Hagia Triada

Excavations at Hagia Triada have provided crucial evidence concerning Minoan everyday life [1]. Notable finds include the Hagia Triada sarcophagus and the "Harvester Vase" [1]. About 150 Linear A tablets were found, the largest cache at any Minoan site [1]. All of the Linear A finds date to the Late Minoan IB period, before the site was destroyed by fire and then rebuilt [1]. The site was founded in the Early Minoan I period [1]. Toward the end of the LM IB period (c. 1625–1470 BC) the site was destroyed by fire [1]. Hagia Triada is in south central Crete, 30–40 meters above sea level [1]. The site was not a Minoan palace but an upscale town with some kind of local administration center [1].