Gournia

American  

[goor-nee-uh] / ˈgʊər ni ə /

noun

1. a village in NE Crete, near the site of an excavated Minoan town and palace.

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Example Sentences

Miss Boyd's remarkable excavations at Gournia, Crete, were in connection with the Archaeological Institute of America, and the University of Pennsylvania.

From Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission by Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission

Gournia and Palaikastro fulfilled both these ends: Zakro must have had mainly a commercial purpose, as the starting-point for the African coast.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

One of the characteristic features of the period is the fact that the stirrup-vase, found at Hagia Triada and Gournia in Late Minoan I., but almost totally wanting in Late Minoan II., now becomes common.

From The Sea-Kings of Crete by Baikie, James

“Minoan” towns, some of considerable extent, have been discovered at Cnossus itself, at Gournia, Palaikastro, and at Zakro.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various

An enduring monument to Miss Boyd's ability as an archæologist is her notable volume containing an account of her excavations at Gournia, Vasilike and other prehistoric sites on the Isthmus of Hierapetra.

From Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind by Zahm, John Augustine