Zakros
E84468
Zakros is an important Minoan archaeological site on the eastern coast of Crete, known for the remains of a palace complex and its role in Bronze Age trade.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Palace of Zakros | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Minoan site
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| archaeologicalPeriod |
Neopalatial period
ⓘ
surface form:
Late Minoan I
Minoan civilization ⓘ
surface form:
Middle Minoan
|
| comparableTo |
Knossos
ⓘ
Malia ⓘ Phaistos ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Minoan civilization
ⓘ
surface form:
Minoan trade networks
eastern Mediterranean trade ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| culture | Minoan civilization ⓘ |
| destroyedIn | Late Bronze Age destruction ⓘ |
| discovered | early 20th century ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Nikolaos Platon ⓘ |
| excavationStart | 20th century ⓘ |
| functionInAntiquity |
administrative center
ⓘ
port for eastern trade ⓘ redistributive center ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Kato Zakros archaeological site ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
harbor facilities in antiquity
ⓘ
palatial complex ⓘ residential quarters ⓘ ritual areas ⓘ storage magazines ⓘ workshops ⓘ |
| hasFind |
Linear A inscriptions
ⓘ
Minoan civilization ⓘ
surface form:
Minoan pottery
bronze objects ⓘ ivory artifacts ⓘ seal stones ⓘ stone vases ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
Gorge of the Dead
ⓘ
Zakros Gorge ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Zakros
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Palace of Zakros
|
| locatedIn |
eastern Crete
ⓘ
regional unit of Lasithi ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Mediterranean Sea
ⓘ
Sea of Crete ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Crete
ⓘ
surface form:
island of Crete
|
| managedBy | Hellenic Ministry of Culture ⓘ |
| nearSettlement |
Kato Zakros
ⓘ
Pano Zakros ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf | Minoan palatial system ⓘ |
| significance |
important center of Bronze Age trade
ⓘ
major Minoan palace center ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Bronze Age
ⓘ
Neopalatial period ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.