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A four-sided red jasper sealstone is among the finds unearthed during this season’s excavation of the Minoan peak sanctuary at Vrysinas, located south of the city of Rethymno. The whole area was officially announced and included in the archaeological sites list by the Central Archaeological Council of Greece.
The sealstone, which is carved on all four surfaces with characters of the Minoan Hieroglyphic script, constitutes the sole evidence to date for the presence of this earliest Minoan style of writing in Western Crete.
The excavation, which began in 2004, is conducted by the Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities under the supervision of the archaeologist Helena Papadopoulou in collaboration with Prof. Iris Tzachili from the Department of History and Archaeology of the University of Crete.
A preliminary study of the artefacts recovered thus far - including some 800 clay votive statuettes and a significant number of ceramic vessels - indicates that the peak sanctuary was in use throughout the First Palace period (1900-1700 BC) and continued until at least the beginning of the New Palace phase, after which time it was relocated to a lower part of the plateau.
The Vrysinas sanctuary is believed to have been the most sacred peak in Western Crete. The site’s undeniable ritual context puts it on a par with other important Minoan peak sanctuaries like those at Iouktas or Giouchtas in Archanes, Petsofas and Traostalos in Palekastro-Sitia region and Kofinas in southcentral Crete.
Chromonastiri is a beautiful village 12km south of Rethymno Town, built at the foot of Vrysina mountain and has a population of 358 inhabitants. Buildings with Venetian architectural elements are scattered in the village, but the most important building is the so-called Villa Claudio, a magnificent mansion, which has been restored and houses the museum of the Army.
The Military Museum houses many exhibits - military uniforms, weapons of various ages, decorations, etc.
ADDRESS: Chromonastiri village, Rethymnon.
HOURS: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
ADMISSION: 1.50 €.
TELEPHONE: 28310 75 135.
The village of Roussospiti is situated above the town of Rethimnon with a marvellous view of the sea and the “Lefka Ori” (White Mountains). Rethymnon is about 70 kilometres from either Chania or Heraklion airport on the National Road.
Then it is 8 kms to Roussospiti; this journey will take about 1:30 hours. There are two access roads to the village:a) Rethymnon, city centre, about 8 kilometresb)Misiria, about 8 kilometres with direct access to the National Road
Today there are about 700 people in our village. Half of them are “Real Roussospitiani” and the remainder are foreigners or Greeks from other parts of the island /country. There are two churches in the village, the old “Isodou Theotokou” and the “Agia Paraskevi”, where every Sunday a Greek-orthodox mass is celebrated. “Agia (Saint) Paraskevi” is the patron saint of the village, and on July 26, her name day, there is a big village celebration.
In Roussospiti there is a kindergarten and a primary school for the local children. There is also a Minimarket, a “kafenion”, a kiosk and two “tavernas” for the benefit of locals and visitors alike. At the moment we are fighting to get a regular bus-service to “Rethymnon”.
The origins of the village are supposed to date back to the Venetian times (around 14th century). Whilst excavations were being made in the old church “Isodia tis Theodokou”, coins were found, which date back to the year 1000.
There are two stories about the name Roussospiti. The word “spiti” means house. The first story says, that the first house in the village, built by the Venetians, was a red (Italian rosso) house. The second version refers to a Russian (Rousso) lady, who was ill. She came to Crete because of the healthy climate and built a house, which can still be seen to this day.
From about 1500 the Venetian power was replaced by the Turks. Around 1600 the village is supposed to have had 30 houses and a Turkish ruler, who had 300 slaves working for him. At this time a lot of Greek surnames were created having –akis on the end, which you still find today. This is a grammatical diminutive and the Turks forced the people to put it at the end of their names. The idea being to keep the Cretans psychologically “little” (for example Mylonas=Miller, Mylonakis=little Miller). Surnames on Crete without the ending –akis belong very often to families who left Crete during the Turkish occupation, mostly to Asia Minor.
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