IlEPIEXOMENA - CONTENTS ANAPIANAKHE MlXAAHE - TZAXIAH IPIE FlpoAeyouEva TZAXIAH IPIE „ •_ Avu Eujaycyrtg: AvOpcouou, zönoi Kai loxopia I. EPro TUN *OPEON YnnoT - MINISTRY OF CULTURE OFFICES' WORK 16 Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities during the years 2004-2008 ANAPIANAKHE T. MlXAAHE ~~h„-a> 34 To ipyo rng 28'*28« Ecpopeiag E<popeiag Bv&vuvov Bv&vuvov ^al0^uiüeApxaw^v s 47 The work of the 28'"* EphorateEhte ofof ByzantineByzantine AnAntiquities BOAANAKHE HA. IQANNHE Fmoo£iag BvZavnvav Apxavoxrjzav Kara To apxawÄoyiKÖ epyo ing 13« Eyopziag out, ^^ rr,v TTEpioöo 2004-2008 ^ during the period 2004- J3» Ephorate of Byzantine Antiquities. wori^> a ?^ 2008 AHMOnOYAOY-PE0EMIOTAKH NOTA , onria OODR 74 ApxavoAoyvco Movoeio HpaKÄeiov: To ipyo vng mvxatuag2004-2008 74 HeraklionArchaeological Museum: Report of activities (2004-2008) 82 ANAPIANAKHE T. MlXAAHE , _ c „ 7 „,,„,•, „„, To ipyo zng Eixunnuovucng Empon^S aväöe&g ßvfrvnvov Kai ^ ßevexcnäviKov oxvpauaiiKov nepißöAov Xavuov The work of the Scientific Committee for the enhancement of the byzantine and Venetian fortifications ofChania MlNQZ NlKOAAOE - KABOYAAKH M. EAIEABET napouoiaon zou ipyov zov rPacptiov Kvaooil Presentation of the works supervised by the Knossos Scientific Committee *•14 II. NOMOE AAMSIOY - PREFECTURE OF LASSITHI npoiaropiKt) üepioSog - Prehistoric Bra onOYAOY METAHIA nPoavaKioPva) zacpiKr] ßPaxooK£Kr) oiov neipä Znieiac. npauj avaKoivcDOTj A prepalatial burial rock-shelter at Petras, Siteia. A preliminary report 131 SOWANOY XPYEA - BROGAN M. THOMAS MwaiKOC ovaajios nana6\OKa]iK0v Lnieiag. H avacKacpi) ing oudag Bl riEPIEXOMENA - CONTENTS Kdiä zo 2008 134 The 2008 Excavation of House B. 1 at Papadiokambos, Siteia 137 AnOETOAAKOY BlAH - BETANCOURT P. PHIL - BROGAN M. THOMAS AvaoKaipiKeg epeuveg ozr/v Tlaxtui Afiuo Kai zrj Xpvof) Iepaizezpag 143 Recent excavations at Pacheia Ammos and Chrissi Island: a preliminary report 150 KPirKA AHMHTPA H YM IB Aype'izavAr] ornv Enäva ZäKpo- Ma Zzoixsia cag izpog zrjv apxixcKioviKr) uopcpr) tcai in Aetzovpyia tov Kir/piou 155 The LM IB Rural Mansion of Epano Zakros: New Evidence on the architectural form and function of the building 165 KAaaiKT] & Pay.aiKi) IltpioSog • Classical & Roman Era EABY MELISSA Evag Ookazög iäq>og and zov A^opid Kaßovoiov 170 A Tholos Tomb from Kavousi Azoria 176 EOOIANOY XPYEA AvaoKaepeg Tlpavoov 2005-2006. EißaÄw KvßeÄr/g 179 Excavations at Praisos in 2005-2006: The Figurine ofKybele 184 COUTSINAS NADIA H dfiuva rrig Iiavou faaw icai xapa) Km oi oxvpaueveg noAeig zr]g KXaoiKTjg tcai EXXrivvauxrig nspwoov ozrjv avaioAua) Kprjir] 188 The defences of Itanos (town and country) and the fortified poleis of eastern Crete during the Classical and Hellenistic period 197 Bugavzivr) IlepioSog - Byzantine Bra MAPH MAPIA Ai£ptvvr)orj ßv^avnvoii zeixovg orrjv Käio Mepä lepäneipag 200 Investigation of the byzantine wall in Kato Mera, lerapetra 206 KATHUXDPH MAPIANNA AvaoKaqn) aio Naö zcav Ayiav AnoozöAav ornv Käia EuwKOKr) SrjiEiag: ETtioKzifin OE iva ßv^avnvö Aouzpö 211 Excavation at St. Apostles church in Kato Episkopi, Siteia: Visit to a Byzantine bath 219 MnPOKAAAKHE O Aywg NiKÖAaog mo Mnovpouvt avaatrfAauKEg Kai avaoKaq>iKig epyaoieg 223 Restoration works and excavations at the church of St. Nikolaos in Bourouni 227 Eniuezpo: ElAHPOnOYAOL KAEANOHE Ayiog NiKoAaog oio Mnovpoiivi, Ta vofiiajiaza 233 XPONAKH AA*NH Zxoxxeia. 