Gournia

Gournia
Map of Minoan Crete
LocationLasithi, Crete, Greece
Coordinates35°06′20″N 25°47′20″E / 35.10556°N 25.78889°E / 35.10556; 25.78889
TypeMinoan town and "palace"
History
CulturesMinoan
Site notes
Excavation dates1901, 1903, 1904, 1971-1972, 1976, 1992-1994, 2010–2014
ArchaeologistsHarriet Boyd Hawes, Jeffrey Soles, Costis Davaras, Vance Watrous
Public accessYes

Gournia (Greek: Γουρνιά) is the site of a Minoan palace complex in the Lasithi regional unit on the island of Crete, Greece. Its modern name originated from the many stone troughs that are at the site and its original name for the site is unknown.[1] It was first permanently inhabited during the Early Minoan II periods (approximately between 2650-2100 B.C.E) and was occupied until the Late Minoan I period (approximately between 1700-1470 B.C.E.).[2] Gournia is in a 6 mile cluster of with other Minoan archeological sites which includes Pachyammos, Vasiliki, Monasteraki, Vraika and Kavusi. The site of Pseira is close but slightly outside the cluster.[3]

  1. ^ [1]Watrous, L. Vance, et al., "Excavations at gournia, 2010–2012", Hesperia: The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens 84.3, pp. 397-465, 2015
  2. ^ Buell, D. Matthew, and John C. McEnroe, "Community building/building community at Gournia", Minoan Architecture and Urbanism: New Perspectives on an Ancient Built Environment, pp. 204-227, 2017
  3. ^ [2]Richard Seager, "The Cemetery of Pachyammos. Crete", University museum, Anthropological publications, University of Pennsylvania, 1916