Gourniá
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Gourniá was a well-preserved Late Minoan I (1600–1450 BCE) settlement located on the northern coast of Crete, Greece. It was excavated by Harriet Ann Boyd Hawes between 1901 and 1904. Gourniá was destroyed by fire around the mid-15th century BCE, a period of widespread destruction across Crete, and the palace there was not rebuilt. The site is significant for understanding Minoan town planning and daily life during the Bronze Age.12
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Aegean civilizationsPeriod of the Late Palaces in Crete (c. 1700–1450)…is a small town at Gourniá in eastern Crete. This was built on the slopes of a ridge overlooking the sea, on top of which stood a little “palace” with a small open court in the centre and a public square beside it on the sheltered landward side. Down the…
Read More…is a small town at Gourniá in eastern Crete. This was built on the slopes of a ridge overlooking the sea, on top of which stood a little “palace” with a small open court in the centre and a public square beside it on the sheltered landward side. Down the…
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…of the destroyed town at Gourniá was eventually occupied by a scatter of houses, but the palace there was not rebuilt. The large palaces at Mallia and Zákros were also destroyed by fire and afterward abandoned.
Read More…of the destroyed town at Gourniá was eventually occupied by a scatter of houses, but the palace there was not rebuilt. The large palaces at Mallia and Zákros were also destroyed by fire and afterward abandoned.
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