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Minoan Palace of Zakros

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Minoan Palace of Zakros
Minoan Palace of Zakros
Minoan Palace of Zakros
Minoan Palace of Zakros
Minoan Palace of Zakros
Minoan Palace of Zakros
Minoan Palace of Zakros
Minoan Palace of Zakros
Minoan Palace of Zakros
Minoan Palace of Zakros
Minoan Palace of Zakros
Minoan Palace of Zakros
Minoan Palace of Zakros
Minoan Palace of Zakros
Minoan Palace of Zakros
Minoan Palace of Zakros
Minoan Palace of Zakros
Minoan Palace of Zakros
Minoan Palace of Zakros
Minoan Palace of Zakros
Minoan Palace of Zakros
Minoan Palace of Zakros
Minoan Palace of Zakros
Minoan Palace of Zakros
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Sunday8am - 7:45pm
Monday8am - 7:45pm
Tuesday8am - 7:45pm
Wednesday8am - 7:45pm
Thursday8am - 7:45pm
Friday8am - 7:45pm
Saturday8am - 7:45pm


The Minoan civilization was an Aegean Bronze Age civilization on the island of Crete and other Aegean Islands which flourished from about 2700 to 1600 BC, before a late period of decline, finally ending around 1100 BC. It preceded and was absorbed by the Mycenaean civilization of ancient Greece. The civilization was rediscovered at the beginning of the 20th century through the work of British archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans. The name Minoan derives from the mythical King Minos and was coined by Evans, who identified the site at Knossos with the labyrinth and the Minotaur. The Minoan civilization has been described as the earliest of its kind in Europe, with historian Will Durant calling the Minoans the first link in the European chain.The Minoan civilization is particularly notable for its large and elaborate palaces, some of which were up to four stories high, featured elaborate plumbing systems and were decorated with frescoes. The most notable Minoan palace is that of Knossos, followed by that of Phaistos. The Minoan period saw extensive trade between Crete, Aegean and Mediterranean settlements, particularly the Near East. Through their traders and artists, the Minoans' cultural influence reached beyond Crete to the Cyclades, the Old Kingdom of Egypt, copper-bearing Cyprus, Canaan and the Levantine coast and Anatolia. Some of the best Minoan art is preserved in the city of Akrotiri on the island of Santorini, which was destroyed by the Minoan eruption. The Minoans primarily wrote in the undeciphered Linear A, encoding a language hypothetically labelled Minoan. The reasons for the slow decline of the Minoan civilization, beginning around 1550 BC, are unclear; theories include Mycenaean invasions from mainland Greece and the major volcanic eruption of Santorini.
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