2. Anavlochos – ancient occupation

The first residential and funerary occupation on Anavlochos goes back to the end of the Late Minoan IIIB period (Table 1) and follows the desertion of the Minoan site at Sissi (figs 1-2). The abandonment of the settlement and cemetery of Anavlochos coincides with the rise of the nearby city-states of Milatos and Dreros. Cultic spaces remained in use until the Classical period, however.

Periods		Absolute dating (BC)
LATE BRONZE AGE	Late Minoan IIIA Late Minoan IIIB Late Minoan IIIC Subminoan	1390-1330 1330-1200 1200-1100 1100-970
EARLY IRON AGE	Protogeometric Early Geometric Middle Geometric Late Geometric Proto-archaic	970-810 810-790 790-745 745-700 700-630
IRON AGE	Archaic Classical	630-480 480-323

Table 1: Timeline