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{{Infobox Greek Dimos
 |name = Kavousi
 |name_local = Καβούσι
 |type = community
 |periph = [[Crete]]
 |periphunit = [[Lasithi]]
 |municipality = [[Ierapetra]]
 |municunit = [[Ierapetra]]
 |elevation = 125
 |population_as_of = 2021
 |pop_community = 539
 |area_community =
 |coordinates    = {{coord|35|16|20|N|25|44|55|E|display=it}}
 |postal_code = 72200
 |area_code = 28420
 |licence = ΑΝ
}}
'''Kavousi''' is a historic village in the municipality of [[Ierapetra]] in the regional unit of [[Lasithi]] in eastern [[Crete]]. "Kavousi" in the Cretan dialect means "water source" (Greek: Πηγή). The village is situated 19&nbsp;km (11.8&nbsp;mi) northeast of Ierapetra, 26&nbsp;km (16&nbsp;mi) east of [[Agios Nikolaos, Crete|Agios Nikolaos]] and 42&nbsp;km (26&nbsp;mi) west of [[Sitia]]. The village is located in the northern foothills of the  [[Thripti]] mountain range at an elevation of 140 meters above sea level. Many archaeological sites have been discovered in the area of Kavousi, among which are [[Kavousi Vronda|Vronda]], [[Kavousi Kastro|Kastro]], [[Azoria]], [[Chrysokamino]] and the isle [[Pseira]]. Kavousi lies just 3.6&nbsp;km (2.2&nbsp;mi) south of [[Tholos Beach]]. The village has views over the [[Gulf of Mirabello]] and the [[Isthmus of Ierapetra]].

==Population history==

{{Historical populations
|align = none
|2001<ref name=stat01>{{cite web|url=http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf |publisher=National Statistical Service of Greece |title=Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation) |language=el |url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921212047/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf |archivedate=2015-09-21 }}</ref>|611
|2011<ref name=census11>{{cite web | url = http://www.statistics.gr/documents/20181/1210503/resident_population_census2011rev.xls | title = Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός | publisher = Hellenic Statistical Authority | language = el }}</ref>|563
|2021<ref name="census21"/>|539
}}

