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Karphi exc. (Crete) Pinakiano

Karphi, Minoan peak sanctuary and Late Bronze Age/SubMycenaean settlement on Karphi ridge N of Pinakiano, Irakleio Crete

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Latitude: 35.217700
Longitude: 25.469800
Confidence: High (20150316)

Place ID: 352255UKar
Time period: BGA
Region: Crete
Country: Greece
Department: Irakleio
Mod: Pinakiano

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Read summary reports on the recent excavations at Karphi in Chronique des fouilles en ligne – Archaeology in Greece Online.

Modern Description: A precipitous, naturally fortified site 1200 m asl, with a commanding view of the whole of NE Crete. There was a peak sanctuary here in the Middle Minoan period (2200-1550 BC). The settlement that developed between 1200 and 1100 BC is attributed to refugees who moved up from the lowlands. House complexes, a tripartite 'megaroid' building with hearth and a sanctuary with clay figurines of the Minoan goddess with raised arms have been excavated. The finds are exhibited in the Herakleion Archaeological Museum. Possibly an Archaic sanctuary near the Vitzilovrysi spring.
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karfi
Wikidata ID: Q1734354
DARE: 28788

Info: Archaeological Atlas of the Aegean

(Archaeological Atlas of the Aegean, Ministry of the Aegean)

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Karphi exc. (Crete) Pinakiano

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