Phaistos
Phaistos (Greek: Φαιστός, pronounced [feˈstos]; Ancient Greek: Φαιστός, pronounced [pʰai̯stós], Linear B: 𐀞𐀂𐀵 Pa-i-to; Linear A: 𐘂𐘚𐘄 Pa-i-to)), also transliterated as Phaestos, Festos and Latin Phaestus, is a Bronze Age archaeological site at modern Faistos, a municipality in south central Crete. It is notable for the remains of a Minoan palace and the surrounding town.
Φαιστός Pa-i-to 𐀞𐀂𐀵 𐘂𐘚𐘄 | |
View of Phaistos | |
Map of Minoan Crete | |
| Alternative name | Phaestus |
|---|---|
| Location | Faistos, Heraklion, Crete, Greece |
| Region | The eastern point of a ridge overlooking Messara Plain to the east |
| Coordinates | 35°03′05″N 24°48′49″E |
| Type | Minoan palace and city |
| Area | 8,400 m2 (90,000 sq ft) for the palace. The city covered the hill and a few km into the valley below. |
| History | |
| Material | Trimmed blocks of limestone and alabaster, mud-brick, rubble, wood |
| Founded | The first settlement dates to the Late Neolithic starting about 3000 BC. The first palace dates to about 1850 BC. New palace dates to around 1700 BC |
| Periods | Late Neolithic to Late Bronze Age. The first palace was built at the start of Middle Minoan |
| Cultures | Minoan |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1874, Federico Halbherr alone 1900–1904, 1950–1971, Italian School of Archaeology at Athens Since 2007, the Phaistos Project |
| Archaeologists | 1900–1904, Federico Halbherr and Luigi Pernier 1950–1972, Doro Levi |
| Condition | Current interventions are tamped soil, stone walkways, hand rails, lightly roofed areas, with more planned. |
| Management | 23rd Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquitites; Italian School of Archaeology at Athens; University of Salerno, Department of Cultural Heritage Sciences |
| Public access | Yes |
| Website | "Phaistos". |
Ancient Phaistos was located about 5.6 km (3.5 mi) east of the Mediterranean Sea and 62 km (39 mi) south of Heraklion, the second largest city of Minoan Crete. The name Phaistos survives from ancient Greek references to a city in Crete of that name at or near the current ruins.
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