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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Pyrgos Myrtos Alternative Name: Πύργος Μύρτου
Country: Greece
NOTE: This site is 7.713 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Crete Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Ierapetra Nearest Village: Mirtos
Latitude: 35.006900N Longitude: 25.590550E
Condition:

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4	Almost Perfect
3	Reasonable but with some damage
2	Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1	Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0	No data.
-1	Completely destroyed

2 Ambience:

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4	Good
3	Ordinary
2	Not Good
1	Awful
0	No data.

5 Access:

5	Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4	Short walk on a footpath
3	Requiring a bit more of a walk
2	A long walk
1	In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0	No data.

3 Accuracy:

5	co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4	co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3	co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2	co-ordinates of the nearest village
1	co-ordinates of the nearest town
0	no data

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Klingon visited on 4th Aug 2022 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 5 Access: 3

**Pyrgos Myrtos** submitted by sem : Pyrgos Myrtos. Looking SE towards the Libyan Sea. The signpost gives the normal Cretan information about the settlement - "Archaeological Site". (Vote or comment on this photo)

Ancient Village or Settlement in Crete

The site was an early Minoan settlement between 2500-2000 BCE which was destroyed by fire, but then rebuilt in the Middle Minoan and Late Minoan I periods around 1900 to 1600 BCE. It consisted of an elegant house with two or possibly three floor, of which only the remains of the lower level is visible today. The layout included a paved courtyard, a raised walk, a veranda, various rooms and an altar. Amongst the artifact from this site were clay seals and various offerings. The site is signposted off the main road, and there is a lay-by for parking. Whitewashed stones mark a path that lead up the steep hillside.
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