ocr: appear independent. In addition to mansion clusters, the region around the palace included towns. The towns varied considerably in size and in the richness of the artifacts found there. The size, form and geographic setting of some towns suggest that they were independent of the palaces. Notable among the towns in this group are Gournia, Pseira and others on Mirabella Bay. Two towns in particular raise interesting questions about the balance of independence and dependence: Arkhanes and Hagia Triada. Both sites were close to palaces, but both seem to have been more than satellite 350f51 content ...