Apesokari
village in Herakleion, Greece
Apesokari (Greek: Απεσωκάρι) is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan cemetery. It is also a modern village with a population of 76 (2021) and is built at 155 m above sea level. It is in the municipality of Gortyna in the south of Heraklion regional unit, Greece.
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Archaeology
Two Early Minoan tholos tombs are located near the modern village. These tombs connected the Apesokari people with their ancestors and allowed them to keep connection with the dead. Smashed vessels and remnants of cups reflect the Minoans' value of unity and community. The rituals at Apesokari's tombs reveal toasting and banquets at burial, a popular Bronze Age tradition.
The structure of their tombs indicated that the culture was relatively egalitarian during the Early Minoan period. The circular setting of the Tholos tombs placed the dead in non-hierarchical patterns. Most burial tombs built around the same time frame were rectangular.
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