6iauöpq)aoT)g öipeav ae jieooßu£avzivä pivrjueia tou Nouov AaoiOiov 238 Facade elements in middle Byzantine monuments in the Prefecture of Lassithi 245 Ti & NEÖzepn TltpioSog - Venetian & Modern Bra MOLXOBH KazaoKEvaonKoi /cat jiopcpoAoywoi uezaoxrjuanauoi ae vaoiig trig Ttpaiurig BcvEzoKpatiag oio Nop.6 AaaiGiov 251 Structural and formal transformations in early Venetian churches in the Lassithi Prefecture , MOYNTPAKHEYA-AErAKHEArAITHTCE 264 EvvvnpnanKataKOKazäoTaoTjTngpnng The restoration of a 19th century Ottoman fountain in Ierapetra, Crete 269 III. NOMOL HPAKAEIOY - PREFECTURE OF HERAKLION npoiazopiKT) nepioSog - Prehistoric Bra IlYAAPINOY AHMHTPA - BAHAAKHE ANTONHE 276 arc rdji. npoKaTOfKax* ^^.^^° i settlement at Gazi Excavation of a Final Neolithic/Earlyepalatia tvepaiuu 280 BAElAAKhE ANTONHE 2g5 Late Minoan shipsheds at Katsambas, ofKnossos 289 _ pypw 294 £K0£O7j yia njv tpyaoia rcov ttav Q7 297 Knossos Urban Landscape Project 2005-2UU/ LAROSAVINCENZO 302 314 320 restoration d. Homan Bra KAaoiKr, ipsu.ec <no 327 331 settlement orr, IONroFAHSTO-MnPE&AKHMAPIA-BENZlMARIO ::-: settlement area from the Neolühic to 356 BvlavjxvTi nepioSog Byzantine Era LYOIAKAKH BAEIAIKH BaoiAucr) B Xtpaovr)aov: anönzipa veag avayvcoong iov avaoKacpvccov 362 Attempting a new reading of the results from the excavations in IlEPIEXOMENA - CONTENTS Basilica B at Hersonissos 373 MYAOriOTAMlTAKH K. AIKATEPINH - MAYP1TEAKH MAFIA - MAPNEAAOY NATAAIA O utooßvZpvzwög Naög zrjg Ayiag Tpiäöag Azyopzvvov Kai n avaoKacpfj zov 378 The Church of Saint Trinity of Ligortynos Heraklion 384 EniTPOIIAKHE I. riEPIANAPO£ O Naög trig Mtzauöpcpaang iov Zazr\pa mo AevKoxapi HpaKkeiov Kpwg 390 The temple of Metamorphosis of the Savior in Lefkochori, Heraklion, Crete 397 Eventcr) & Neoxepi) llepioSog - Venetian & Modern Era ETAPIAA AlANA - KANAKH EAENH AvaoKaqieg aznv KÖXn zov HpaKÄEiov ag zo 2008 402 Archaeological work at Heraklion 409 BAKONAIOY MAPIA Aiio «6i6i/fia» otKÖonfia zav jiioav zov 16°" auova 414 Two similar coats of arms dated in 1555 419 MAPAKH A®HNA - KATEAAHE AvaoznXavovzag iva £psnta}ievo piovaazi)pi Tlavayia Kepa-BMoi/oa Artfiov Fovßäv 422 Restoring a ruined monastery 427 KATOnH SCKWA 432 AKÖ xn AözQa zov XävSaKa ozo Anuapxeio HpaKÄeiov From the Loggia ofCandia to the Town Hall of Heraklion Wn€piaK&s Eqiapfioyes • Digital Applications MIIPEAAKH MAPIA - BAEIAAKHH ANTONHE - BAZIAAKHE ZAXAPIAE - SIIYPIAAKHE MlXAAHE - MAPKOnOYAOY AlONYLIA Sevayrian oznv apxaia Fopvuva ue zo FeaypaqitKO Zvornua nXnpocpopvav 442 Guiding and navigation to ancient Gortyn using GIS Web (GoogleEarth) 445 IV. NOMOS PEOYMNOY - PREFECTURE OF RETHYMNON npoio-zoptK.fi IlepioSos - Prehistoric Era nAIIAAOnOYAOY EAENH - TZAXIAH IPIE AvaoKaqni azo ispö Kopvq>f)g iov Bpiiowa Nouoii Pe6iip.vng 452 Excavation at the Peak Sanctuary ofVrysinas 456 KOPAATZAKH TEOPriA EnvpavExaKT] e'pevva oza opewä zov PeBvjivov: Evöevczva) aväÄvan Kepajivcrig anö zov Bpiioiva 464 Surveying on the mountainous area