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Geropotamos (river)

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Abandonment of Minoan palaces on Crete in relation to the earthquake induced changes in groundwater supply
201:. The Ieropotamos was heavily drawn upon by the Minoans because of the intensity of farming, even in the 429: 376: 247: 409: 414: 323: 352: 364: 311: 166:. Its drainage area is 553 km (214 sq mi). It rises on the north slope of the 167: 233:(in Greek). Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change. p. 94. Archived from 8: 191: 262: 280:, Journal of Archaeological Science, Volume 32, Issue 2, February 2005, Pages 217-222 194: 360: 307: 151: 47: 403: 175: 120: 107: 187: 213:, being a contributing factor to the mysterious depopulation of Phaistos. 206: 76: 210: 202: 179: 91: 28: 198: 183: 171: 163: 64: 295: 303: 159: 265:A brief history of urban water supply in antiquity 420:European drainage basins of the Mediterranean Sea 209:basin may have been overdrafted some time in the 205:at Phaistos. Scientists have determined that the 401: 359:This article related to a river in Greece is a 158:or Ιερός Ποταμός) is a watercourse in southern 384: 331: 39: 391: 377: 338: 324: 402: 347: 290: 231:"Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment" 13: 14: 441: 140:553 km (214 sq mi) 351: 294: 27: 252:, The Modern Antiquarian (2007) 270: 256: 241: 223: 99: • coordinates 1: 216: 186:. This river was a source of 71:Physical characteristics 363:. You can help Knowledge by 310:. You can help Knowledge by 174:. It flows west through the 7: 87: • location 10: 446: 346: 289: 155: 136: 97: 85: 75: 70: 60: 55: 40: 35: 26: 21: 178:and discharges into the 306:location article is a 425:Crete geography stubs 121:35.05833°N 24.75222°E 237:on 15 February 2020. 168:Asterousia Mountains 250:Phaistos Fieldnotes 170:, near the village 117: /  430:Greece river stubs 276:Yuri Gorokhovich, 248:C. Michael Hogan, 126:35.05833; 24.75222 372: 371: 319: 318: 263:L.W.Mays et al., 144: 143: 437: 410:Rivers of Greece 393: 386: 379: 355: 348: 340: 333: 326: 298: 291: 281: 274: 268: 260: 254: 245: 239: 238: 227: 190:for the ancient 157: 132: 131: 129: 128: 127: 122: 118: 115: 114: 113: 110: 51: 43: 42: 31: 19: 18: 445: 444: 440: 439: 438: 436: 435: 434: 415:Rivers of Crete 400: 399: 398: 397: 345: 344: 287: 285: 284: 275: 271: 261: 257: 246: 242: 229: 228: 224: 219: 125: 123: 119: 116: 111: 108: 106: 104: 103: 100: 88: 45: 17: 16:River in Greece 12: 11: 5: 443: 433: 432: 427: 422: 417: 412: 396: 395: 388: 381: 373: 370: 369: 356: 343: 342: 335: 328: 320: 317: 316: 299: 283: 282: 269: 255: 240: 221: 220: 218: 215: 142: 141: 138: 134: 133: 101: 98: 95: 94: 89: 86: 83: 82: 79: 73: 72: 68: 67: 62: 58: 57: 53: 52: 37: 33: 32: 24: 23: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 442: 431: 428: 426: 423: 421: 418: 416: 413: 411: 408: 407: 405: 394: 389: 387: 382: 380: 375: 374: 368: 366: 362: 357: 354: 350: 349: 341: 336: 334: 329: 327: 322: 321: 315: 313: 309: 305: 300: 297: 293: 292: 288: 279: 273: 267: 266: 259: 253: 251: 244: 236: 232: 226: 222: 214: 212: 208: 204: 200: 196: 193: 189: 185: 181: 177: 176:Messara Plain 173: 169: 165: 161: 153: 149: 139: 135: 130: 102: 96: 93: 90: 84: 80: 78: 74: 69: 66: 63: 59: 54: 49: 38: 34: 30: 25: 20: 365:expanding it 358: 312:expanding it 301: 286: 277: 272: 264: 258: 249: 243: 235:the original 225: 188:water supply 147: 145: 207:groundwater 156:Γεροπόταμος 148:Geropotamos 124: / 41:Γεροπόταμος 36:Native name 22:Geropotamos 404:Categories 217:References 211:Bronze Age 203:Bronze Age 195:settlement 180:Libyan Sea 137:Basin size 112:24°45′08″E 109:35°03′30″N 92:Libyan Sea 199:Phaistos 56:Location 184:Tympaki 172:Sternes 61:Country 192:Minoan 164:Greece 81:  65:Greece 44:  304:Crete 302:This 182:near 160:Crete 152:Greek 77:Mouth 48:Greek 361:stub 308:stub 146:The 197:of 162:in 406:: 154:: 392:e 385:t 378:v 367:. 339:e 332:t 325:v 314:. 150:( 50:) 46:(

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Greek
Greece
Mouth
Libyan Sea
35°03′30″N 24°45′08″E / 35.05833°N 24.75222°E / 35.05833; 24.75222
Greek
Crete
Greece
Asterousia Mountains
Sternes
Messara Plain
Libyan Sea
Tympaki
water supply
Minoan
settlement
Phaistos
Bronze Age
groundwater
Bronze Age
"Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment"
the original
C. Michael Hogan, Phaistos Fieldnotes, The Modern Antiquarian (2007)
L.W.Mays et al., A brief history of urban water supply in antiquity
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Crete
stub
expanding it
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