Petsofas is the archaeological site of a Minoan peak sanctuary in eastern Crete. It overlooks the Minoan town of Palaikastro and was excavated by John Myres in 1903. He discovered a large number of clay figurines, including animal and human figures dating to 1400 to 1450.
Archaeology
Among the ubiquitous human and animal figurines found in peak sanctuaries, Petsofas uniquely has clay figurines of weasels and tortoises. Some Petsophas cylinder seals bear a male figure resembling specimens recovered at the Minoan site of Knossos. Stone lamps, ceramic altars and ceramic building models have also been found at Petsofas.
See also
References
- Donald W. Jones (1999) Peak Sanctuaries and Sacred Caves in Minoan Crete ISBN 91-7081-153-9
- The Aegean World, ed Yannis Galanakis, Ashmolean
- C. Michael Hogan, Knossos fieldnotes, The Modern Antiquarian (2007)
External links
Media related to Petsophas at Wikimedia Commons
35°11′13″N 26°16′44″E / 35.1869°N 26.2789°E / 35.1869; 26.2789
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