around Rethymnon: Analysis of the Vrysinas survey ceramic material - First results 472 KAnPANOE ElIAMEINQNAAE YoxepofiivcotKog QaXauazog zd<pog aznv finyr] PE6V]J.VOV 476 LM III chamber tomb at Pigi, Rethymnon 484 IIEPIEXOMENA - CONTENTS KAaoiKi, & PwaiKT, üepioSog Classical & Roman Bra T*PPOY P*YA 490 ApxaioAoyvco epyo ornv AS6 IOV Af,uov KouAovKvva, NO^OVPE9VUVOV Archaeological project in Axes, Municipality of Kouloukonas, Rethymnon Prefecture TEFOY EYA - OAEBAPH AOYKIA , ECOOTIKT, avaoKacpn on, 6£on Mvr,p.aia McpaS Rescue excavation at the site Mnemata of Alfa KAPAMAAIKH NOTA a.ÄAt„Mi Hellenistic settlement at Agia Eirini, Rethymnon 518 TErOY EYA Zvßpüov, Nouoii PEQVUVOV 525 ApxaioAoyuo, ep^va aro &w<iov AJU°V2.PP r Rethymnon Archaeological research at Vent, Mumapaiuy j a u ^^ Prefecture Bv£avnvri ncpioSog - Byzantine Bra cDPAlAAKH A0HNA RaoiÄvchc oio Tlipaua Ar\uov AvaoKacpn ing noAawxpumaviKnc ßaoiAucnc H r it- ^ reponoiauov 2004-2006 £W^«^ prmrinse of Milopotamos Rescue Excavation at PalaioKKlissia, r-c« 53g (2004-2006) HYPPOY NIKOAETTA 4WWioiv arr, A aatEg oxo Nao zov nyuj" if-ifif-if 543 ™vuvov-Tanp*taanovjs^ Demetrios in Veran Episkopi, Excavation in the Churcn oj nyi Rethymnon - The first results BAPBAAITOY FIETPOYAA , 556 O Naög u,g Uavayiag oto <t>ovp<povpa Auapwv 564 The church of the Virgin in Fourfouras, Rethymnon nANAronOYAOEEOTHPHE &£OIOKOV aa,v Kvpiäwa AKOKazäoraoT) iov Naou Koiunoeag »;s, ^^ PzQvuvov Dormition of the Virgin in Restoration works at the cnurcn uj 571 Kyrianna, Rethymnon EvcvtK* & NeÖTtpn ncpioSos -Venetian & Modern Era riAniTEorAOY KnrrAE Peeuuvov: Ta anozeXeouaza EvußoAr, OTVV eKxAnoiaonKn unopia iov revvy-v r ^ ^oucnpoovaisgavaoKacpv^g^^ of Rethymnon: Contribution to the religious history uj Evidence from the recent excavations - uovoEWYpacpvcr, utMzn ym zo vio uovazin ing Movr,g 604 rfArkadi Monastery: Presentation of the Museological Study 609 IlEPIEXOMENA - CONTENTS TPOYAAINOE MIXAAHE H ovviripnori ing npoooifng tov KaQokxKov ing l£päg Movr)g ApKaÖiov 612 Conservation works on the facade of the Katholikon of Arkadi Monastery 617 KOYEOYAOY TATIANA To spyo avvir)pnang zav IepaziKav Aiupicov ing Iepäg Movi)g ApKaöiov - Epyaaieg owiripr/ang zov Iaiopvcoii Aaßüpov 624 The conservation of the historic banner of Arkadi Monastery 634 AlAAH ©EOAQPA Iepaiucä ä}i<pia vng Iepäg Movrjg ApKaöiov. H ovvir)pr)ar) lovg jie ßäon znv apxij trig eXaxvorng enefißaorig 637 Arkadi Monastery vestments' conservation methods, following the principles of minimum intervention 643 KAAANTZIAOY KYPIAKH H evpean xeipoypäipav Kai evrimcov oxo eaaiepiKÖ aiiyiav ing Iepäg Movfjg ApKaöiov 648 Finding manuscripts and printed material within priestly vestments from the Holy Monastery of Arkadi 652 SnriAaio MeAiSoviov - Melidoni Cave TABPIAAKH ElPHNH Oi avaoKatpeg mo oTirjAaw MeAißoviov (1987-2008) 657 Excavations in Gerontospilios Cave of Melidoni (198 7-2008) 667 TZI*onOYAO£ Z. TlANNHL TaÄXahv Ävipov KaXiuifjnorov 670 Tallaeum Antrum Palimpsest 680 V. NOMOS XANIQN - PREFECTURE OF CHANIA TIpoiaxopiKi) IJepioSog - Prehistoric Bra FlAIIAAOnOYAOY EAENH Mivaucog läcpog ornv nepioxi) ing Anze'pag Nofiov Xaviav 686 A Minoan Tomb at Aptera region, Chania