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  2. Sacred caves of Crete - Wikipedia

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    Inside the Trapeza Cave. Sacred caves and peak sanctuaries are characteristic holy places of ancient Minoan Crete. Most scholars agree that sacred caves were used by the Minoans for religious rites, and some for burial. While all peak sanctuaries have clay human figurines, only Idaeon, Trapeza and Psychro have them among the

  3. Minoan peak sanctuaries - Wikipedia

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    Minoan peak sanctuaries are widespread throughout the island of Crete . 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.

  4. Trapeza, Crete - Wikipedia

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    Inside Trapeza Cave. Trapeza, Crete is a Neolithic and Bronze Age sacred cave on the island of Crete in Greece. [1] Some of the Bronze Age pottery finds at Trapeza are similar to specimens recovered at Knossos and Vasiliki. [2] It is described as a "burial cave", and sometimes called the "table of Minos" (trapeza meaning 'table' in Greek).

  5. Mount Juktas - Wikipedia

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    A mountain in north-central Crete, Mount Juktas (Greek: Γιούχτας - Giouchtas), also spelled Iuktas, Iouktas, or Ioukhtas, was an important religious site for the Minoan civilization. [1] Located a few kilometers from the palaces of Knossos and Fourni and the megaron at Vathypetro , Mount Juktas was the site of an important peak ...

  6. List of caves in Greece - Wikipedia

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    The deepest caves in Greece in order of depth are: Cave of the Lion, Trou de Leon (in French) in the Lefka Ori mountains, Crete.Explored depth −1,110m (2008) ending in a sump but exploration of leads is ongoing.

  7. Atsipades - Wikipedia

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    Atsipades (Greek: Ατσιπάδες) is an archaeological site of a Minoan peak sanctuary in western Crete. It is an open-air peak sanctuary, situated on a mountain and open to the elements. It was discovered by K. Nowicki in 1985. Atsipades Korakias seen from the southwest. The sanctuary is on the more distant part of the outcrop.