# Archanes-Phourni cemetery · Place

> Archanes-Phourni cemetery is a minoan cemetery in the record of Cretan Hieroglyphic, placed to about 1 km. In Cretan Hieroglyphic.

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# Archanes-Phourni cemetery

[Cretan Hieroglyphic](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cretan-hieroglyphic)[1 event][1 source][35.2440° N, 25.1550° E]

Archanes-Phourni cemetery is a minoan cemetery in the record of Cretan Hieroglyphic, placed to about 1 km.

One event happened here: Seals bearing the Archanes formula are cut in the late Prepalatial period, -2099.

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Placed from Approximate position of the Phourni hill beside the town of Archanes, from general reference; not checked against OpenStreetMap in this session. · Placed to about 1 km[Open the mystery's map](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cretan-hieroglyphic#map)

## In the mysteries

**Cretan Hieroglyphic**

1 event

[The mystery ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cretan-hieroglyphic)

[Is the Archanes script of the late Prepalatial seals the first stage of Cretan Hieroglyphic, or a separate script?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cretan-hieroglyphic/questions/QST0DEDX0QKA1JC/is-the-archanes-script-of-the-late-prepalatial-seals-the)Open: 2 answers, none ahead

## What happened here 1

-2099[Seals bearing the Archanes formula are cut in the late Prepalatial period](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cretan-hieroglyphic/events/EVT0DEDRW4TBDF1/seals-bearing-the-archanes-formula-are-cut-in-the-late)

## Nearby within 500 km

[Knossos](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cretan-hieroglyphic/places/PLC0DEDPKDTVAWE/knossos)

Minoan palace site

6 km N

[Heraklion Archaeological Museum](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cretan-hieroglyphic/places/PLC0DEDQF47G831/heraklion-archaeological-museum)

museum

11 km N

[Heraklion Archaeological Museum](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0CQHK18C5JRQ/heraklion-archaeological-museum)

museum

11 km N

[Heraklion Archaeological Museum](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0D1GG2S45NQ3/heraklion-archaeological-museum)

museum

11 km N

[Heraklion Archaeological Museum](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0DEDSXFJZAQS/heraklion-archaeological-museum)

museum

11 km N

[Arkalochori cave](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0D1GG2S455N7/arkalochori-cave)

sacred cave

15 km SE

## Sources 1

[The First 'European' Writing: Redefining the Archanes Script](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDH6KX72G8/the-first-european-writing-redefining-the-archanes-script)

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## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Archanes-Phourni cemetery [Place PLC0DEDQ4851DSS]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/PLC0DEDQ4851DSS
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Key

**PLC** 0DEDQ4851DSS

Record

Place

Kind

Minoan cemetery

Position

35.2440° N, 25.1550° E

Precision

About 1 km

Placed from

Approximate position of the Phourni hill beside the town of Archanes, from general reference; not checked against OpenStreetMap in this session.

In

[Cretan Hieroglyphic](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cretan-hieroglyphic)

Version

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