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Minoan Civilization: Sacrificial bull’s head found at Petras

October 31, 2022 Archeology, Culture, FEATURED Comments Off on Minoan Civilization: Sacrificial bull’s head found at Petras

A sacrificial bull’s head found at a Minoan cemetery associated with the palace of Petras in eastern Crete is further evidence of an elite society with complex rituals of death, Minoan civilization archaeologist Metaxia Tsipopoulou said in an interview with state-run news agency amna. This finding of a bull’s sacrifice, …

Late Minoan Treasuries: The Unlooted Tomb by Ierapetra, Crete (picts)

August 23, 2018 Archeology, Culture Comments Off on Late Minoan Treasuries: The Unlooted Tomb by Ierapetra, Crete (picts)

It needed a local farmer, his truck and a parking attempt to have archaeologists unearth an rare treasury, the unlooted chamber tomb dated to the Late Minoan IIIA-B period by Ierapetra, Crete. The chamber tomb can be dated approximately from 1400 to 1200 BC, the Greek Culture Ministry said on …

Tomb from Late Minoan era accidentally discovered on Crete, when farmer…

August 8, 2018 Archeology, Culture 1

Two clay burial containers estimated from the Late Minoan era were accidentally discovered in Roussies, Kentri by Ierapetra on South Crete. The clay coffins were discovered when a farmer tried to park his vehicle in an olive grove and the soil gave in. Local media speak of an “archaeological treasure” …

Archaeologists unearth rare ‘masterpiece’ sealstone in Greek tomb in Pylos

November 9, 2017 Archeology, Culture 2

It took more than a year to wipe the limestone crust off a 1.4-inch-long stone found in an ancient tomb in Greece, but it would have been time well spent even if it took twice as long — because when the task was completed, researchers from the University of Cincinnati …

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