e thedestruction of the settlement, showed very clearly the1 A.J.A. 1909, III. p. 273; Antiq. Crit. 11. pi. i, 2 and 3. viii] Early Minoan Settlements in Crete 79 style of building and materials then in vogue^ (Fig. 14).The portico on the south side with central column tosupport an uppei: storey… … Fig. 14. House at Mokhlos. the triple doorway, which is not often found on smallsites, as well as in the open court. The walls are ofbrick clay with small stones, and much wood is used inthe construction. Leaving the somewhat scanty remains of the E. M.period, we now pass to the great periods of…