Kamares, Crete

Kamares
Καμάρες
Community
Kamares is located in Greece
Kamares
Kamares
Coordinates: 35°09′07″N 24°49′16″E / 35.152°N 24.821°E / 35.152; 24.821
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCrete
Regional unitHeraklion
MunicipalityFaistos
Municipal unitTympaki
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community
280
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vessel made from an egg with gold fittings, found in the cave

Kamares (Greek: Καμάρες) is a village in south-central Crete, Greece. It is the location of an archaeological site of a Minoan sacred cave.[2] The sacred cave at Kamares is slightly offset from a saddle in the Psiloriti Range virtually aligned with the location of nearby Phaistos.[3] Some of the best examples of Middle Minoan pottery have been recovered from the Kamares cave.[4] Kamares has provided the type name for Kamares ware, a ceramic type dating from MM IA, or the First Palace Period. This pottery is a light-on-dark polychrome ware, with forms including jugs and cups.

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References

  1. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
  2. ^ Donald W. Jones, 1999 Peak Sanctuaries and Sacred Caves in Minoan Crete ISBN 91-7081-153-9
  3. ^ C.Michael Hogan, Phaistos Fieldnotes, The Modern Antiquarian (2007)
  4. ^ Gerald Cadogan (1991) Palaces of Minoan Crete, Routledge, 164 pages ISBN 0-415-06585-2
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