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While the ravages of later periods and recent tourism development have obscured similar sites elsewhere in Crete, so far they have spared
Roussolakkos with an area of 50,000 square metres. Today, however, a private developer has been granted permission to build a large tourist complex at Cape Plako,
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and date to the close of the Cretan Bronze Age (ca. 1300 BC), however, sacred art and architecture dating from all periods have been found, suggesting that the site was hallowed throughout its history. Among the most beautiful artifacts attesting the worship of
Diktaian Zeus is a unique gold and
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an area which includes the Minoan quarries and outlying sites. An access road to reach the resort area is planned through the ancient city. In addition to development pressures, Palekastro's harbor and coastal buildings are also threatened by a rise in sea level due to local
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255:The Aerial Atlas of Ancient Crete
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573:Yerokambos
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348:Minoan art
292:2019-06-01
239:References
235:activity.
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81:Palekastro
25:26°16′32″E
22:35°11′43″N
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553:Odigitria
528:Apesokari
507:Zominthos
195:Petsophas
183:Petsophas
119:Argonauts
108:Diktaian
809:See also
780:Linear B
775:Linear A
709:Kouloura
634:Vrysinas
624:Petsofas
538:Kamilari
497:Vasiliki
467:Troullos
411:Phaistos
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191:Linear A
147:Linear B
117:and the
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768:Writing
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563:Phylaki
558:Phourni
543:Koumasa
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472:Trypiti
462:Gournia
457:Kydonia
426:Galatas
406:Knossos
399:Palaces
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