Archaeological Site Of Vasiliki (Pachia Ammos)
Lasithi Prefecture – Pachia Ammos
Overview:The settlement of Vasiliki is one of the first Minoan settlements with town-planning. It occupies the top and slopes of a low hill near the village Vasiliki, in the vicinity of the Minoan settlement of Gournia. The first settlement dates back to the Early Minoan II period (2600-2300 B.C.) and owed its development not only to the strategic position, controlling the Isthmus of Ierapetra but also to the neighboring fertile plains. The central building of the settlement was destroyed by fire around 2300 B.C. The hill was again occupied in the Middle Minoan period as attested by a building of the period (2200-1900 B.C.), while scant traces of habitation date to the Roman period. The first excavation of the site was conducted by American archaeologists, first H. Boyd and later R.B. Seager, at the beginning of the 1900s. In 1970, the systematic excavation of the site was begun by A. Zois, under the auspices of the Athens Archaeological Society and is still in progress. The old excavation trenches were cleared and stratigraphically investigated. How to get there: |
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Address:Vasiliki |
Location:Pachia Ammos, Lasithi |
Telephone:(+30) 2842093028 |
Fax:(+30) 2842025115 |
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Operating Period:JAN-DEC |
Operating Days & Hours:Winter period (1st of November – 31st of March): Summer period (1st of April – 31st of October): Tuesday: closed |
Admission Fee:• Full: €3, Reduced: €2 |
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Last update 30/04/2017
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