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Petsofas

Minoan archaeological site in Crete, Greece

Petsofas (also spelt Petsophas) is an archaeological site in eastern Crete. It was the site of a Minoan peak sanctuary associated with the nearby palatial

Petsofas

Minoan peak sanctuaries

Type of archaeological site on Crete

island. Most peak sanctuaries are found in east and east-central Crete. Petsofas is the only Minoan site with clay weasel and tortoise figurines Traostalos

Minoan peak sanctuaries

Minoan_peak_sanctuaries

Psychro Cave

Minoan sacred cave on Crete

there are other candidates, especially a cave above Palaikastro on Mount Petsofas. The cave is located in the prefecture of Lasithi. In Minoan times, the

Psychro Cave

Psychro_Cave

Vrysinas

Archaeological site in Greece

Miniature vases were also found at Vrysinas. Similar vases were found at Petsofas and Karphi. An eagle talon and several boar's tusks were uniquely found

Vrysinas

Aegean civilization

Ancient Greek Bronze Age civilizations

(religious enclosures, remains of one of which were probably found at Petsofa near Palaikastro by J. L. Myres in 1904) are represented on intaglios and

Aegean civilization

Aegean_civilization

Palaikastro Kouros

Bronze-age statue of a male found at Roussolakkos in east Crete

position of the arms can be parallelled in some terracotta figurines from Petsofas, a peak sanctuary overlooking the town. The ivory pieces were held together

Palaikastro Kouros

Palaikastro_Kouros

Archaeological Museum of Agios Nikolaos

Museum in Agios Nikolaos, Crete, Greece

BC Vasiliki ware, Phournou Koryphi, 2500-2300 BC Horns of Consecration, Petsofas, 2000-1425 BC Minoan female figurines, Petsophas, 2000-1425 BC Minoan male

Archaeological Museum of Agios Nikolaos

Archaeological_Museum_of_Agios_Nikolaos

List of ancient Greek cities

Antalya, Turkey abandoned Pergamum Mysia, Turkey Bergama Pergamon (Πέργαμος) Petsofas Crete, Greece Minoan city Phaistos Crete, Greece Phálēron Attica, Greece

List of ancient Greek cities

List_of_ancient_Greek_cities

Sitia Mountains

Mountain ranges in eastern Crete, Greece

but in the Palaiokastro region the two ranges come close together, and Petsofas in the coastal range at the base of Cape Plaka hosts a peak sanctuary.

Sitia Mountains

Sitia_Mountains

British School at Athens

Archaeological research center in Greece

Karphi, Praisos, Debla, Trapeza Cave, Atsipades Korakias, Psychro, Myrtos, Petsofas and Palaikastro. Eugénie Sellers Strong was the first woman student to

British School at Athens

British_School_at_Athens

Palaikastro

City near the east coast of Crete, Greece

of a youth that was recovered in fragments between 1987 and 1990. Mount Petsofas above the town has the ruins of a Minoan peak sanctuary. Kastri hill Kastri

Palaikastro

Cult of Zeus

located in eastern Crete, and Charles Crowther identifies it with Mount Petsofas in particular. There is also agreement that Zeus Diktaios was a form of

Cult of Zeus

Cult_of_Zeus

Archaeological Museum of Chora

Archaeological museum in Messenia, Greece

female figure in a long dress. Her bosom is naked and she prays in the Petsofas position of the Middle Minoan period. Case 5 also contains finds from the

Archaeological Museum of Chora

Archaeological_Museum_of_Chora

John Myres

British archaeologist and academic (1869–1954)

School at Athens (BSA) with which he excavated at the Minoan sanctuary of Petsofas on Crete. Following his graduation, Myres was elected as a fellow of Magdalen

John Myres