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49: 147: 184:(2 km east of Pirgos), above the river Istron Valley. After that, in 1912, she started a brief excavation on the coastal promontory of Priniatikos Pyrgos, where she believed a Minoan harbor town was located. This small-scale excavation yielded large quantities of fine Minoan pottery from the Early and Late Minoan periods (3000-1000 BCE). She also discovered a large Roman settlement in the area. 134:
periods, spanning up to 4,000 years. The site may have been a harbour settlement, an industrial area, a cult area or any combination of such functions, which may have changed throughout its long occupation. Since 2007, Priniatikos Pyrgos has been undergoing
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Minoan vases that she excavated at the site have been published. They are now in the Mediterranean collection of the University of Pennsylvania Museum.
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pioneered archaeological work in eastern Crete. She excavated the Bronze and Early Iron Age refuge settlement of
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A New Exploration of Priniatikos Pyrgos: Primary Harbor Settlement and Emporium of the Vrokastro Survey Region,
136: 268:"The Final Neolithic-Early Minoan I/IIA Settlement History of the Vrokastro Area, Mirabello, Eastern Crete" 196: 80: 92: 108: 131: 161:, roughly contemporary with Pyrgos. Vasiliki gave its name to a type of early pottery known as 158: 315: 173: 282: 83:. The site is on a coastal promontory. It appears to have been first settled in the Final 115: 48: 304: 162: 96: 146: 123: 224: 60: 111: 33: 20: 181: 127: 84: 240:
B. J. Hayden, Y. Bassiakos, T. Kalpaxis, A. Sarris, and M. Tsipopoulou, “
72: 119: 76: 68: 64: 145: 47: 259: 254: 165:. Much Vasiliki ware was excavated at Priniatikos Pyrgos. 139:by an international team under the auspices of the 157:Another important archaeological site nearby is 91:3000 BC. Nearby, there's a small resort town of 107:Activity on the site continued throughout the 262:Irish Institute of Hellenic Studies at Athens 141:Irish Institute of Hellenic Studies at Athens 8: 326:Ancient Greek archaeological sites in Crete 275:Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry 225:University of Pennsylvania Museum website 52:Archaeological site of Priniatikos Pyrgos 227:Priniatikos Pyrgos Project introduction 208: 150:Vasiliki style vessel, 2300–2000 BC. 7: 260:Project description on IIHSA website 331:Populated places in ancient Greece 14: 341:Port settlements in ancient Crete 336:Former populated places in Greece 178:University of Pennsylvania Museum 95:. It is not to be confused with 281:(1). MAA: 31–44. Archived from 152:Heraklion Archaeological Museum 1: 266:Hayden, Barbara J. (2003). 255:Priniatikos Pyrgos homepage 79:). The nearest big town is 357: 174:Edith Hayward Hall (Dohan) 311:Neolithic sites in Crete 197:Mary Hamilton Swindler 154: 53: 321:Minoan sites in Crete 215:Betancourt 1978, 1983 149: 81:Agios Nikolaos, Crete 67:River in the eastern 51: 34:35.12778°N 25.73111°E 99:on the south coast. 93:Kalo Chorio, Lasithi 169:Earlier excavations 30: /  288:on August 12, 2011 155: 57:Priniatikos Pyrgos 54: 39:35.12778; 25.73111 159:Vasiliki, Lasithi 71:regional unit of 348: 297: 295: 293: 287: 272: 228: 222: 216: 213: 45: 44: 42: 41: 40: 35: 31: 28: 27: 26: 23: 356: 355: 351: 350: 349: 347: 346: 345: 301: 300: 291: 289: 285: 270: 265: 251: 237: 232: 231: 223: 219: 214: 210: 205: 193: 171: 118:(polis-town of 116:Classical Greek 105: 38: 36: 32: 29: 24: 21: 19: 17: 16: 12: 11: 5: 354: 352: 344: 343: 338: 333: 328: 323: 318: 313: 303: 302: 299: 298: 263: 257: 250: 249:External links 247: 246: 245: 236: 233: 230: 229: 217: 207: 206: 204: 201: 200: 199: 192: 189: 170: 167: 104: 101: 63:site near the 61:archaeological 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 353: 342: 339: 337: 334: 332: 329: 327: 324: 322: 319: 317: 314: 312: 309: 308: 306: 284: 280: 276: 269: 264: 261: 258: 256: 253: 252: 248: 243: 239: 238: 234: 226: 221: 218: 212: 209: 202: 198: 195: 194: 190: 188: 185: 183: 179: 175: 168: 166: 164: 163:Vasiliki ware 160: 153: 148: 144: 142: 138: 133: 129: 125: 124:Roman periods 121: 117: 113: 110: 102: 100: 98: 97:Myrtos Pyrgos 94: 90: 86: 82: 78: 74: 70: 66: 62: 58: 50: 46: 43: 290:. Retrieved 283:the original 278: 274: 241: 235:Bibliography 220: 211: 186: 172: 156: 106: 88: 56: 55: 15: 37: / 305:Categories 137:excavation 112:Bronze Age 25:25°43′52″E 182:Vrokastro 128:Byzantine 85:Neolithic 22:35°7′40″N 191:See also 132:Venetian 114:and the 316:Lasithi 176:of the 103:History 73:Lasithi 292:May 2, 122:) and 120:Istron 109:Minoan 77:Greece 69:Cretan 65:Istron 59:is an 286:(PDF) 271:(PDF) 203:Notes 89:circa 294:2013 130:and 126:to 307:: 277:. 273:. 143:. 87:, 296:. 279:3 75:(

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35°7′40″N 25°43′52″E / 35.12778°N 25.73111°E / 35.12778; 25.73111

archaeological
Istron
Cretan
Lasithi
Greece
Agios Nikolaos, Crete
Neolithic
Kalo Chorio, Lasithi
Myrtos Pyrgos
Minoan
Bronze Age
Classical Greek
Istron
Roman periods
Byzantine
Venetian
excavation
Irish Institute of Hellenic Studies at Athens

Heraklion Archaeological Museum
Vasiliki, Lasithi
Vasiliki ware
Edith Hayward Hall (Dohan)
University of Pennsylvania Museum
Vrokastro
Mary Hamilton Swindler
University of Pennsylvania Museum website
Priniatikos Pyrgos homepage

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