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44:). Most scholars agree that peak sanctuaries were used for religious rites high in the mountains of Crete. Human and animal figurines, as well as signs of religious architecture, have been found at most peak sanctuaries. Additionally, votive clay body parts are found at many of these sites. Many of the sanctuaries fell out of use during the Late Bronze Age, when Mycenaeans from the Greek mainland became the dominant culture on the island.
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Korakias seen from southwest.The sanctuary is on the more distant part of the outcrop. The Ayios
Vasilios Plain is visible in the background.
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Korakias mountains was fully excavated in the 1980s. Its many hundred clay figurines and other ceramics have been analysed in detail.
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This section is for peak sanctuaries mentioned in passing in articles where more research is needed before categorizing them.
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is the only Minoan site with clay weasel and tortoise figurines
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The
Traostalos peak sanctuary: Aspects of spatial organisation
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285:Ritual in the Aegean: The Minoan peak sanctuaries
264:Peak Sanctuaries and Sacred Caves in Minoan Crete
143:is probably the earliest of the peak sanctuaries.
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23:peak sanctuary overlooks the Minoan town of
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36:are widespread throughout the island of
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233:Chryssoulaki, Stella (2004-01-26).
714:Minoan frescoes from Tell el-Dab'a
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816:Archaeological Museum of Chania
811:Heraklion Archaeological Museum
739:Papoura Hill Circular Structure
821:Archaeological Museum of Sitia
283:Kyriakidis, Evangelos (2005).
163:Western Crete peak sanctuaries
124:Central Crete peak sanctuaries
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729:Minoan Moulds of Palaikastro
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262:Jones, Donald W. (1999).
654:Hagia Triada Sarcophagus
287:. London, UK: Duckworth.
153:the same site as Pyrgos)
749:Wall Paintings of Thera
664:Snake goddess figurines
149:(also Pyrgos Tylissos,
669:La Parisienne (fresco)
186:Other peak sanctuaries
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74:Ziros Korphi tou Mare
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637:Art and Architecture
324:Minoan civilization
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806:Arthur Evans
790:Minoan seals
694:Kamares ware
609:Mount Juktas
589:Psychro Cave
432:Hagia Triada
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353:Minoan seals
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249:. Retrieved
242:the original
189:
174:Spili Vorizi
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684:Stirrup jar
579:Arkalochori
572:Sanctuaries
538:Nea Roumata
482:Monastiraki
442:Palaikastro
425:Settlements
205:Korakomouri
90:Zou Prinias
25:Palaikastro
619:Traostalos
563:Yerokambos
492:Vathypetro
338:Minoan art
251:19 January
226:References
220:High place
63:Traostalos
594:Atsipades
543:Odigitria
518:Apesokari
497:Zominthos
200:Mount Ida
179:Atsipades
133:Atsipades
79:Xykephalo
68:Kalamafki
836:Category
799:See also
770:Linear B
765:Linear A
699:Kouloura
624:Vrysinas
614:Petsofas
528:Kamilari
487:Vasiliki
457:Troullos
401:Phaistos
214:See also
169:Vrysinas
147:Tylissos
108:Thylakas
57:Petsofas
21:Petsofas
758:Writing
584:Kamares
553:Phylaki
548:Phourni
533:Koumasa
472:Amnisos
462:Trypiti
452:Gournia
447:Kydonia
416:Galatas
396:Knossos
389:Palaces
195:Ambelos
141:Iouktas
558:Stylos
513:Armeni
477:Petras
467:Lakkos
437:Kommos
411:Zakros
331:Topics
270:
94:Plagia
42:Greece
31:Minoan
599:Karfi
506:Tombs
406:Malia
382:Sites
245:(PDF)
238:(PDF)
118:Karfi
84:Vigla
38:Crete
604:Modi
268:ISBN
253:2006
209:Mare
113:Maza
103:Modi
151:not
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316:e
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302:v
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