Kato Zakros archaeological site

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Kato Zakros archaeological site is a Minoan palace complex and settlement on the eastern coast of Crete, notable for its well-preserved ruins and rich finds that illuminate Bronze Age Aegean civilization.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bronze Age settlement
Minoan palace complex
archaeological site
constructionStart Middle Minoan period
culture Minoan culture
linked to: Minoan civilization
destroyedBy earthquake and fire
destroyedDuring Late Minoan IB period
discoveredBy D. G. Hogarth
discoveryYear 1901
excavatedBy Nikolaos Platon
findsInclude Linear A tablets
bronze tools
gold jewelry
imported pottery
ivory objects
seal stones
stone vases
floruit second millennium BCE
function administrative center
commercial hub with an important harbor
religious center
hasPart Minoan palace of Zakros ONNED1
central court
drainage system
harbor installations
lustral basins
paved roads
residential quarters
sanctuaries
storage magazines
storerooms for pithoi
surrounding Minoan town
workshops
locatedIn Kato Zakros, Crete, Greece
regional unit of Lasithi
locatedOn eastern coast of Crete
majorExcavationsStart 1961
managedBy Hellenic Ministry of Culture
near Zakros Gorge
village of Kato Zakros
openToPublic true
ownedBy Hellenic Republic
linked to: Greece
partOf Bronze Age Aegean civilization
linked to: Aegean Bronze Age

Minoan civilization
period Late Minoan
Middle Minoan
significance evidence for Minoan trade with the Near East and Egypt
insight into Minoan administrative practices
insight into Minoan religious practices
rich assemblage of artifacts
well-preserved Minoan palace architecture

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Zakros hasAlternativeName Kato Zakros archaeological site
Sitia hasNearbyArchaeologicalSite Kato Zakros Minoan palace
linked to: Kato Zakros archaeological site
Pano Zakros locatedNear Zakros archaeological site
linked to: Kato Zakros archaeological site
Pano Zakros isGatewayTo Zakros archaeological site
linked to: Kato Zakros archaeological site
Zakros Gorge connectedTo Kato Zakros archaeological site