Trachilos Hominin Footprints
The Trachilos footprints are possibly tetrapod footprints from the late Miocene on the western Crete, close to the village of Trachilos, west of Kissamos, in the Chania Prefecture.- Type: Rock
- Description: tetrapod footprints which show hominin-like characteristics from the late Miocene on the western Crete, close to the village of Trachilos, west of Kissamos, in the Chania Prefecture
- Also known as: “Footprints of Trachilos” and “Trachilos footprints”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Archaeological Museum of Kissamos and Kasteli of Kissamos.
Archaeological Museum of Kissamos
Museum
Photo: AWI, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Archaeological Museum of Kissamos is situated 3 km southeast of Trachilos Hominin Footprints.
Kasteli of Kissamos
Castle
Photo: OpenDeveloper, CC BY 4.0.
Kasteli of Kissamos is a castle, which is situated 3 km southeast of Trachilos Hominin Footprints.
Archaeological Museum Kissamos
Building
Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Archaeological Museum Kissamos is a building, which is situated 3 km southeast of Trachilos Hominin Footprints.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gramvousa and Kissamos.
Gramvousa
Village
Photo: Moonik, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gramvousa, also Grampousa, refers to two small uninhabited islands off the coast of a peninsula also known Gramvousa Peninsula in north-western Crete in the regional unit of Chania. Gramvousa is situated 3½ km southwest of Trachilos Hominin Footprints.
Kissamos
Kissamos is a town and a municipality in the west of the island of Crete, Greece. It is part of the Chania regional unit and of the former Kissamos Province which covers the northwest corner of the island.
Trachilos Hominin Footprints
- Categories: archaeological site, archaeological find, historic site, and landform
- Location: Kissamos, Chania, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.51424° or 35° 30′ 51″ northLongitude
23.62765° or 23° 37′ 40″ eastOpen location code
8G75GJ7H+M3OpenStreetMap ID
way 758587345OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
natural=bare_rockWikidata ID
Q40888723
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In Other Languages
From French to Ukrainian—“Trachilos Hominin Footprints” goes by many names.
- French: “Empreintes de pas de Trachilos”
- French: “Empreintes de pas de Tráchilos”
- German: “Fußspuren von Trachilos”
- Greek: “Ίχνη βάδισης στον Τράχηλο”
- Greek: “Ίχνη Βάδισης στον Τράχηλο”
- Spanish: “Huellas de Trachilos”
- Ukrainian: “Сліди з Трахілосу”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Trachilos Beach and Bonsai and Art.
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