CRETE
GOURNIA
EXCAVATIONS
The excavations at Gournia were carried out in 1901-1904 by the American archaeologist Harriet Boyd-Hawes and her colleagues, who were urged by the discovery of a sealstone in the site. The ruins of the settlement were visible before the excavation - hence the name "Gournia" given by the villagers because of the stone basins ("gournes" in Greek) preserved in the area. |