This volume presents the first of several Late Hellenistic buildings
that were uncovered on the island of Mochlos, located off the
northeastern coast of Crete, during the Greek-American excavations of
the last 25 years. It also provides an introduction to the Hellenistic
settlement that flourished on the island for nearly a century before it
was abandoned. The Hellenistic remains overlay much of the Late Minoan
III and Neopalatial settlement. Due to the excavation of both the Bronze
Age and later phases of the town, the publication of this Hellenistic
building includes paleoenvironmental material (among all the other
artifacts), which is often neglected in excavations of historical
material. The role that Mochlos played in East Crete is discussed and
conclusions are drawn about its relations with Hierapytna during the
Late Hellenistic period.