Armeni - Archaeological Site

Armeni - Archaeological Site
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Also known as: Arméni, Armenoi, Armenoi (archaeological site), Arménoin minolainen hautausmaa, Cemitério de Arméni, Cemitério de Armenoi, Cimetière d'Armeni, Cimetière minoen d'Armeni, Late Minoan cemetery at Armeni, Nécropole d'Armeni, Necrópole de Arméni, Necrópole de Armenoi

A remarkably preserved Late Minoan cemetery near Rethymno, Crete, containing 232 tombs dating to c. 1420-1190 BC [1] [2]. Finds include painted larnakes decorated with octopuses and hunting scenes, bronze weapons, sealstones, a boar's tusk helmet, and a stirrup jar inscribed in Linear B. All tomb entrances face east [1] [2].

TypeCemetery
Period1500 - 500 BC
CountryGreece
Coordinates35.3182° N, 24.4635° E

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