Guide to the Dorian City of Lato, Crete, Greece

Shops / Workshops / Commercial Buildings

Between the southern edge (right hand side) of the street and a late rampart to the south there are numerous buildings that would have housed the shops or workshops of traders and craftsmen. Excavations have revealed evidence of iron working, a dyehouse and pottery production within these industrial and commercial structures. The pictures of this, the southern, side of the steps are spread over two pages, starting at the bottom near Lato's main gate.

^ Main Gate and lowest levels of commercial buildings ^

^ Same viewed from above ^

^ Lowest end of the shops and workshops, adjacent to Main Gate and Courtyards ^

(see also structure B - Main Gate page)

^ View of lower building with round and rectangular Stone Basins in situ ^

^ Round Stone Basin from preceding photograph ^

^ Ruined commercial buildings - close to the bottom of the steps ^

^ View from the commercial buildings across the steps to a gate ^

^ Looking down on the remains of the one of the workshops closest to the steps / street ^

^ Looking into one of the commercial buildings, shown in the right of the previous photograph ^

^ View out and across the street through one of the shops / workshops ^

Proceed to Page Two of Pictures of the Commercial / Industrial side of the street

Click on the appropriate link to view pictures and description

Main Gate | Steps | Terraces | Shops and Workshops | Portico / Stoa | Central Cistern | Sanctuary / Temple | Agora | Exedra | Prytaneion | Houses of the Prytaneion | Temple House | Great Temple | Altar | Theatral Area |

Walls / Ramparts | Cisterns | Surrounding Area | Miscellaneous

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