This volume is the first in a series publishing the results of the excavations carried out in the area immediately northeast of the palace of Malia. It presents the history of research and a period-by-period overview describing each building, room, and space with a complete inventory of the associated finds, including some ¹⁴ C-dated samples. The main results of these researches concern the history of the palace of Malia, as well as the evolution of the entire site.