Gournia - Definition and Overview

Gournia is the site of a Minoan palace complex on the island of Crete, Greece, excavated in the early 20th century by the American archaeologist, Harriet Boyd-Hawes. Gournia lies in the municipality of Ierapetra in the prefecture of Lasithi.

Map of Minoan Crete

External links

Gournia (http://www.culture.gr/2/21/211/21124a/e211xa04.html) - illustrated profile courtesy of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture

This archaeology-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it (http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Gournia).

Copyright 2009 WordIQ.com - Privacy Policy :: Terms of Use :: Contact Us :: About Us
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the this Wikipedia article.