Archaeological site of Falasarna. Elpida Chatzidaki (Ministry of Culture and Sports) and E. Papadopoulou (Ephorate of Antiquities of Chania) report findings from the ancient temple of Demeter at the Acropolis of Falasarna that date to the Archaic and Classical periods. Before it collapsed, the temple was built on a rocky hill, at the plateau between two mountain peaks, with a natural cave with plenty of water. After the collapse, the rocky hill was used as a sanctuary for chthonic deities...

Kastelli Hill (Katre Street), Chania. Dr Maria Andreadaki-Vlazaki, under the auspices of the Ephorate of Antiquities of Chania reports on the excavation in the Kastelli Hill in the old town of Chania, and specifically in the area of the Katre Street, during the months October and November 2022. New findings further support the hypothesis that this was a palace of Chania and Kydonia of the Minoan Period. Two more bases of wooden columns were unearthed (Figure 1), parts of the double...

Apokoronas - Kera Kalyves. Michalis Milidakis (Ephorate of Antiquities of Chania) reports that between January and September 2015, a salvage excavation took place at the S. Bobrov property in Kera Kalyves of the Municipality of Apokoronas. The property is located inside the archaeological site of Kera, where antiquities of the historical periods have been discovered. During the excavation a cemetery with two phases (LM II and LM IIIA2-IIIB period) was partially discovered and 95...

Apokoronas - Ancient Aptera. Vana Niniou-Kindeli (Ephorate of Antiquities of Chania) reports that after 18 years, the excavation of the area near the theatre of Ancient Aptera started again (Fig. 1). A Roman house (domus) containing Greek and Roman coins, vessels, figurines as well as terra sigillata was discovered, and its construction is dated to the 1st c. AD. Its characteristics are slightly different than that of other similar structures found in Crete (e.g. Eleftherna). During the 2nd...