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<< Our Photo Pages >> Vathypetro - Ancient Village or Settlement in Greece in Crete

Submitted by Klingon on Monday, 06 June 2005  Page Views: 6049

Multi-periodSite Name: Vathypetro Alternative Name: Βαδύπετρο
Country: Greece Region: Crete Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Ano Arhanes
Latitude: 35.209822N  Longitude: 25.150859E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4

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Vathypetro
Vathypetro submitted by AlexHunger : Vathypetro Villa View from West to East. The villa's hypostile hall is immediately visible with columns from the tripartite shrine at the end. The area would have been ideals for a wide variety of crops as well as wine. This site represents real quality of life in the Bronze age for those with privileges. (Vote or comment on this photo)
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Vathypetro
Vathypetro submitted by AlexHunger : Vathypetro Villa View from East to West. It is presumed that a Minoan Government Official/aristocrat owned this attractive villa, a couple of Kilometers south of the Wine making town of Archanes. In one of the reconstructed parts to the south of this view there is a lower ground floor with vestiges wine making equipment (and a new ceiling). The villa also had a hypostile hall and a sma... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Vathypetro
Vathypetro submitted by 43559959 : Vathypetro. By some historians supposed to be the the first site where vine was made in the ancient world. The surrounding area certainly underpins this hypothesis. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Vathypetro
Vathypetro submitted by 43559959 : Vathypetro seen through the closed gate. Some put this down to the first site where vine was made in the ancient world. The surrounding area certainly underpins this hypothesis. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Vathypetro
Vathypetro submitted by 43559959 : Vathypetro seen through the closed gate. Some put this down to the first site where vine was made in the ancient world. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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