The sanctuary consists of a LA temple, a retaining wall, remains of small structures or fences and several pits. Except for the A temple all other constructions date from the end of the 9th/beginning of the 8th c. BC and suggest an open-air cult. Fragments of Mycenaean pottery and obsidian blades might be indications of a religious use of the site during that time.

Records

• 1954: Systematic Excavation by N. Kontoleon - V. K. Lambrinoudakis (Greek Archeological Society)
  
• 1976-1981: Systematic Excavation by N. Kontoleon - V. K. Lambrinoudakis (Greek Archeological Society)
  
• 1996-2000: Systematic Excavation by N. Kontoleon - V. K. Lambrinoudakis (Greek Archeological Society)
  

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Written Sources

• Inscriptions