Trapeza,_Crete

Trapeza, Crete

Trapeza, Crete

Trapeza, Crete is a Neolithic and Bronze Age sacred cave on the island of Crete in Greece

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]

Inside Trapeza Cave

It is described as a "burial cave", and sometimes called the "table of Minos" (trapeza meaning 'table' in Greek).

See also

References

  1. [1]
    The Neolithic Cultures of Thessaly, Crete, and the Cyclades Archived 2011-08-09 at the Wayback Machine
  2. [2]
    C. Michael Hogan, Knossos fieldnotes, Modern Antiquarian (2007)
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