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Mount Juktas — A mountain in north central Crete, Mount Juktas (also spelled Iuktas, Iouktas, and a variety of others due to irregular transliteration from Greek) was an important religious site for the Minoan Civilization.[1] Located a few kilometers from the… … Wikipedia
Minoan civilization — Map of Minoan Crete History of Greece … Wikipedia
Anemospilia — is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan temple on Crete.GeographyThe temple is located on the northern end of Mount Juktas. Modern Heraklion can be seen from the site. the site is in the country side near Arkhanes, about 7 kilometers from … Wikipedia
Linear A — Infobox Writing system name=Linear A type=Undeciphered typedesc=(likely Syllabic and Ideographic) languages= Minoan (unknown) time=Possibly from MM IB to LM IIIA differentiated to =Linear B and Linear Cypriot iso15924=LinaLinear A is one of two… … Wikipedia
List of archaeological sites sorted by country — This is a list of notable archaeological sites sorted by country. For one sorted by continent and time period, see the list of archaeological sites sorted by continent and age.Afghanistan*Buddhas of Bamyan *Haji Piyada mosque in… … Wikipedia
Temenos — (polytonic|τέμενος, [Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. A Greek English Lexicon Revised and Augmented Throughout by Sir Henry Stuart Jones with the Assistance of Roderick McKenzie . Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1940, ISBN 0198642261. temenes a piece … Wikipedia
Phourni — (also Fourni) is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan cemetery in Crete. Phourni is Greek for oven and the name of the hill on which the cemetery is located.GeographyPhourni can be seen from Mount Juktas.ArchaeologyExcavations began at… … Wikipedia
Archanes — (Αρχάνες, also Arkhanes, Arhanes, Godart Olivier abbreviation: ARKH) is a municipality in the Heraklion Prefecture, Crete, Greece. Population 4,548 (2001). It is also the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan settlement in central Crete. [J.… … Wikipedia
Stravomyti — Cave is an ancient Minoan cave on Crete.GeographyThe Stravomyti Cave is 400 meters above sea level on Mt. Juktas southwest slope. ArchaeologyThe Stravomyti Cave first saw use during Neolithic times, as a refuge and burial. During the Early Minoan … Wikipedia
Minoan religion — Snake Goddess or a priestess performing a ritual The religion of the Bronze Age Minoan civilization was a type of polytheism within the larger group of religions of the Ancient Near East. As a prehistoric religion, interpretation of possible cult … Wikipedia
