Happy Sunday from the Field – Niros Megaron and the Echoes of Matriarchy

This morning I found myself wandering through the ruins of the Niros Megaron, just outside Heraklion, and just outside my hotel room balcony!! It’s Sunday, the weather is beautiful, and the site was completely empty, just the sound of the sea across the street, and the stones underfoot.

Niros is often described as a “Minoan villa,” dating to the 16th cen…