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Peak Sanctuary of Petsofas Dewan, Rachel

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Situated in the far east of Crete, the hill of Petsofas rises just south of the ancient settlement of Palaikastro (also known as Roussolakos). In the Bronze Age, a religious sanctuary sat atop its 270 m summit, one of many so-called "peak sanctuaries" uncovered at elevated peaks across Crete. Petsofas, however, was the first of this shrine type to be noted and investigated, its large quantities of ceramic figurines suggestive of a particular Minoan ritual practice.

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Title
Peak Sanctuary of Petsofas
Creator
Dewan, Rachel
Contributor
Database of Religious History (DRH)
Publisher
Database of Religious History (DRH)
Date Issued
2022-02-11
Description
Situated in the far east of Crete, the hill of Petsofas rises just south of the ancient settlement of Palaikastro (also known as Roussolakos). In the Bronze Age, a religious sanctuary sat atop its 270 m summit, one of many so-called "peak sanctuaries" uncovered at elevated peaks across Crete. Petsofas, however, was the first of this shrine type to be noted and investigated, its large quantities of ceramic figurines suggestive of a particular Minoan ritual practice.
Subject
Aegean; Minoan Religions; Religious Group; Religious Place
Genre
Other
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2022-11-23
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0422060
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/83211
Affiliation
Non UBC
Citation
Rachel Dewan. (2022). Peak Sanctuary of Petsofas. Database of Religious History, Vancouver, BC: University of British Columbia.
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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