Agia Triada is located some km west of Phaistos. Even though the area was first investigated as early as 1902, it was only recently that the exact location of a Minoan centre was unearthed. Indeed, several researchers have begun referring to a palace (instead of a royal villa) over the past few years, since this is where the New Palace capital of Messara was located. According to plaques in Linear B script, it used to be named Pa-l-to (probably Phaistos) or Da-wo.