==References==
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==Further reading==
* [https://www.jstor.org/stable/496766 Boyd, Harriet A. (1901), 'Excavations at Kavousi, Crete, in 1900', ''American Journal of Archaeology'', Vol. 5, No. 2. (Apr. - Jun., 1901), pp. 125-157.]
* [https://www.jstor.org/stable/147972 Gesell, Geraldine C., Leslie P. Day, and William D.E. Coulson (1983), 'Excavations and Survey at Kavousi, 1978-1981', ''Hesperia'' Vol. 52, No. 4 (Oct. 1983), pp. 389-420.]
* [https://www.jstor.org/stable/147919 Gesell, Geraldine C., Leslie P. Day, and William D.E. Coulson (1985), 'Kavousi, 1982-83: The Kastro', ''Hesperia'' Vol. 54, No. 4 (Oct. 1985), pp. 327-355.]
* [https://www.jstor.org/stable/148175 Day, Leslie P., William D.E. Coulson, and Geraldine C. Gesell, 'Kavousi 1983-84: The Settlement at Vronda',  ''Hesperia'' Vol. 55, No. 4 (Oct. 1986), pp. 335-387.]
* [https://www.jstor.org/stable/148100 Gesell, Geraldine C., Leslie P. Day, and William D.E. Coulson, 'Excavations at Kavousi, Crete, 1987', ''Hesperia'' Vol. 57, No. 4 (Oct. 1988), pp.  279-301.]  
* [https://www.jstor.org/stable/148085 Gesell, Geraldine C., William D.E. Coulson, and Leslie P. Day (1991), 'Excavations at Kavousi, Crete, 1988', ''Hesperia'' Vol. 60, No. 2 (Apr. 1991), pp. 145-177.]
* [https://www.jstor.org/stable/148260 Gesell, Geraldine C., Leslie P. Day, and William D.E. Coulson (1995), 'Excavations at Kavousi, Crete, 1989 and 1990', ''Hesperia'' Vol. 64, No. 1 (Jan. 1995), pp. 67-120.]
* [https://www.jstor.org/stable/148436 Haggis, Donald C. (1996), 'Archaeological Survey at Kavousi, East Crete: Preliminary Report', ''Hesperia'', Vol. 65, No. 4. (Oct. - Dec., 1996), pp. 373-432.]
* [https://www.jstor.org/stable/148394 Coulson, William D.E., Donald C. Haggis, Margaret S. Mook, and Jennifer L. Tobin (1997), 'Excavations on the Kastro at Kavousi: An Architectural Overview', ''Hesperia'' Vol. 66, No. 3 (Jul. 1997), pp. 315-390.]
* [https://www.jstor.org/stable/148492 Betancourt, Philip P., James D. Muhly, William R. Farrand, Carola Stearns, Lada Onyshkevych, William B. Hafford, and Doniert Evely (1999), 'Research and Excavation at Chrysokamino, Crete 1995-1998', ''Hesperia'' Vol. 68, No. 3 (Jul. - Sep. 1999), pp. 343-370.]
*[https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt3fgw86 Morris, Michael W. (2002), ''Soil Science and Archaeology: Three Test Cases from Minoan Crete'' (Prehistory Monographs 4), Philadelphia, PA: INSTAP Academic Press, 2002.]
*[https://www.jstor.org/stable/4134885 Haggis, Donald C., Margaret S. Mook, C. Margaret Scarry, Lynn M. Snyder and William C. West III (2004), 'Excavations at Azoria, 2002,' ''Hesperia'', Vol. 73, No. 3 (Jul. - Sep., 2004), pp. 339-400.]
*[https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt3fgv78 Haggis, Donald C. (2005), ''Kavousi I: The Archaeological Survey of the Kavousi Region'' (Prehistory Monographs 16), Philadelphia, PA: INSTAP Academic Press, 2005.]
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=kplCyFvn36UC&pg=PP1 Betancourt, Philip P. (2006), ''The Chrysokamino Metallurgy Workshop and Its Territory'' (''Hesperia'' Supplement 36), Princeton, NJ: ASCSA Publications, 2006.]
*[https://www.jstor.org/stable/25068021 Stefanakis, Manolis I., William C. West, III, Donald C. Haggis, Margaret S. Mook, Rodney D. Fitzsimons, C. Margaret Scarry and Lynn M. Snyder (2007), 'Excavations at Azoria, 2003-2004, Part 1: The Archaic Civic Complex,' ''Hesperia'', Vol. 76, No. 2 (Apr. - Jun., 2007), pp. 243-321.]
*[https://www.jstor.org/stable/25068039 Haggis, Donald C., Margaret S. Mook, Tristan Carter and Lynn M. Snyder (2007), 'Excavations at Azoria, 2003-2004, Part 2: The Final Neolithic, Late Prepalatial, and Early Iron Age Occupation,' ''Hesperia'', Vol. 76, No. 4 (Oct. - Dec., 2007), pp. 665-716.]
*[https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt3fgvf5 Day, Leslie P., Nancy L. Klein, and Lee Ann Turner (2009), ''Kavousi IIA: The Late Minoan IIIC Settlement at Vronda. The Buildings on the Periphery'' (Prehistory Monographs 39), Philadelphia, PA: INSTAP Academic Press, 2009.]
*[https://www.academia.edu/417081/The_Archaic_Polis_of_Azoria_A_Window_into_Cretan_Polital_Social_Structure Small, David B. (2010), "The Archaic Polis of Azoria: A Window into Cretan 'Political' Social Structure," ''Journal of Mediterranean Archaeology'' 23.2, pp. 197-217.]
* [https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2972/hesp.80.1.0001 Haggis, Donald C., Margaret S. Mook, Rodney D. Fitzsimons, C. Margaret Scarry, Lynn M. Snyder, and William C. West III (2011), 'Excavation in the Archaic Civic Buildings at Azoria in 2005-2006', ''Hesperia'' Vol. 80, No. 1 (January-March 2011), pp. 1-70.]
* [https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2972/hesperia.80.3.0431 Haggis, Donald C., Margaret S. Mook, Rodney D. Fitzsimons, C. Margaret Scarry, and Lynn M. Snyder (2011), ‘The Excavation of Archaic Houses at Azoria in 2005-2006', ''Hesperia'' Vol. 80, No. 3 (July-September 2011), pp. 431–489.]
*[https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt5vj8zv Day, Leslie P., and Kevin T. Glowacki (2012), ''Kavousi IIB: The Late Minoan IIIC Settlement at Vronda. The Buildings on the Summit'' (Prehistory Monographs 26), Philadelphia, PA: INSTAP Academic Press, 2012.]

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