FAH206H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 40: Minoan Pottery, Kephala, Knossos
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Knossos oxford handbook of the bronze age aegean. Main settlement of the crete, known for its palace of minos earliest signs of human activity found in the area pre- palace it was a monument to the religious ceremonies and the expression of the new authority. It changed when the destruction of the palace happened in 14th c bc. Neolithic and early bronze age ceremony activities took place regularly on the kephala hill during 3rd mil. Bc small drinking cup = became main drinking vessel at knossos until 19th c. Bc there was an attempt to build a monumental building; not a palace. The middle bronze age and the construction of the palace construction of palace of minos -> depart from gradual processes of development. First palace built during middle minoan; not replaced until late 18th c. Palace held storage and production: weaving = important industry. 17th c -> can see the transformation from middle minoan iii into.
