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{{Short description|Archaeological site on Crete}}
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[[File:Vathypetro-elisa atene-3911.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Vathypetro archaeological site, Crete, [[Greece]]]]

'''Vathypetro''' ({{langx|el|Βαθύπετρο}}) is an archaeological site, {{convert|4|km|spell=in}} south of the town of [[Archanes]] on [[Crete]] ([[Greece]]). It contains some of the oldest [[wine press]]es in the world.

==Overview==
Excavations by the Greek archaeologist [[Spyridon Marinatos]] began in 1949. The estate contains a manor house or villa which had a prominent role in the rural region around Archanes. The complex consists of several buildings, courtyards and workshop spaces. Next to the individual houses is the [[Minoan civilization|Minoan]] wine press, a factory for processing olives, a Minoan [[kiln]] and ceramics, and the remains of an ancient [[pottery]] workshop.

==External links==
* http://www.minoancrete.com/vathypetro.htm

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[[Category:Heraklion (regional unit)]]
[[Category:Minoan sites in Crete]]
[[Category:Populated places in ancient Greece]]
[[Category:Former populated places in Greece]]
[[Category:Greek wine]]

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