Apodoulou

Apodoulou is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan mansion or ceremonial building on Crete. It overlooks the Libyan Sea from an altitude of above sea level.

Archaeology

Apodoulou was first excavated by Spyridon Marinatos in 1934.
The area was inhabited from Late Neolithic times to the Late Minoan period, and the building was in use in the [Minoan pottery|Middle Minoan civilization|Minoan III] period. The site has yielded Linear A inscriptions on a basin and fragments of a stone cylindrical jar, as well as a small golden axe.
north of Apodoulou is a Late Minoan vaulted tomb. Four sarcophagi were found here and are on exhibit at the Archaeological Museum of Rethymno.