Troullos, also known as Trullos, is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan settlement on Crete. The Troullos site is the easternmost section of the ancient settlement at Archanes.
Archaeology
Trullos was first excavated by Sir Arthur Evans, later by Spyridon Marinatos and most recently by J. and E. Sakellarakis. The site was in use from Middle Minoan II until late Minoan I.
Architecture
Paved courtyards
Middle Minoan II, Middle Minoan III and Late Minoan I multiple-storeyed buildings Late Minoan I house, including a light-well Clay-brick partition walls (building internals) Ashlar walls (building internals) Wall-paintings on plaster
Artifacts
Among the movable artifacts at Troullos: Polychrome Kamares ware Terracotta figurines Tripod offering tables Beak-spouted jugs The Archanes Ladle, a translucent alabaster ladle with Linear A inscriptions labelled TLZa1 by Godart and Olivier - discovered by Evans and believed to be from within Middle Minoan III-Late Minoan IA (A stunning photograph of this piece is available in Sakellarakis' guidebook to Archanes) Marble pestles Ritual steatite axe Stone bird's nest vases Porphyrite conical rhyton Two bull's head rhytons
References
Further reading
Sakellarakis, J. and E. 1991 Crete Archanes (guidebook)
Heraklion (regional unit) Minoan sites in Crete Populated places in ancient Greece Former populated places in Greece Knossos