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A small but informative museum in Archanes village, 18km south of Heraklion Town, which contains finds from the town and the surrounding sites. On display are some well-preserved Minoan larnakes (clay coffins) from the Nekropolis at Fourni dating from around 1800 BC, as well as some engraved gold rings.
There are also objects from the Archanes Palace and remarkable finds from Anemospilia (Cave of the Wind), where human sacrifice seems to have taken place. The exhibition occupies a single room; the exhibits are arranged along the walls and in display cases in the centre of the room.Upon entering the room, the visitor should move from left to right. The first six display cases (1-6) contain finds from the Minoan burial ground at Fourni, west of Archanes. The excavation of this burial ground, which was in use for more than one thousand years (2400-1200 BC), has yielded important information on the burial customs of this period since it has uncovered thousands of burials, as well as a wealth of offerings.Terracotta RhytonIn this section, special attention should be paid to the copy of a clay rattle found in Fourni and displayed in case no 4. It is a musical instrument, also known to us from the representation on the so-called Harvester’s Vase on display at the Archaeological Museum of Heraklion. Other finds from burials in Fourni are displayed in an artificial hollow designed to evoke an underground burial; these include three clay sarcophagi with their covers and three burial urns (commonly used for the burial of children).Another remarkable section of the exhibition is the one concerning sanctuaries and worship. The most important finds in this section come from the sanctuary of Anemospilia, on Mt. Juktas, west of Archanes. Here the archaeologists found the skeletons of three people who had been killed when the roof and the walls collapsed because of an earthquake, as well as a skeleton tied upon an altar. Apparently, at the moment of the earthquake there was a human sacrifice under way in order to avert it.Many-Handled Storage PithosDisplay case no. 9 shows evidence of everyday activities; in display case no. 11 we can see specimens of pottery from the New Palace period, while the theme of display case no. 12 is stone masonry. Display case no. 13 contains shards from clay vases dating from different periods.Table 1, facing the entrance, represents the excavation of the palace in the Turkish district, while display cases 14-19 contain finds from the palace and from Fourni (ivory objects, fragments of frescoes and libation vessels). The final two exhibits date from the historical period of Archanes (an altar of the 1st century AD and the marble head of a young woman from the 3rd century AD) and testify to the area’s importance in the centuries that followed the downfall of Minoan civilization.
Historical and Folklore Museum of Archanes of Crete. Archanes village is located 18km south of Heraklion city.
It contains an immense collection of photos etc. from the Battle of Crete as well as personal belongings of General Kreipe, who was kidnapped in Archanes in April 1944.
The central core of the palace is found in the center of the town of Archanes, 12km south from Heraklion City. One of the central entries was revealed in 1964 from G. Sakellaraki. Even if the group is found under the modern houses and consequently its total excavation is impossible, we already know a lot for the building.
The palace was built around 1900 BC, the period that all big palaces were built. The size should include the central core of the town. Except from its dimensions, other elements that justify the building to be characterized as a palace are architecture, the materials use and layout. The palace building of Archanes can be compared only with the palaces of Knossos and Faistos, in no case with those of Malion or Zakrou.
The entry in the central courtyard, a place with seats, the “throne room”, a circular reservoir, a file of Linear A Writing, a theatrical place, craft-based and laboratorial places have been excavated. The walls were adorned with murals. It was destroyed in 1450 BC.
The palace in [Toyrkogeitonia] is open for the visitors only during the summer months if a guide is available.
Text: www.archanes.gr
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