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Who were the Minoans? Part 4 🏺 | In 1901, the first female archaeologist to lead excavations in Greece uncovered an intact Minoan town. The site, called Gournia, provided incredible insight into the daily life of the Minoans. What she found were 50 well-preserved houses, paved streets, drainage systems, pottery workshops, a small palace, a cemetery, and so much more. Each tiny piece of evidence found here gave us small insights into what ordinary life would have looked like on Bronze Age Crete. Be sure to come back for part 5, the final part! Sources: Boyd Hawes, Harriet, et al. Gournia, Vasiliki and Other Prehistoric Sites on the Isthmus of Hierapetra. Philadelphia: Free Museum of Science and Art, 1908. Lobell, Jarrett A. "The Minoans of Crete." Archaeology Magazine, May/June 2015. Younger, John G., and Paul Rehak. "Minoan Culture: Religion, Burial Customs, and Administration." In The Oxford Handbook of the Bronze Age Aegean, edited by Eric Cline. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. Militello, Pietro. "Minoan Crafts and Industry." In The Oxford Handbook of the Bronze Age Aegean, edited by Eric Cline. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. "Beauty in the Bronze Age — Minoan and Mycenaean Fashion." World History Encyclopedia. April 8, 2021. "Gournia." INSTAP Study Center for East Crete. Accessed 2026. Penn Museum Expedition. "Aegean Dyes." Accessed 2026. "Minoan Clothing: Dress and Fashion of the Minoans." My Greece Tours. July 15, 2026. #ancienthistory #ancientgreece #bronzeage #historytok #learnhistoryontiktok