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Postminoan Cemetery

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Jeroen En Ria
July 10, 2018
Very interesting place.
George
May 9, 2022
The Late Minoan Cemetery of Armenon (13th - 12th century BC) is located south of the city of Rethymnon (10 km) and near the village of Armenon, at Prinokefalo, in the area of Monachi Elia
Aegean
August 9, 2021
The Minoan necropolis of Armeni is situated 9km south of the town of Rethymnon, on the main road which leads to the south coast of Crete. The greatest Late Minoan III A-B (c. 1400-1200 BC) cemetery was discovered on a shallow hill called Prinokefalo, which means “hild of the wild oaks”.
Valia
October 11, 2017
The Postminoan Necropolis of Armeni is situated 9km south of the town of Rethymnon. The greatest Late Minoan cemetery (c. 1400-1200 BC) was discovered on a shallow hill by accident some decades ago. Μore that 200 underground burial chambers have been discovered and it’s still ongoing. All the tombs were dug into the rock, and each consists of a corridor and a chamber. The corridor is composed either of a staircase or a ramp. The wealthier tombs possessed tombstones of different sizes. The main finds in the tombs were clay larnakes, fine decorated pottery, bronze arms, utensils and ornaments, as well as sealstones and necklaces from semiprecious stones.
The Postminoan Necropolis of Armeni is situated 9km south of the town of Rethymnon. The greatest Late Minoan cemetery (c. 1400-1200 BC) was discovered on a shallow hill by accident some decades ago. Μore that 200 underground burial chambers have been discovered and it’s still ongoing. All the tombs…
Έλενα
June 21, 2022
Ένας πολύ όμορφος και ιδιαίτερος αρχαιολογικός χώρος.

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