Zominthos

Zominthos is a small plateau in the northern foothills of Mount Ida (Psiloritis), on the island of Crete [1]. Zominthos is roughly 7.5 kilometers west of the village of Anogia, on the path from Knossos to Idaion Antron [1]. Zominthos is best known for the large Minoan building discovered there; signs of permanent settlement date back to about 1800 BC [1]. In 1982, the Greek archaeologist Yannis Sakellarakis unveiled a large, two-story Minoan building at an altitude slightly below 1200m [1]. The building's unusual size and careful construction, which incorporates some features pertinent only to palatial architecture, has attracted the interest of archaeologists [1]. Excavations have unearthed only a small part of the building and are still under way [1]. However, they have made clear that the structure has been strongly built and is unusually well-preserved, with some of the remaining walls rising up to 3 meters in height [1].