Arkalochori

Periphery: Crete
Prefecture : Heraklion

Arkalochori (also Arkalokhori) is a modern city in Crete and the archaeological site of a Minoan sacred cave in eastern Crete. The sacred cave was used from 2500 to 1450 BC.

Geography

Arkalochori is not far south from the newly discovered Minoan palace at Galatas.

Archeaology

Bronze and gold double axes have been excavated at the Arkalochori cave.

Reference

Mieke Prent , Sanctuaries and Cults in Crete from the Late Minoan IIIC to the Archaic Period: Continuity and Change (Religions in the Graeco-Roman World) Brill Academic Publishers , 2005, ISBN: 9004142363

Jones, Donald W. 1999 Peak Sanctuaries and Sacred Caves in Minoan Crete ISBN 9170811539

Arkalochori Axe

Links

Minoan Crete Map

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