It was originally built in the Middle Minoan period with a surrounding fortification wall.
The fortifications are important to note, as so few Minoan settlements have evidence of city walls.
The site was abandoned, and circular structures were built over its ruins.
Two Kouphota hill caves (which face the sea) contain Neolithic, Pre-Palatial, and Old Palance period remnants.
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