |
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| Makriyialos LM IB country villa |
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| Malia LM IA palace built above EM IIB monumental site |
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| Mochlos Island site occupied from FN/EM I |
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| Myrtos-Fournou Korifi EM IIA settlement, destroyed by fire EM IIB |
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| Myrtos-Pyrgos EM IIA settlement, destroyed by fire EM IIB, rebuilt and occupied through LM I |
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| Palaikastro town Town dating from EM II, extensively expanded MM IB-MM IIA and to LM IB. Then destroyed by fire. Surviving buildings reoccupied, but reconstructed only LM IIIA2/LM IIIB. Destroyed by earthquake LM IIIB, partially re-occupied then abandoned" |
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| Palaikastro palace Palace site to the SE of the town |
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| Petras palace MM IIA palace completely rebuilt MM II/LM I. Destroyed, repaired in LM IA, again in LM IB. Later destroyed, abandoned, not reoccupied until LM IIIA, until LM IIIB |
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| Petras houses Two-storey villas, one built MM III-LM IA on an MM IIB site, the other MM III, extended LM IA |
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| Petsofas MM peak sanctuary used through LM IIIA |
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| Pseira Island town founded FN, occupied through LM |
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| Tripitos |
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| Vasiliki Village in use from EM IIA to LM IA. EM IIA buildings destroyed and later replaced EM IIB |
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| Zakros Port town and MM II palace, rebuilt MM II/LM I, destroyed LM III |
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| Zou MM IIIB to LM IA country villa by possible settlement |
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Rethymnon
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| Apodoulou Protopalatial settlement with nearby MM III neopalatial villa |
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| Armenoi LM III cemetery with over 200 chamber tombs and one tholos tomb |
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| Kastrokephala LM IIIC Mycenaean citadel or Sub-Minoan refuge; 4.3Ha in extent |
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| Monastiraki MM ‘old’ palace. Destroyed MM III/LM I |
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| Zominthos Major two-storey building of the Neopalatial. Abandoned MM III/LM I |
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