Monasteraki

Monasteraki (also Monastiraki) is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan town on the island of Crete.

Geography

The site is on the plain of Amari, west of the Ida massif. Monasteraki is 38 kilometers from Rethymnon.

Archaeology

Monasteraki was first excavated during World War II by the German Archaeological Institute. Excavations began again in 1980 by the University of Crete.

The site may have been a palace, and has thus far yielded a complex of buildings, including storehouses, two archive rooms of earthenware stamps and sanctuaries.

Reference

Willetts, R.E. 1977 The Civilization of Ancient Crete ISBN 1842127462

http://www.rethymnon.gr/1.phtml/culture/monastiraki_en.htm Retrieved 6 February 2006

Minoan Crete Map

Links

http://www.rethymnon.gr/1.phtml/culture/monastiraki_en.htm

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