Stylos is an archaeological site of an ancient
Minoan
The Minoan civilization was a Bronze Age culture which was centered on the island of Crete. Known for its monumental architecture and Minoan art, energetic art, it is often regarded as the first civilization in Europe. The ruins of the Minoan pa ...
settlement and cemetery near the modern village of
Stylos on the
Greek
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island of
Crete
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. ''Stylos'' means "column" in
Greek
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. Stylos is near the important archaeological site of
Aptera in
Chania regional unit. The site was first excavated by N. Platon and C. Davaras. A potter's
kiln
A kiln is a thermally insulated chamber, a type of oven, that produces temperatures sufficient to complete some process, such as hardening, drying, or Chemical Changes, chemical changes. Kilns have been used for millennia to turn objects m ...
, a building with four rooms and a
Late Minoan
Minoan chronology is a framework of dates used to divide the history of the Minoan civilization. Two systems of relative chronology are used for the Minoans. One is based on sequences of pottery styles, while the other is based on the architect ...
tholos tomb
A beehive tomb, also known as a tholos tomb (plural tholoi; from , ''tholotoi táphoi'', "domed tomb(s)"), is a burial structure characterized by its false dome created by corbelling, the superposition of successively smaller rings of mudb ...
have been excavated.
References
* Swindale, Ia
"Stylos"Retrieved 12 May 2013.
External links
* http://www.minoancrete.com/stylos.htm - Excellent photographs and video of the site.
Chania (regional unit)
Ancient Greek archaeological sites in Crete
Minoan sites in Crete
Populated places in ancient Greece
Former populated places in Greece
Beehive tombs
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