Tag: Crete
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06.2 History of Minoan Civilization
Read more: 06.2 History of Minoan CivilizationThe Minoans (c. 3500 – 1100 BCE) had developed significant naval power and for many centuries lived in contact with all…
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Agios Nikolaos Archaeological Museum | Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Αγίου Νικολάου
Read more: Agios Nikolaos Archaeological Museum | Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Αγίου ΝικολάουThe Archaeological Museum of Agios Nikolaos, Crete, was established to showcase finds from Eastern Crete, and covers a vast chronological range…
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Crete: Minoan Archaeological Sites
Read more: Crete: Minoan Archaeological SitesCrete (Κρήτη), home of the ancient Minoan civilization, is the largest Greek island in the center of the busy eastern Mediterranean…
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Heraklion Archaeological Museum
Read more: Heraklion Archaeological MuseumOne of the most important museums of Greece, the Heraklion Archaeological Museum (Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Ηρακλείου) displays artifacts from the numerous archaeological…
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Knossos
Read more: KnossosKnossos (Κνωσσός, also transliterated as Cnossos, Knossus, Cnossus, Gnossus, Gnossos) palace was undeniably the most important center of Minoan Crete. It is…
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Malia
Read more: MaliaThe Minoan palace at Malia (Μάλια) is the third largest palace of Minoan Crete after Knossos and Phaistos. The palace’s proximity…
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Minoan Art
Read more: Minoan ArtWhat has survived to our day from Minoan art provides insight into the culture that flourished in Crete during the Aegean…
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Minoan Culture
Read more: Minoan CultureLanguage The Phaistos Disk is the earliest, and only script of its kind we have from the Minoans. It is dated to…
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Palaikastro Minoan Settlement at Rousolakos
Read more: Palaikastro Minoan Settlement at RousolakosΠαλαίκαστρο (Palaikastro, sometimes also transliterated as Palekastro) Minoan town unearthed at the Rousolakos location near the modern town of Palaikastro. The…
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Phaistos
Read more: PhaistosPhaistos (Φαιστός, also transliterated as Faestos, Phaestos, Faistos) is the second largest Minoan palace of Crete after Knossos. The Bronze Age…
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Sitia Archaeological Museum
Read more: Sitia Archaeological MuseumThe Archaeological Museum of Sitia (Σητεία, Siteia) houses a large number of Paleolithic, Minoan, Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman artifacts from excavations…
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Zakros
Read more: ZakrosThe Minoan palace of Zakros (Ζάρκος, also known as Zakro, or Kato Zakros) is located on the east coast of Crete,…