Vasiliki
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Vasiliki is an Early Minoan archaeological site on Crete known for its distinctive pottery style and remains of one of the island’s earliest proto-palatial settlements.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Early Minoan settlement
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archaeological site ⓘ |
| archaeologicalContext |
Bronze Age Crete
NERFINISHED
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pre-palatial Minoan period ⓘ |
| associatedPotteryType | Vasiliki ware GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
development of early Minoan elite households
ⓘ
emergence of centralized storage practices ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition | Aegean Bronze Age archaeology ⓘ |
| chronologicalPeriod | Early Minoan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalPhase | Early Minoan II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| culture | Minoan civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAccessTo | routes between north and south coasts of eastern Crete ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFeature |
courtyard-like spaces
ⓘ
domestic architecture ⓘ proto-palatial settlement remains ⓘ storage areas ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalInvestigation | systematic excavations in 20th century ⓘ |
| hasBuildingOrganization |
clustered room complexes
ⓘ
multi-room domestic units ⓘ |
| hasEconomicRole | early regional center in eastern Crete ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named after nearby modern village of Vasiliki ⓘ |
| hasPreservationState | partially preserved architectural remains ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphy | multiple Early Bronze Age occupation levels ⓘ |
| heritageCategory | prehistoric archaeological site ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Vasiliki ware pottery
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distinctive mottled pottery style ⓘ proto-palatial architectural remains ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Crete
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greece ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | eastern Crete NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInValleyOrArea | Ierapetra isthmus region ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Ierapetra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | island of Crete NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
architectural remains
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coarse domestic pottery ⓘ fine decorated pottery ⓘ stone tools ⓘ |
| region | Aegean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchImportance |
reference site for Early Minoan II chronology
ⓘ
type-site for Vasiliki ware ⓘ |
| significance |
important for study of Early Minoan domestic architecture
ⓘ
key site for understanding development of Minoan palatial system ⓘ one of the earliest proto-palatial settlements on Crete ⓘ |
| siteType |
habitation site
ⓘ
settlement ⓘ |
| timePeriodStart | Early Bronze Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodWithin | 3rd millennium BCE ⓘ |
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