Chamaizi

Chamaizi is an ancient archaeological site in eastern Crete with the only known oval-shaped building of the Minoan period [1]. Below this building is evidence of Early Minoan building foundations [1]. Chamaizi was first excavated in 1903 by Stephanos Xanthoudides, and again in 1971 by Costis Davaras [1]. The MMIA building centers around a cistern [1]. The cistern likely collected water from rainfall, as the hilltop on which the building is situated, Souvloto Mouri, has no wells or springs [1].