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Lassithi Vasiliki: The Ancient Minoan Site of Vasiliki of Lassithi Greece, Crete |
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The Ancient Minoan Site of Vasiliki in Lassithi Crete: Vasiliki is an important Minoan archaeological site located on a small hill at the far north of Ierapetra town, near the modern village of Vasiliki. The site of Vasiliki was a subject of debate among the archaeologists. At first, this site was identified as an original Minoan palace.
However, later, the modern archaeologists found that Vasiliki was a settlement that went through a series of building phases and was destroyed by three successive fires, in early and middle Minoan periods. Each time the village was rebuilt and the culture was revived. There is no indication that the village ever faced any threat from neighboring towns or foreign civilizations.
A.A. Zois, who explored the site from the 1970s till the 1990s, identified four areas of equally sized structures there. According to Zois, these equally sized houses that were built side by side give an indication that Vasiliki was not a Minoan palace but a society of equal residents. |
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