Kavousi Vronda (also Vronda; Greek: Βροντάς or Βρόντας) is an archaeological site in eastern Crete, Greece, located about 1.25 km south of the modern village of Kavousi, a historic village in the municipality of Ierapetra in the prefecture of Lasithi.[1]
View of Kavousi Vronda looking east from the Institute for Aegean Prehistory Study Center for East Crete in Pacheia Ammos (2014). The location of the archaeological site is indicated by a star; the location of Kavousi Kastro is indicated by a circle.
It is situated in the northern foothills of the Thripti Mountains overlooking the Gulf of Mirabello, at an elevation of 427 m above sea level. The ancient name of the site is unknown. "Vronda" ("Thunder Hill"), as it was called by the pioneering archaeologist Harriet Boyd [Hawes] at the beginning of the 20th century,[2] is a local toponym; the entire ridge and surrounding area are also referred to as "Xerambela" ("Dry Vineyards"; Greek: Ξεράμπελα).[3] Most of the visible remains on the site belong to a "Dark Age" settlement[4] dating to the Late Minoan IIIC period (c. 1170–1050 BCE) and a slightly later, Early Iron Age cemetery (c. 1050–600 BCE).[5]
^Boyd 1901; Gesell, Coulson, and Day 1983; Haggis 2005, p. 134, site 77; Day, Klein, and Turner 2009, pp. 1–2; Day et al. 2016, pp. 2–3.
^Boyd 1901, p. 131.
^Day, Klein, and Turner 2009, p. 3; Day et al. 2016, p. 3.
^McEnroe 2010, pp. 147–150, 154–159; Wallace 2010, pp. 104–126; Day et al. 2016.
^Day 2011; Day et al. 2016, pp. 209–213; Day and Liston 2023, 355–358.
of the 20th century, focusing on the Greek Dark Age sites of KavousiVronda and Kavousi Kastro, but also including tombs at nearby Aloni, Plaï tou Kastrou...
been discovered in the area of Kavousi, among which are Vronda, Kastro, Azoria, Chrysokamino and the isle Pseira. Kavousi lies just 3.6 km (2.2 mi) south...
from the Greek Ministry of Culture, were conducted at both Kavousi Kastro and KavousiVronda from 1987–1990 and in 1992, followed by site conservation...
with tholos tombs: Armeni, Archanes-Phourni, Hagia Photia, Kamilari, KavousiVronda, Nea Roumata, Papoura, Phylaki, Stilos, Yerokambos M. S. F. Hood, "Tholos...
peak sanctuary, it was of the Middle Minoan period. Greek Dark Ages KavousiVronda Lasithi Lasithi Plateau Minoan chronology Minoan civilization Cadogan...
projects associated with INSTAP-SCEC include Mochlos, Pseira, KavousiVronda, Kavousi Kastro, Azoria, Chrysokamino, and Gournia. American School of Classical...
IIIC, Early Iron Age, and Early Archaic date (1200-600 BC) at the sites of Vronda and Kastro. During that same campaign she dug a test trench at the site...
epigraphically-attested Greek city. Located about 1 km southeast of the modern village of Kavousi, and 3 km from the sea, the site occupies a topographically strategic position...
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