Myrtos Pyrgos

Pyrgos (also Myrtos-Pyrgos; Greek: Πύργος [στο Μύρτος]) is an archaeological site of the Minoan civilization near Myrtos in the municipality of Ierapetra on the south coast of Crete.

Pyrgos provides evidence of settlements along the southern Ierapetra Isthmus.

This site has had a long history due to its valuable location and geography.

It is located close to the Myrtos valley and has a harbor with a  nearby mountain range providing its protection.

Unlike other settlements, Myrtos-Pyrgos named rulers found in iconography with proof of control of exchanges and items produced.

Historians theorize the house was built to overlook all of the agriculture and be a building that rules the site.

In the artifacts historians found, there is evidence that suggests a shrine being located in the house.

[5] Some archaeologists suggest the Minoans had an idea of a religion due to the placement of the tomb.