Monasteraki
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Monasteraki (also Monastiraki) is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan town on the island of Crete.
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[edit] Geography
The site is on the plain of Amari, west of the Ida massif. Monasteraki is 38 kilometers from Rethymnon.
[edit] 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.
[edit] References
- Willetts, R.E. 1977 The Civilization of Ancient Crete ISBN 1-84212-746-2
- http://www.rethymnon.gr/1.phtml/culture/monastiraki_en.htm Retrieved 6 February 2006
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