Ieropotamos River

The Ieropotamos River is a watercourse in southern Crete in Greece. This river was a source of water supply for the ancient Minoan settlement of Phaistos. [ [http://letmespeaktothedriver.com/site/10857/phaistos.html#fieldnotes C.Michael Hogan, "Phaistos Fieldnotes", the Megalithic Portal (2007)] ] The Ieropotamos River was heavily drawn upon by the Minoans because of the intensity of farming, even in the Bronze Age at Phaistos. [ [http://www.iwaponline.com/ws/00701/0001/007010001.pdf L.W.Mays et al., "A brief history of urban water supply in antiquity"] ] Scientists have determined that the groundwater basin may have been overdrafted some time in the Bronze Age, being a contributing factor to the mysterious depopulation of Phaistos. [Yuri Gorokhovich, "Abandonment of Minoan palaces on Crete in relation to the earthquake induced changes in groundwater supply", Journal of Archaeological Science, Volume 32, Issue 2, February 2005, Pages 217-222]

ee also

*Lasithi
*Lasithi Mountains
*Psiloriti Range

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