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Kommos

A Minoan Harbor Town and Greek Sanctuary in Southern Crete

category: Archaiologia Publisher: Mystis Editions Publish date: 01/01/2006
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  • First publish date: 01/01/2006
  • Area: Iraklio (Heraklion - Crete - Greece)
  • Availability: In Print
  • Subject:
    Crete - Antiquities
  • Type: Book
  • Cover: Paper-bound
  • Pages: 171

Summary

Situated on the south cost of Crete, the site of Kommos is now a sandy beach, marked only by tamarisk and juniper. 3.500 years ago, however, it was a busy Minoan harbor town with trading links extending to Egypt and Sardinia. In later periods, a Greek sanctuary was built on the same location, a convenient stopping points for trevelers across the Libyan sea.