A couple of kilometres west of the village of Stylos at Sternaki there is a Minoan settlement which includes a potter's kiln, a four-roomed building and a Late Minoan tholos tomb with a long dromos. The site was excavated by N. Platon and C. Davaras. Since the site is not far from Aptera, it has been suggested that the settlement was originally called A-pa-ta-wa, which is referred to in Linear B tablets.

For pictures of the Minoan settlement at Stylos, click here